Press releases

  • 23 Dec 2015 - NEW YORK - The members of the Security Council condemned in the strongest terms the terrorist attack on 21st December near Bagram Air Field, which resulted in the deaths of at least six US service members as well as a number of wounded persons, for which the Taliban has claimed responsibility.
  • 21 Dec 2015 - KABUL - The UN Assistance Mission in Afghanistan (UNAMA) welcomes today’s submission of the final recommendations of the Special Electoral Reform Commission to the National Unity Government. UNAMA commends the Commission for working intensively to deliver on its mandate, for consulting broadly with key electoral stakeholders, and for providing comprehensive proposals to strengthen the integrity, inclusiveness and sustainability of the electoral process.
  • 13 Dec 2015 - KABUL - The United Nations Assistance Mission in Afghanistan (UNAMA) condemns the Taliban’s attack at the Spanish Embassy compound in Kabul as an attack against the entire international community. Yesterday’s attack at the compound claimed the lives of at least two civilians with several more injured, as well as extensive damage to the Embassy complex.
  • 12 Dec 2015 - KABUL - The UN Assistance Mission in Afghanistan (UNAMA) and the Office of the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR) today released Human Rights and Protection of Civilians in Armed Conflict in Kunduz province.
  • 12 Dec 2015 - NEW YORK - The members of the Security Council condemned in the strongest terms the terrorist attack today, 11 December, in the vicinity of the Embassy of Spain in Kabul, which resulted in at least two deaths, an Afghan policeman and an officer of the Spanish National Police serving at the Embassy of Spain, as well as a number of wounded persons, for which the Taliban has claimed responsibility.

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