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WASHINGTON, D.C. - Special Representative of the UN Secretary-General for Afghanistan Sraffan de Mistura recently spoke with the United Nations Information Center (UNIC) here about the United Nations mission in Afghanistan…

KABUL - “Afghan priorities for the Afghan people,” will be the focus of the International Conference on Afghanistan – the Kabul Conference, the Afghan Minister of Finance, Dr Omar Zakhilwal has stated. Dr Omar Zakhilwal was…

BAMYAN - The first moveable radio station in Afghanistan was recently launched in Bamyan province, covering news in remote districts of the province. Mounted on a truck, Radio Paik-e-Bamyan travels around the province and…

KABUL - The United Nations Security Council will meet in New York today, 30 June, to discuss progress and challenges in Afghanistan. The meeting, a regular quarterly session on Afghanistan, follows a visit by the full…

NEW YORK - Mr President, Members of the Security Council, Thank you very much, Mr President, it is a great pleasure to see you here again after your mission. Pashto Dari I would like to take this opportunity to elaborate on…

NEW YORK - The United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees is raising concern over the growing number of Afghan children making a difficult and dangerous overland journey to Europe seeking better opportunities. UNHCR says…

NEW YORK - A human rights organization has called for the Afghan government, the UN Security Council and the humanitarian community to prioritize child protection, and end impunity for violators of children's rights. The…

NEW YORK - The United Nations today congratulated the Government and people of Afghanistan as they concluded a three-day dialogue aimed at achieving peace in the country, calling it an important step in efforts to end…

KABUL - Today, an international delegation spearheaded by the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC) completed a critical three-day mission assessing the situation of drug-dependence amongst Afghan school-age…

KABUL - Afghanistan’s Consultative Peace Jirga opened this morning in the capital Kabul, with 1,600 participants from across the country taking part in the three-day event aimed at developing a common vision about the way…

NEW YORK - The United Nations refugee agency is seeking US$ 18 million to meet an anticipated shortfall in funding for its operation in Iran, which is hosting more than one million Afghans who fled their homeland. To date…

KABUL - UNOPS and the Governments of Afghanistan and Australia, through the Australian Government Aid Programme, this month agreed to extend their joint efforts for road construction in Uruzgan, one of the most volatile…