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BALKH - A United Nations-supported vocational training and literacy programme has been launched for inmates of the central jail in northern Balkh province. According to the commander of the prison, Colonel Abdullah Azizi…

KHOST - Provincial authorities have reported a decrease in wheat production in Khost province during the current year. A Manager of the provincial agriculture department, Noor Shahbaz, said that the yield fell due to heavy…

GHAZNI - Work has been started on construction of an airport in south-eastern Afghan province of Ghazni. The construction of the region’s first airport is scheduled to be completed in a year. Speaking at a ceremony organized…

KABUL - At a high-level meeting in the Afghan capital of Kabul, today, the Government of Afghanistan and international donors reaffirmed their mutual commitments to work together to help the country through its ongoing…

KABUL - The Government of Pakistan has agreed not to expel Afghan refugees who had permission to stay in the country until today, with the governments of both Afghanistan and Pakistan also agreeing, at a recent United Nations…

GENEVA - The United Nations human rights chief has warned that recent appointments to Afghanistan's top human rights body compromise its independence and effectiveness and undermine its high standing with the public and…

KABUL - Local and international officials and experts highlighted the importance of protecting Afghanistan’s rich cultural heritage for peace-building in the conflict-affected country, at a United Nations-supported conference…

NEW YORK - Marking the International Day in Support of Victims of Torture today, United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon called on the world body’s Member States to step up efforts to assist all those who have suffered…

KABUL - National and international police officials and experts today exchanged knowledge on community policing in Afghanistan, including on ways to build trust and confidence between police and local communities, at a United…

KANDAHAR - A United Nations-supported three-day exhibition of handicraft items – made by widows and other disadvantaged women – kicked off today in southern Afghan province of Kandahar. On display at the exhibition –…

KABUL - Sustainable and equitable management of Afghanistan’s vast natural resources can contribute to peace-building in the conflict-affected country, but it also can trigger and fuel conflict unless managed properly…

BAMYAN - Two villages with a large number of returnee families on the eastern fringes of Band-i-Amir Lake in central Afghanistan’s Bamyan province are benefitting from stepped-up assistance provided by the Office of the…