Press releases

  • UN condemns yesterday’s clash and interruption to audit
    20 Aug 2014 - KABUL - The United Nations expresses concern about yesterday’s clash between supporters of Dr. Abdullah Abdullah’s campaign team and workers from the Independent Election Commission (IEC) that left several people hurt at the audit centre compound in Kabul. This is not the first case in which representatives of the campaign teams have engaged in heated exchanges culminating in violence.
  • UNAMA congratulates Afghan people on Independence Day
    18 Aug 2014 - KABUL - The Secretary-General’s Special Representative for Afghanistan and head of UNAMA, Ján Kubiš, congratulated the Afghan people on the occasion of the 95th anniversary of Afghanistan's independence.
  • United Nations welcomes improvements to the audit process
    17 Aug 2014 - KABUL - The United Nations welcomes the updates and refinements made to the ongoing comprehensive audit of the results of Afghanistan's Presidential run-off election.
  • UN urges respect for continuing election audit
    10 Aug 2014 - KABUL - As the audit process continues for the results of Afghanistan’s Presidential election run-off, top UN officials today urged the full commitment of the parties for the unprecedented and vital endeavour that should be completed without any further delays and interruption. More >>  
  • UNAMA expresses condolences over attack on international and Afghan troops
    05 Aug 2014 - KABUL - The United Nations Assistance Mission in Afghanistan (UNAMA) expresses its sincere condolences and sympathies to the families and colleagues of international and Afghan troops killed and wounded in an incident near Kabul today.

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