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3 August 2009 - Political reconciliation efforts in Afghanistan must accelerate after this month’s presidential elections, the top United Nations envoy to the war-ravaged country has stressed, warning that regardless of the…

3 August 2009 - Malang Darya and Amruddin Sanjar’s childhood dreams came true when they climbed the highest mountain in Afghanistan. “I wanted to make my country proud by raising its flag on Afghanistan’s highest mountain…

2 August 2009 - The top United Nations official in Afghanistan today condemned violent attacks on presidential hopefuls ahead of this month's national and provincial elections, urging all parties to concentrate on the…

KABUL - The top United Nations official in Afghanistan today condemned violent attacks on presidential hopefuls ahead of this month's national and provincial elections, urging all parties to concentrate on the political…

2 August 2009 - The UN’s top envoy in Afghanistan has tested the indelible ink to be used in the country’s forthcoming elections. Officials from Afghanistan’s Independent Election Commission applied the special ink to Special…

2 August 2009 - As the final weeks approach for the 20 August presidential and provincial council elections the massive logistical operation behind organizing the polls is becoming clear. A two step plan has been formulated…

KABUL - As the final weeks approach for the 20 August presidential and provincial council elections the massive logistical operation behind organizing the polls is becoming clear. A two step plan has been formulated by…

2 August 2009 - The Media Commission today, once again, warned the state media, in particular, Radio Television Afghanistan (RTA) for its biased reportage, favouring incumbent President and candidate Hamid Karzai. With…

1 August 2009 - Two issues currently focus the international community’s perspective on Afghanistan: The upcoming Presidential and Provincial Council Elections on 20 August and the major military offensive started by…

1 August 2009 - UNAMA's latest radio show "Afghanistan Today" broadcast in Dari and Pashto on Radio Television Afghanistan is now available to listen to online and on iTunes.

KABUL - The ongoing conflict in Afghanistan continues to take a heavy toll on the country’s civilians, according to the United Nations mission there, which recorded over 1,000 deaths in the first six months of 2009 – 24 per…

KABUL - “As the conflict intensifies and spreads, it is taking an increasingly heavy toll on civilians,” says the United Nations Assistance Mission in Afghanistan (UNAMA) in a mid year report released Friday on the situation…