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KABUL - The top United Nations envoy to Afghanistan today strongly condemned this morning’s coordinated deadly attacks, for which the Taliban have claimed responsibility, in the capital, Kabul, decrying the militants’…

KABUL - Enhancing transparency and efficiency of customs facilitation dramatically increases Afghan trade volumes and revenue collection. UNOPS press release: English - Dari - Pashto Every day, trucks coming from Pakistan…

KABUL - Enhancing transparency and efficiency of customs facilitation dramatically increases Afghan trade volumes and revenue collection. UNOPS PR English - Dari - Pashto Every day, trucks coming from Pakistan through the…

18 January 2010 - The United Nations Refugee Agency (UNHCR) said today it expects to build 10,000 houses for returning Afghan refugees and internally displaced persons (IDPs) in 2010. According to UNHCR, the construction of…

15 January 2010 - In Afghanistan's Bamyan province, best known as home to the two giant Buddhas destroyed by the Taliban, one woman has galvanized her community to build a road and take up other projects to improve their…

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KABUL - The United Nations Assistance Mission in Afghanistan (UNAMA) today called on all sides of Afghanistan’s conflict to minimize the impact of fighting on civilians. Full Report - Press release: English - Dari - Pashto…

12 January 2010 - The United Nations Human Settlements Programme (UN-HABITAT) is in the process of providing safe piped water to the residents of Jalalabad, the capital of the eastern Afghan province of Nangarhar. Following a…

11 January 2010 - Two Afghan photographers trained by world-renowned British photo-journalist Tim Page and UNAMA are already beginning to make their mark on the journalism scene in the country. Barat Ali Batoor, 26, who…

11 January 2010 - At the end of this month more than sixty countries and international organizations will gather for the London Conference on Afghanistan. Four years ago this month another conference in London cemented the…

NEW YORK - Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon today outlined seven priorities for 2010, beginning with the urgent need for a renewed focus on sustainable development, including advancing efforts to achieve the globally agreed…