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KABUL - The recently-appointed Special Representative of the United Nations Secretary-General for Afghanistan, Staffan de Mistura, arrived in Kabul today to take up his post as top UN official in the country. Biography: Dari…

KABUL - The Special Representative of the Secretary-General for Afghanistan, Staffan de Mistura, met today with the visiting Hezb-e-Islami delegation, in accordance with UNAMA's renewed mandate and in consultation with…

KABUL - Patronage, corruption, impunity and over-emphasis on short-term security issues rather than targeted long-term development are exacerbating the already dire poverty affecting more than two-thirds of all Afghans…

KABUL - The top United Nations official in Afghanistan, Staffan de Mistura, flew today to the volatile southeastern provinces of Paktya and Khost to meet with UN staff and local communities and authorities in one of the most…

KABUL - The Special Representative of the Secretary-General for Afghanistan, Staffan de Mistura, has expressed his condolences over and condemned an attack on the office of the German Technical Cooperation (GTZ) in Khost…

KABUL - Dozens of deminers wearing crisp blue uniforms and face-protecting helmets lined up to greet the United Nations Special Representative of Secretary-General for Afghanistan, Staffan de Mistura, ambassadors and donors…

KABUL - German diplomat Martin Kobler, the newly appointed Deputy Special Representative of the UN Secretary-General (Political) of the United Nations Assistance Mission in Afghanistan (UNAMA), arrived in Kabul today to take…

KABUL - The Special Representative of the UN Secretary-General for Afghanistan, Staffan de Mistura, visited Mazar-i-Sharif today where he promised the continuation of United Nations support even though the level of stability…

KABUL - On 11 April, a bus carrying a group of deminers on their way to go to work in Kandahar province’s Daman district was struck by a roadside bomb. Five of the deminers were killed, and 16 injured, according to the…

KABUL - On Monday, four civilians were reportedly killed and 18 others injured in the Zhari district of Kandahar province, when international military forces fired at a bus. The Special Representative to the United Nations…

KABUL - United Nations envoy Staffan de Mistura, the Special Representative of the Secretary-General for Afghanistan, today called on the competent Afghan authorities to ensure a quick and thorough investigation into the case…

KABUL - The Special Representative of the Secretary-General for Afghanistan, Staffan de Mistura, in a meeting with Afghan President Hamid Karzai today, agreed to recommend the commencement of technical and logistical…