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UN News Centre (New York) 10 June 2010 - The top United Nations official in Afghanistan has condemned last night’s attack on a wedding party in the southern province of Kandahar, which reportedly killed around 40 people and…

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9 June 2010 - Mohammed Azeem opens the iron gate to the compound where his family lives in the second district of Farah city. Outside, two female volunteers for the polio immunization campaign ask the 15-year-old boy about…

9 June 2010 - Afghanistan’s ace cyclist – who toured 14 countries on a bicycle in 2002-2003 with a message of peace – is planning to embark on a world tour again “within a few weeks.” Nadir Shah’s upcoming tour has the added…

9 June 2010 - The United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) in Afghanistan has trained 300 police officers in gender issues related to domestic violence. Photo story At the launch of a three-day photographic exhibition at…

7 June 2010 - The United Nations World Health Organization (WHO) has vaccinated more than 1.2 million children in Afghanistan against polio after an outbreak of the sometimes deadly disease in neighbouring Tajikistan, where…

7 June 2010 - Latest news and information from UN agencies operating in Afghanistan. 7 June 2010 UNDP PHOTO EXHIBITION (8-10 JUNE 2010) On 8 June at 10am, a police photo exhibition, “Enhancing Security and Rule of Law for…

5 June 2010 - Nineteen police officers have just graduated from a six-week training in management and good governance in Kandahar. The Canadian Civilian Police in Kandahar provided the technical and financial support for the…

NEW YORK - The United Nations today congratulated the Government and people of Afghanistan as they concluded a three-day dialogue aimed at achieving peace in the country, calling it an important step in efforts to end…

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2 June 2010 - A United Nations independent human rights expert today sounded the alarm about the practice of targeted killings, saying it had a tenuous legal basis and could undermine the rules that aim to prevent…

KABUL - Today, an international delegation spearheaded by the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC) completed a critical three-day mission assessing the situation of drug-dependence amongst Afghan school-age…