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A protracted struggle for media freedoms has culminated in Afghanistan’s President ratifying the Access to Information law, which some have hailed as a new era of press freedoms. Media advocates say they hope the law will…

United Nations-backed radio broadcasts, television debates and theatre performances focused on the critical importance of protecting Afghan women and girls from violence. The International Day for the Elimination of Violence…

Tahera Hussaini is a midwife in the Hesar Robat village of Miramor district of Daikundi, one of Afghanistan’s most remote provinces in the central highlands region. As one of 80 midwives trained by the United Nations…

KABUL - The United Nations Assistance Mission in Afghanistan (UNAMA) strongly condemns the killing of 12 civilians in Giro district, Ghazni province yesterday. Two vehicles traveling to a wedding party hit two pressure-plate…

KABUL - Ahead of the second round in Afghanistan’s Presidential elections, the top United Nations official in the country today reaffirmed the world body’s commitment for the coming years and urged all Afghans to take part in…

KABUL - In its effort to make schools safer and ensure the right to education for all Afghan children, the Government of Afghanistan is mobilizing community elders in remote areas to help protect schools from insurgents’…

KABUL - Despite “significant progress” made over the past decade in boosting Afghanistan’s economy, much more needs to be done to sustain high and inclusive economic growth as the country goes through political and security…

KABUL - Relief aid has been distributed to four-fifths of the people affected by this year’s flash floods that killed hundreds of people across Afghanistan, according to the United Nations Office for the Coordination of…

NEW YORK - The members of the Security Council condemned in the strongest terms the attack on 23 May on the Indian consulate in Herat province, Afghanistan.The members of the Security Council condemned acts of violence…

KABUL - An Afghan anti-corruption group has identified weakness in the process of asset registration of high ranking officials as a key impediment in the country’s fight against corruption and detection of illicit enrichment…

KABUL - Ahead of next month’s second round run-off in the country’s Presidential elections, the Afghan body responsible for organizing the poll today asked civil society groups and media organizations for their cooperation in…

KABUL - The United Nations Assistance Mission in Afghanistan (UNAMA) welcomes today's release, by the Independent Election Commission, of the preliminary results of the country’s Provincial Council elections held on 5 April…