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28 January 2011 - Landmines and explosive remnants of war continue to put thousands of communities in Afghanistan at risk of death or injury, but the problem can be solved with adequate funding of the de-mining effort, a…

28 January 2011 - An attack today at a popular city centre supermarket killed a number of civilians, including reportedly a child. Afghan police continue to investigate the attack, which occurred around 2.30 in the afternoon…

KABUL - Afghanistan’s Lower House of Parliament, the Wolesi Jirga, convened today as its 249 members were sworn in by President Hamid Karzai. This is the country’s second Parliament to be inaugurated since 2001. There are 69…

KABUL - The United Nations Assistance Mission in Afghanistan (UNAMA) welcomes the understanding reached in the recent exchanges between the Office of the President of Afghanistan and the Afghan Parliament agreeing to the…

25 January 2011 - The United Nations Assistance Mission in Afghanistan (UNAMA) welcomes the understanding reached in the recent exchanges between the Office of the President of Afghanistan and the Afghan Parliament agreeing…

23 January 2011 - The Afghan Government Media Information Centre (GMIC) celebrated its two year anniversary last week with a pledge to continue involving Afghan youth in its work and discussions about press freedom and access…

KABUL - Pro-government militias in parts of Afghanistan are believed to be recruiting underage boys and sometimes sexually abusing them in an environment of criminal impunity, local people and human rights organizations say…

21 January 2011 (UN News Centre) –The United Nations Assistance Mission in Afghanistan (UNAMA) today voiced “deep concern and surprise” at the recent call to delay the inauguration of the National Assembly that was elected in…

KABUL - The United Nations Assistance Mission in Afghanistan (UNAMA) expresses its deep concern and surprise at the recent call to delay the inauguration of the National Assembly. It further recalls the position of members of…

KABUL - The United Nations Assistance Mission in Afghanistan (UNAMA) expresses its deep concern and surprise at the recent call to delay the inauguration of the National Assembly. It further recalls the position of members of…

8 January 2011 - The chair of the Afghanistan Independent Human Rights Commission has been awarded the 2010 Tipperary International Peace Award for her contribution to freedom and democracy in Afghanistan. The Tipperary Peace…