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15 August 2010 - “One of the major roles of the provincial councils is to make the local government accountable,” said Independent Directorate for Local Governance (IDLG) representative Omid Sabah at a workshop organized by…

16 August 2010 - A two-lane 650 meter road paved by the Afghan Department of Public Works with support from the United Nations Human Settlements Programme (UN-Habitat) is now open in the southern Afghan city of Kandahar…

16 August 2010 - Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon has called on the international community to speed up assistance to Pakistan which is reeling from regional flooding that has also affected thousands of people in Afghanistan…

14 August 2010 - The United Nations is deeply concerned about yesterday's violent clashes and ongoing tensions in the south and south western areas of Kabul, and the reports of loss of life, injuries and damage to property…

12 August 2010 – With Afghanistan’s parliamentary elections just over a month away, the top United Nations envoy there warned today that security will be the main challenge and called for extra vigilance to ensure that the…

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12 August 2010 - Female political candidates from Ghor, Badghis, Farah and Herat provinces in western Afghanistan discussed their rights and shared their experiences campaigning for the parliamentary elections scheduled for…

12 August 2010 - Ramazan is a month of worship. Muslims are encouraged to be charitable and forgiving, and to practise goodwill towards others. In Afghanistan, Muslims continue to face challenges towards peace due to conflict…

11 August 2010 - The Government of Afghanistan, with support from the United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) and the United Nations Assistance Mission in Afghanistan (UNAMA), today sent aid for the flood-affected victims of…

KABUL - A rise in insurgent attacks has led to a 31 per cent increase in the number of civilians killed in Afghanistan in the first six months of 2010 compared with the same period in 2009, the United Nations said in a new…

10 August 2010 - Staffan de Mistura, Special Representative of the Secretary-General for Afghanistan, and Georgette Gagnon, Director of UNAMA’s Human Rights Unit, released today the 2010 Mid-Year Report on Protection of…

KABUL - The human cost of the armed conflict in Afghanistan is escalating in 2010. In the first six months of the year, civilian casualties – including deaths and injuries of civilians – increased by 31 per cent over the same…