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KABUL - This is a very dark day for the UN in Afghanistan. I strongly condemn the attack this morning on a guest house here in Kabul, for which the Taliban has claimed responsibility. - UN Radio report This brutal attack has…

KABUL - At least five United Nations staff members were killed today in an attack on a guest house in Kabul that has drawn widespread condemnation from top officials, as well as a pledge that the world body will continue its…

KABUL - The United Nations refugee agency has nearly completed its shelter programme for more than 50,000 of the most vulnerable Afghan returnees this year, bringing to some 1.2 million those who have benefited since the re…

KABUL - With a second election just around the corner, the Media Commission is back in business. John Matisonn, one of the four commissioners, however, insists the media watchdog never closed its eyes. "We never stopped…

KABUL - The United Nations in Afghanistan today called for a “better” election in the 7 November run-off vote between the incumbent president and his runner-up in the 20 August presidential election. “We do want to see a…

KABUL - The World Food Programme is moving tens of thousands of metric tons of food to remote areas of Afghanistan in preparation for the rapidly approaching winter. Pre-positioning food before heavy snowfall begins will…

KABUL - US$ 4 billion in assistance for Afghan-led projects nationwide has been earmarked over a period of four years from 2010 to 2013. The United Nations Development Assistance Framework (UNDAF) – a product of nine months…

KABUL - The United Nations Assistance Mission in Afghanistan (UNAMA) joined hands today with Afghan ministers, governors and others to celebrate UN Day across the country. In Kabul, a ceremony was held to launch the United…

KABUL - UN representatives and Afghan officials will join hands at simultaneous events across Afghanistan today to celebrate United Nations Day 2009. At a ceremony in Kabul the role and achievement of the United Nations in…

KABUL - The Independent Election Commission (IEC) has begun flying out election kits to different provinces across Afghanistan in preparation for the 7 November presidential poll. The 6,000 kits contain ballot papers…

NEW YORK - "The United Nations is doing its utmost to respond - to address the big issues, to look at the big picture. We are forging a new multilateralism that can deliver real results for all people, especially those most…

KABUL - Ten innovative farmers from across the country were felicitated by the Ministry of Agriculture on the occasion of World Food Day in Afghanistan. Among them was Sher Padshah, a small farmer from Ghorband district of…