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KABUL - Nearly 60,000 people were displaced inside Afghanistan’s borders during the first half of 2013, mainly due to armed conflict and general deterioration of security situation, according to the United Nations agency…

KABUL - The World Bank (WB) has approved a $50 million grant to Afghanistan for creating an environment for investment “in sectors with a high growth potential.” According to a WB news release issued last week, the grant – to…

NEW YORK - The United Nations Security Council yesterday condemned in the strongest possible terms the suicide attack that occurred on 3 August beside the Indian consulate in Jalalabad, the capital of the eastern Afghan…

KABUL - World Breastfeeding Week (WBW) is being highlighted in Afghanistan with a call for greater awareness on this sensitive but urgent health issue, with the theme of this year’s observance being ‘Breastfeeding Support…

KABUL - Efforts to improve the literacy of Afghanistan’s female police officers through a mobile phone-based application are showing signs of success, according to an evaluation of the pilot programme which is supported by…

KABUL - The United Nations Assistance Mission in Afghanistan (UNAMA) strongly condemned today a suicide attack which took place on Saturday in front of the Indian consulate in Jalalabad, the capital of the eastern province of…

KABUL - Concerns about women's rights in Afghanistan are growing and risk being ignored, according to a comprehensive recently-released report by the Committee on the Elimination of Discrimination against Women (CEDAW). The…

FAIZABAD - The United Nations Assistance Mission in Afghanistan (UNAMA) is a special political mission which has two main areas of activities: political affairs and development and humanitarian issues, which each fall under…

KABUL - The United Nations General Assembly’s designation of 19 November as World Toilet Day shines a spotlight on a sometimes overlooked but urgent public health issue in Afghanistan – the lack of access to hygienic…

KANDAHAR - Governors from some of Afghanistan’s southern and central provinces – Kandahar, Zabul, Helmand, Uruzgan and Dai Kondi – met yesterday to discuss common challenges faced in areas related to development, security and…

NANGARHAR - A member of the Nuristan provincial council disputed media reports about the number of schools closed in the province due to insecurity. The council’s deputy head said that up to 60 percent of schools had been…

KABUL - The power of social media to help bring about changes to society, in areas ranging from social justice to increased accountability in governance, is being highlighted in Afghanistan with events linked to ‘Social Media…