Press releases

  • 06 Apr 2014 - NEW YORK -The members of the Security Council welcome the holding of the presidential and provincial council elections on 5 April 2014 in Afghanistan. The members of the Council reiterate the importance of these historic elections to Afghanistan’s transition and democratic development. Members commend the participation and courage of the Afghan people to cast their ballot despite the threat and intimidation by the Taliban and other extremist and terrorist groups.
  • 05 Apr 2014 - KABUL - The United Nations Assistance Mission in Afghanistan (UNAMA) congratulates the men and women of Afghanistan on the country's Presidential and Provincial Council elections today. By their actions they have enabled Afghanistan’s first democratic transition from one elected President to another.
  • 05 Apr 2014 - KABUL - The United Nations Assistance Mission in Afghanistan (UNAMA) strongly condemns the abhorrent attack on two international journalists today, which left one dead and the other wounded.
  • 03 Apr 2014 - KABUL - As Afghans prepare for Presidential and Provincial Council elections, the United Nations Assistance Mission in Afghanistan (UNAMA) highlights the importance of domestic observers, as well as candidate and party agents in the prevention of fraud. More than 10,000 domestic observers and 250,000 candidate and party agents have already received accreditation to monitor the elections on 5 April.
  • 02 Apr 2014 - KABUL - The top United Nations official in Afghanistan today urged the country’s women to maintain and build on the momentum behind a recent petition – signed by more than 250,000 women and girls – calling for peace and a cease-fire.

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