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4 February 2014 – The eleven Presidential candidates contesting the 5 April Afghan elections started their political campaign on Sunday, with billboards and banners dotting major Afghan cities, including the capital, Kabul…

KABUL - United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon has called on all those engaged in armed hostilities around the world to observe the Olympic Truce by laying down their weapons, as the Russian city of Sochi prepares to…

KABUL - The Special Representative of the United Nations Secretary-General for Afghanistan, Ján Kubiš, strongly condemns the killing of the two members of the election campaign team of one of the presidential candidates, Dr…

KABUL - The United Nations human rights chief has warned that “hard-won gains” that Afghanistan has made since 2001 in a range of areas, including human rights, “may be forfeited” for the sake of short-term political goals as…

KABUL - A United Nations report released today said that female teachers are “urgently needed” to boost the education of girls in Afghanistan, which has the highest level of gender disparity in the world.“In Afghanistan…

KABUL - The top United Nations official in Afghanistan, Ján Kubiš, said today that the international community, including the world body, remains “resolute in its long-term support for Afghanistan” while being clear about the…

KABUL - A United Nations-backed high-level anti-corruption body said today that it found “significant vulnerabilities to corruption” in the work of three of Afghanistan's government ministries and its Civil Service Commission…

KABUL - In its effort to deter more farmers from cultivating opium poppy crops, the Government of Afghanistan plans to expand its award scheme for provinces that effectively implement poppy-eradication programmes.Launched by…

KABUL - A group of independent candidates who are contesting Afghanistan’s upcoming elections for Provincial Council seats announced today the formation of a so-called ‘Cooperation Council’ in order to work collectively in…

KABUL - The Government of Afghanistan and a United Nations agency responsible for promoting international cooperation in education launched a national strategy on technical and vocational education and training earlier this…

KABUL - In the wake of the terrorist attack in the Afghan capital of Kabul last Friday, which, amongst others, left four United Nations personnel dead, the head of a UN staff body has called on Member States to sign a UN…

KABUL - The head of the United Nations drug and crime agency has called on Afghanistan to address the “growing problem of domestic drug consumption” in the country, which is the largest producer and cultivator of opium in the…