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KABUL - Fakhria is a 12 year-old schoolgirl from the suburbs of Kabul. Like many Afghan children, for many years she had to bring water from her home to school, or get unsafe water from one of the public pumps, shared by the…

9 May 2009 - The United Nations Assistance Mission in Afghanistan (UNAMA) continued its drive to expand its presence across Afghanistan with a new office opening today in the northern province of Sar-i-Pul. Speaking at the…

9 May 2009 - The United Nations opened its 20th office in the northern Sar-i-Pul province of Afghanistan on Saturday, continuing the world body's drive to promote development across the strife-torn nation. “I consider this…

KABUL - The United Nations Envoy for Afghanistan, Kai Eide, today opened the 19th UN office in Tirin Kot, the provincial capital of Uruzgan. The office was opened in the presence of the Foreign Minister of the Netherlands…

KABUL - The United Nations Envoy for Afghanistan, Kai Eide, today opened the 19th UN office in Tirin Kot, the provincial capital of Uruzgan. The office was opened in the presence of the Foreign Minister of the Netherlands…

7 May 2009 - This week, the presidents of the United States, Afghanistan and Pakistan with the engagement of their top advisors, hold the second Trilateral Consultations in Washington to address issues of regional security…

7 May 2009 - Floods caused by heavy rainfall have killed 41 people and inflicted considerable damage to infrastructure and property in the three north eastern provinces of Baghlan, Takhar and Badakhshan. More than 750 houses…

6 May 2009 - The top United Nations official in Afghanistan today expressed his serious concern about reports of civilian casualties and fighting that took place in the country’s western Farah province on Monday. “Details of…

KABUL - I am seriously concerned to learn about reports of civilian casualties and fighting in Farah province, western Afghanistan on Monday. Dari and Pashto Details of the incident remain unclear, including the number of…

KABUL - Like many Afghan returnees, when Dunya Gul returned to Afghanistan in 2005, after years in exile, his main concern was - where to live? He never thought he would afford to buy a plot of land and be able to build his…

4 May 2009 - Afghanistan is likely to become self-sufficient in wheat production this year following efforts by the Government, Afghan farmers, the donor community and good levels of rainfall. “In 2007 Afghanistan produced 92…