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KABUL - The top United Nations official in Afghanistan today told a meeting of the Security Council in New York that the country's Presidential and Provincial Council elections next month should not be a ‘winner takes all’…

PAKTYA - Religious scholars in Ghazni province have asked the womenfolk to participate in the upcoming presidential and provincial councils elections slated for 5 April this year and support the candidates of their choice.The…

NEW YORK - The latest report on Afghanistan by United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon has been released in New York.Mr. Ban’s Special Representative for Afghanistan, Ján Kubiš, is scheduled to present the report – The…

KABUL - Condemning the killing of a Swedish-British journalist in Kabul on Tuesday, an Afghan media rights group today called on the Government of Afghanistan to take “serious measures” for ensuring the protection of…

KABUL - With 23 days left before Afghans go to the polls to elect a new President and Provincial Council members, the United Nations Assistance Mission in Afghanistan (UNAMA) highlights that taking part in elections is a…

KABUL - She was supposed to be an engineer. But Jamila Bayaz lasted a year studying engineering at Kabul University before finally convincing her family to let her join Afghanistan’s police force.That was three decades ago…

KABUL - The United Nations Assistance Mission in Afghanistan (UNAMA) condemns the killing of a Swedish-British journalist in the capital, Kabul, today.The victim was shot in broad daylight while walking in the Wazir Mohammad…

KABUL - The United Nations Assistance Mission in Afghanistan (UNAMA) was today joined by Afghan officials and activists in marking International Women’s Day (8 March) at a ceremony in the capital, Kabul, in which they…

KABUL - As the United Nations prepares to celebrate International Women’s Day, which falls on 8 March annually, the UN system in Afghanistan is marking the Day with a recommitment to its efforts to help improve gender…

KABUL - The women’s committee of the High Peace Council (HPC), an Afghan body leading the country’s peace efforts, today submitted a petition – containing the signatures of more than 250,000 Afghan women and girls calling for…

GHAZNI - Religious scholars in Ghazni province on Wednesday urged families not to bar female members from casting their votes in next month’s elections.The views were expressed at a day-long seminar 'Women’s Participation in…

KABUL - An independent monitoring body for the implementation of United Nations drug control conventions has urged Afghanistan – the world’s largest producer of opium – to translate into “concrete action and results” its…