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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…

KABUL - Chris Alexander, the United Nations Deputy Special Representative of the Secretary-General for Afghanistan, has left after six years in the country. Mr Alexander worked in Kabul from 2003, first as Canadian ambassador…

KABUL - After six years in Afghanistan the United Nations Deputy Special Representative of the Secretary-General, Chris Alexander, is leaving the country. Mr Alexander has worked in Kabul since 2003, first as Canadian…

25 May 2009 - Floods and landslides in the five northern provinces of Faryab, Jawzjan, Balkh, Samangan and Sari-i-Pul have caused widespread destruction and casualties. According to the United Nations Office for the…

25 May 2009 - The UN Refugee Agency (UNHCR) extended this week a partnership agreement with the Norwegian Refugee Council (NRC), an international non-governmental organization, to expand efforts to help strengthen protection…

25 May 2009 - Capacity development and community participation are being placed at the centre of the Afghan government’s National Rural Access Programme (NRAP), a programme that continues to enhance year-round access to basic…

24 May 2009 - As the period for filing challenges against candidates closed on 23 May, the Election Complaints Commission today announced that it received a total of 268 challenges between 16 and 23 May. English - Dari -…

24 May 2009 - It has come to the ECC’s attention that a number of Preliminary Candidates have begun to post campaign posters and engage in other campaign activities in advance of the Campaign Period established by the IEC…

24 May 2009 - The following challenges were received on time by the Electoral Complaints Commission. English - Dari