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KABUL - I welcome today’s statement by the Independent Election Commission reaffirming 20 August as the date of Afghanistan’s 2009 presidential and provincial council elections. This date will provide the time needed for the…

1 June 2009 - In less than three months, people from across Afghanistan go to the ballot box to elect the next president of their country. Scheduled on 20 August, the presidential and provincial council elections are the…

KABUL - In less than three months, people from across Afghanistan go to the ballot box to elect the next president of their country. Scheduled on 20 August, the presidential and provincial council elections are the second…

31 May 2009 - A major programme is underway in Afghanistan to train 35,000 police officers in time for the 20 August presidential and provincial council elections. Officers are being readied to tackle security threats and to…

31 May 2009 - A major programme is underway in Afghanistan to train 35,000 police officers in time for the 20 August presidential and provincial council elections. Officers are being readied to tackle security threats and to…

31 May 2009 - Sudden whoops, claps and cheers in downtown Kabul in the middle of a sunny afternoon is anything but usual. No sooner had a group of young children started to enjoy the day’s skateboarding thrill amidst the…

KABUL - The United Nations Security Council is expected to consider the UN’s latest report on Afghanistan in June. In the past the UN Secretary-General normally reported on the situation in Afghanistan every six months…

KABUL - In its ongoing effort to close the digital divide in Afghanistan, the United Nations will be holding an information and communications technology (ICT) “training the trainers” programme in Kabul to educate the country…

KABUL - After almost three decades of war in Afghanistan one of the key priorities for reconstruction has been improving the road network in the country. The years of conflict left Afghanistan with almost no infrastructure…

27 May 2009 - Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon has appointed Robert Watkins of Canada as deputy United Nations envoy for Afghanistan, with responsibility for development and humanitarian affairs. In addition to being Mr. Ban’s…

KABUL - The top United Nations envoy in Afghanistan has said there are “positive trends” in the country which need to be reinforced. Speaking in Oslo, Norway, at the NATO Parliamentary Assembly session which gathered…