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5 April 2010 - “For a deminer, the first mistake is also the last one. There is no second chance.” So says Haji Aziz, from the Mine Action Coordination Centre of Afghanistan (MACCA) as he stares into the sky.. He’s been a…

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KABUL - Across Afghanistan the International Day for Mine Awareness and Assistance in Mine Action has been marked today with a number of events and activities. In Kabul five young artists painted their vision of the dangers…

4 April 2010 - The United Nations Environment Programme in Afghanistan has been honoured with one of the country’s highest awards. President Hamid Karzai has awarded the Order of Malalai to UNEP’s Country Director Belinda…

4 April 2010 - Today the International Day for Mine Awareness and Assistance in Mine Action is marked across the world. Website: MACCA

3 April 2010 - Dozens of deminers wearing crisp blue uniforms and face-protecting helmets lined up to greet the Special Representative of the UN Secretary-General for Afghanistan, Staffan de Mistura, ambassadors and donors…

NEW YORK - A UN survey says that Afghanistan, the world's biggest producer of opium, is now also the global leader when it comes to the production of hashish.

1 April 2010 - The traditional annual “Narinj Gul” or Orange Blossom Festival has been marked in Jalalabad today. More than ten thousand people joined the event which has celebrated Afghan poetry and writing for more than 60…

KABUL - The top United Nations official in Afghanistan has condemned an attack by gunmen against a German aid agency in the east of the country that killed a local engineer and severely injured an international aid worker…

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KABUL - Today UNODC releases its first-ever Afghanistan Cannabis Survey showing that the world’s biggest producer of opium is also a major producer of cannabis. Full report Way down from the earlier figure of 70,000 hectares…