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KABUL - The UN Mission in Afghanistan (UNAMA) condemns last night’s attack at the Karte Shakhi mosque and shrine in Kabul that killed at least 18 civilians and injured more than 50 others. An attacker wearing an Afghan…

KANDAHAR – Youth have an important part to play in peace, which is a prerequisite for community development and prosperity, according to panelists at a UN-backed television debate in southern Kandahar province. An audience of…

FAIZABAD - Raising awareness and confidence in the Afghan legal system is the aim of a series of 12 UNAMA-backed events that kicked off in north-east Badakhshan province recently. The first event in the ‘In the Light of Law’…

BRUSSELS - The following are remarks by the UN Secretary-General, Ban Ki-moon, at the opening session of the Brussels Conference on Afghanistan. Your Excellency Mr. Donald Tusk, President of the European Council, Your…

BRUSSELS – UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon has been awarded Afghanistan’s highest civilian honor. President Ashraf Ghani presented Mr. Ban with the State Order of Ghazi Amir Amanullah Khan, yesterday in Brussels. The medal…

KABUL - The UN Secretary-General, Ban Ki-moon will join President of Afghanistan, Ashraf Ghani and EU President Donald Tusk to open the Brussels Conference on Afghanistan tomorrow. Representatives of more than 70 countries…

NEW YORK - Tadamichi Yamamoto, the UN Secretary-General’s Special Representative for Afghanistan, was recently interviewed by the UN News Centre. The following is the full UN News Centre article, which includes a question and…

KABUL - UNAMA condemns two improvised explosive device (IED) detonations on civilian vehicles in recent days that killed 19 civilians in Helmand and Badghis provinces. Both devices used victim-activated pressure plate…

KHOST – A pledge to establish a municipal advisory board through a transparent electoral process was a key outcome of a recent UN-backed workshop in south-eastern Khost province. Around 35 people participated in the one-day…

BAMYAN – A new Citizen Service Centre in central Bamyan province is part of ongoing UN support to improved service delivery and local governance across the country. The Bamyan city centre is designed to serve as a one stop…

KABUL - An airstrike targeting Islamic State in Iraq and the Levant (ISIL), also known as Daesh, was conducted yesterday in the eastern district of Achin. In the process civilian casualties were incurred. UNAMA condemns the…

JALALABAD - Women are inordinately affected by the violent extremism that has devastated many eastern Afghan communities, the deputy UN envoy told participants at a UN-backed ‘Global Open Days’ event in the capital of…