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KABUL - More than 200,000 people will benefit from a newly constructed hospital in the Kama district of the eastern province of Nangarhar. “Before the establishment of this hospital we used to travel for several hours to take…

KABUL - One the eve of World Health Day a senior UN official has called for hospitals and medical staff to be protected in Afghanistan. “WHO would like to take this opportunity to call on all actors involved in the conflict…

6 April 2009 - Work has begun on a new border management post at Ai Khanem in the northeast province of Takhar adjoining Tajikistan, part of an Afghan Government effort to improve border management and boost legal trade. Dari…

2 April 2009 - A new law in Afghanistan seriously curtailing women’s rights, even explicitly permitting marital rape, is a “huge step in the wrong direction,” the United Nations human rights chief said today, calling for its…

KABUL - A new housing development area for Afghan refugees near Kabul is being cleared of mines, with the urgency of the project becoming more acute as people are already living in the district and many more are continuing to…

4 April 2009 - I have visited many countries that face the scourge of landmines. I have seen the devastation caused by these indiscriminate weapons, which hamper reconstruction, damage the environment and cause grievous…

KABUL - The United Nations in Afghanistan is highlighting the importance of de-mining as part of the global activities for the International Day for Mine Awareness and Assistance in Mine Action, which is observed each year on…

1 April 2009 - Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon has condemned today’s suicide attacks in southern Afghanistan, in which two people were reportedly killed and a large number of civilians injured, including one staff member…

KABUL - Too much is at stake for Afghanistan’s upcoming presidential elections to be flawed, Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon stressed today, calling on the international community to support efforts to consolidate stability in…

KABUL - Delegates at a meeting in The Hague agreed on Tuesday to a significant sharpening of rebuilding in Afghanistan, emphasizing the centrality of Afghan ownership and stepping up focus on implementation. Dari - Pashto A…

KABUL - Of all the tragic stories surrounding de-mining in Afghanistan one sticks out for the people of Baghlan in the north east of the country when 15 children were injured after they tried to sell a piece of unexploded…

KABUL - Speech by the Special Representative of the Secretary-General for Afghanistan Kai Eide at the Hague Conference. "The promising developments we see are results of hard work of competent Afghan officials. But they would…