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9 April 2010 - Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon has said he continues to expect full cooperation between Afghanistan and its global partners, adding that recent comments critical of the international community by the country’s…

8 April 2010 - Different stakeholders in Afghanistan’s eastern regional hub of Jalalabad today vowed to make the city cleaner by mobilizing students, youths and local denizens. Observing the World Health Day in the Nangarhar…

NEW YORK - World Health Day 2010 focused on urbanization and health with the campaign "1000 cities - 1000 lives" calling on cities worldwide to open up streets for health activities.

7 April 2010 - People tend to come to cities in the hope for a better future, but not everyone in the city finds a better future, Peter Graaff, Country Director of the World Health Organization (WHO) in Afghanistan, told a…

7 April 2010 - The First Scientific Seminar on Environmental Concepts in Islam was held today at the Kabul University. The well-attended seminar at the university auditorium was a joint effort of Afghanistan’s National…

7 April 2010 - World Health Day is being marked today with a number of events and activities across Afghanistan. At an event at the Wazir Akbar Khan Hospital in Kabul one of the key note speakers was Peter Graaff, Country…

7 April 2010 - Afghanistan joins World Health Day today with efforts being stepped up to address urban health issues and keep safe drinking water and underground water free from contamination. This year health-related events…

7 April 2010 - In the historical province of Bamyan, the provincial Government, UN agencies, local communities and youth groups have joined together to plant trees during the Afghan New Year plantation drive. Up to 450,000…

7 April 2010 - World Health Day is marked across the world today. Website: World Health Organization

KABUL - Deminers commemorate the International Day for Mine Awareness in Afghanistan where more than 15,000 minefields and battlefields have been cleared in the last two decades.

6 April 2010 - The Special Representative of the UN Secretary-General for Afghanistan, Staffan de Mistura, visited Mazar-i-Sharif today where he promised the continuation of United Nations assistance. UNAMA Press Release -…

6 April 2010 - German diplomat Martin Kobler, the newly appointed Deputy Special Representative of the UN Secretary-General (Political) of the United Nations Assistance Mission in Afghanistan (UNAMA), arrived in Kabul today…