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KABUL - Afghanistan’s media professionals, who continue to work against immense challenges, are to be commended for their courage and determination, the UN Secretary-General’s Special Representative for Afghanistan said at a…

KANDAHAR - To eliminate corruption from Afghanistan, every individual in every community across the country must play an active role, said panellists in a televised UN-backed debate held in Kandahar this week. The debate…

HERAT - Improving conditions for women in the workforce, including responding effectively to workplace harassment, was the focus of a UN-backed radio debate in the western province of Herat last week. Some two dozen people…

KUNDUZ - The United Nations will do its utmost to support peace efforts in Kunduz and across Afghanistan, said the UN Secretary-General’s Special Representative for Afghanistan in meetings with government officials, civil…

KANDAHAR - The central message from those gathered at a UN-backed event in a district 30 kilometres south of Kandahar city was that good relations between local government officials and the communities they serve are crucial…

HERAT - Improving social and economic conditions for Herat’s residents was the focus of a UN-backed event in the western province this week. Officials from Herat’s provincial development committee gathered with United Nations…

JALALABAD - The importance of Afghan women’s access to formal justice systems was the topic of a televised, UN-backed event held in Afghanistan’s eastern province of Nangarhar. The symposium, organized by the Jalalabad…

KUNDUZ - For effective economic growth in Afghanistan’s north-east region, stronger bonds must be forged between government offices and the private sector, said panellists in two UN-backed radio debates held in Kunduz and…

NILI - Improving media access to information affecting provincial communities and ensuring ethically sound journalism were the topics of a two-day, UN-backed event in the central province of Daikundi this week. More than 50…

KABUL - To eliminate corruption from Afghanistan, every individual in every community across the country must play an active role, said panellists in televised UN-backed debates held in Kandahar and Jalalabad during the past…

KUNDUZ - More Afghan women must work in government, especially on provincial development programmes, said panellists in a series of debates broadcast via radio in the north-eastern provinces of Kunduz and Takhar. The…

JALALABAD - The top United Nations official for humanitarian affairs in Afghanistan, Toby Lanzer, visited the country’s eastern province of Nangarhar this week to meet first-hand with Afghans returning from Pakistan and with…