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NEW YORK - The new Permanent Representative of Afghanistan to the United Nations, Ambassador Mahmoud Saikal, has presented his credentials to UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon. PRESS RELEASE FROM AFGHAN MISSION TO THE UNITED…

GENEVA - A bus carrying staff of the Afghanistan Independent Human Rights Commission (AIHRC) was struck by an explosive device early Monday morning in the eastern city of Jalalabad. Two AIHRC were killed and six others…

KABUL - The United Nations Assistance Mission in Afghanistan (UNAMA) condemns the intentional killing of two human rights workers today in Jalalabad. The two killed were employees of the respected Afghanistan Independent…

KABUL - The United Nations family in Afghanistan is marking UN Day by highlighting the work of some of the outstanding Afghan professionals it has assisted or worked with in recent years. These professionals, together with…

KABUL - Iconic landmarks around the world were illuminated in blue light to mark the United Nations 70th anniversary. Ban Ki-moon, the UN Secretary-General described the Organization as a “beacon for all humanity,” as UN…

JALALABAD - Women’s views, experiences and practices of mediation processes and outcomes were discussed in two separate workshops in Afghanistan’s eastern provinces. Supported by UNAMA, the workshops – in Nangarhar and…

QALAT - The peace process and infrastructure development were among the topics addressed by a UNAMA team during a series of meetings with local authorities and community representatives in Zabul province. Discussions took…

KANDAHAR - Colleagues and friends of Toopaki Ulfat gathered in Kandahar today to pay tribute to her life and express their sense of loss on account of her murder earlier this week. Staff from across the UN family were joined…

KABUL - UNAMA wishes to provide some clarity on internal safety and security assessments conducted by the United Nations for the purposes of its operations in Afghanistan. This is necessary following mischaracterisation in…

HERAT - UNAMA has brought together a group of Herat-based diplomats to discuss ways of improving the planning and coordination of development assistance in Afghanistan’s Western Region. During the meeting in Herat…

KABUL - It is with great sadness that I confirm the loss of a colleague, Ms. Toorpaki Ulfat, who was assassinated in Kandahar city this morning. Ms. Ulfat, who had worked the past five years for the United Nations Assistance…

KABUL - Boosting the position of women as equal partners in the agricultural industry is the aim of a new national strategy that is part of a larger Afghan-UN development project. Afghanistan’s Ministry of Agriculture…