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KABUL - A senior official from the United Nations Assistance Mission in Afghanistan (UNAMA), Nicholas Haysom, met today with an Afghan parliamentarian, Baktash Siawash, to receive a petition protesting the firing of rockets…

KABUL - The United Nations Assistance Mission in Afghanistan (UNAMA) strongly condemns the deliberate killing of 12 civilians in the western province of Farah.On 30 August, a group of Taliban deliberately shot 16 labourers…

KABUL - The United Nations Special Representative of the Secretary-General for Afghanistan and head of UNAMA, Ján Kubiš, met today with the two presidential candidates, Dr. Abdullah Abdullah and Dr. Ashraf Ghani Ahmadzai.He…

KABUL - Even as the comprehensive audit of the presidential run-off approaches completion, the United Nations is continuing to respond to new technical issues and concerns when raised by the presidential campaigns. This is…

KABUL - UNAMA released a report today entitled “ The Stolen Lands of Afghanistan and its People, Part 1: The Legal Framework”.The document, prepared by the mission’s Rule of Law Unit, provides an analysis of the land…

KABUL - The United Nations Special Representative of the Secretary-General for Afghanistan and head of UNAMA, Ján Kubiš, met today with the two presidential candidates, Dr. Abdullah Abdullah and Dr. Ashraf Ghani Ahmadzai…

KABUL - The United Nations Special Representative of the Secretary-General for Afghanistan and head of UNAMA, Ján Kubiš, met today with the two presidential candidates, Dr. Abdullah Abdullah and Dr. Ashraf Ghani Ahmadzai.At…

KABUL - The United Nations Secretary-General’s Special Representative for Afghanistan and head of UNAMA, Ján Kubiš, today briefed President Hamid Karzai on the progress of the Presidential run-off election audit.Mr. Kubiš, in…

KABUL - The United Nations today reinforced the expertise in the Presidential elections audit process with a senior elections advisor, Mr. Richard Chambers of the United Kingdom, taking up responsibilities to support the…

KABUL - The United Nations today pledged to redouble its support to Afghan electoral authorities in order for the expeditious completion of a thorough and credible audit of the Presidential run-off elections of 14 June…

KABUL - The United Nations today highlighted the exceptional levels of consultation and joint oversight of the Presidential elections audit, which is now more than three-quarters complete. "The 12 July Agreement reached…

KABUL - The United Nations welcomes today’s announcement by Afghan electoral authorities of the first official decisions on the findings from the 100 per cent audit of the Presidential run-off election of 14 June."The first…