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KABUL - Success in Afghanistan hinges on a better understanding of Afghan society by the world and the assumption of greater responsibility by its authorities, the outgoing United Nations envoy there said today. The…

KABUL - A nation’s integrity is best assured when its members hold fast to the cultural values that fortify their sense of identity, and societies that live in harmony by welcoming the new while treasuring the past maintain…

NEW YORK - Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon and the United Nations mission in Afghanistan have strongly condemned Friday's attacks in Kabul which caused the death and injury of many Afghan and foreign residents and for which the…

KABUL - The protection of children must be at the center of the reconciliation agenda of the Government of Afghanistan, as endorsed by the international community, said the Special Representative of the Secretary-General for…

KABUL - Today, Kabul’s Babur Gardens was host to 240 children learning how to avoid the dangers posed by landmines and other explosive remnants of war at an event organized by the Mine Action Coordination Centre of…

KABUL - A top United Nations official in Afghanistan has repeated the world body’s call for all parties to the conflict to avoid civilian casualties, after an international military operation on Sunday reportedly killed at…

NEW YORK - A new report by UNESCO, the UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization, examines how dangerous it has become for many young people to get an education. Bernard O'Malley, the author of the report, says the…

NEW YORK - Badam Bagh prison is an improvement for Krishma and her young daughter. Just two years ago, they lived in the female section of Pol-e-Charkhi, the notorious Afghan jail. With no special provisions for mothers with…

NEW YORK - The Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ) says that 2009 was the worst year for reporters in its 30-year history. The report, entitled "Attacks on the Press" paints a gloomy picture for journalists throughout the…

KABUL - It is not just the conventional military war the governments of Afghanistan and Pakistan are fighting in the rugged mountains shared by the South Asian neighbours. The two countries – supported by the United Nations…

QARABAGH - Barely an hour away from the bustle of Kabul and the miasma of Afghan politics, change is taking place, albeit slowly, in Qarabagh, the second largest district of Kabul province. At a time when political…

KABUL - Some 2.8 million children under five years old in southern, south-eastern, western and eastern Afghanistan will be targeted by a new three-day polio eradication drive to be launched today. English - Dari The…