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KABUL - Afghan women displayed handcrafts and other goods at a United Nations-backed exhibition that drew several hundred people in the country’s capital city of Kabul. The three-day exhibition, funded by the UN and organized…

KABUL - More than 100 Afghans attended a two-day conference in Mazar-e Sharif, the capital city of Afghanistan’s northern province of Balkh, to discuss ways to improve law enforcement and justice mechanisms at local and…

KABUL - Afghans marked the International Day of the Girl Child with speeches and cultural performances at an event that drew hundreds of participants in the country’s capital city of Kabul. International Day of the Girl Child…

KABUL - A group of Afghan civil society organizations presented today an open letter to Afghanistan’s president, Ashraf Ghani Ahmadzai, highlighting a 10-point roadmap for peace and urging the president to take action on…

KABUL - The most senior United Nations human rights official has asked Afghanistan’s President Ashraf Ghani to stay the executions of five men sentenced to death following charges of armed robbery and adultery in the Paghman…

KABUL - As Afghans prepare to mark the holy occasion of Eid-ul-Adha, the United Nations wishes all Afghans a peaceful and joyous celebration.“Eid-ul-Adha is a time of peace - which Afghanistan richly deserves,” said the…

KABUL - In the wake of its Presidential elections and as it faces a number of challenges, ranging from political to economic, a senior United Nations official today reaffirmed the world body’s commitment to helping…

KABUL - Afghan women and girls have made significant progress over the past decade in the political and social spheres, however insecurity, harmful traditional practices and a lack of economic opportunities are still…

NEW YORK - United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon and the Security Council have hailed the inauguration of Dr. Ashraf Ghani Ahmadzai as new president of Afghanistan, with both noting the historic nature of the occasion…

KABUL - The United Nations today warmly congratulates Dr. Mohammad Ashraf Ghani Ahmadzai on his inauguration as the new President of Afghanistan and reaffirms its commitment to cooperate with the national unity government in…

KABUL - The United Nations human rights office has urged the Government of Afghanistan to halt the death sentences in a case against a group of men charged with armed robbery, kidnapping and gang-rape in Paghman, a district…

KABUL - United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon today announced the appointment of Nicholas Haysom as his Special Representative and Head of the UN Assistance Mission in Afghanistan (UNAMA). A South African national, Mr…