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KABUL - Afghanistan’s two Presidential candidates – Dr. Abdullah Abdullah and Dr. Ashraf Ghani Ahmadzai, along with their Vice-Presidential running mates and other leading members of their teams – separately met with…

KABUL - The number of children killed or injured in Afghanistan’s armed conflict increased by 30 per cent last year compared to 2012, with armed opposition groups responsible for the majority of the casualties, according to…

KABUL - At a meeting of the United Nations Security Council today, the world body’s top envoy in Afghanistan, Ján Kubiš, said that addressing the political impasse in the wake of the country’s recent Presidential run-off…

KABUL - The United Nations Secretary-General’s Special Representative for Afghanistan, Ján Kubiš, today met the Chairman of the Independent Election Commission (IEC), Ahmed Yusuf Nuristani, and briefed him on the Security…

KABUL - The United Nations Assistance Mission in Afghanistan (UNAMA) takes note of today’s Independent Electoral Complaints Commission (IECC) press conference, notably statements concerning the adjudication of allegations…

KABUL - International support for Afghanistan was a major topic at meeting of the United Nations Security Council, held earlier this week to discuss the Secretary-General’s latest report on the country.The Secretary-General’s…

KABUL - With the holy month of Ramadan starting shortly, I would like to take the opportunity to congratulate the people and Government of Afghanistan and wish them peace and happiness throughout the coming days.The need for…

KABUL - The United Nations refugee agency has estimated that more than 9,000 families, comprising some 65,000 individuals, have been displaced into the south-eastern Afghan province of Khost following an ongoing large-scale…

KABUL - The United Nations Assistance Mission in Afghanistan (UNAMA) is deeply concerned about the rising number of civilian deaths and injuries in ongoing military operations in the southern Afghan province of Helmand.Armed…

NEW YORK - The Security Council welcomes the holding of the second round of the Afghan presidential election on 14 June and reiterates the importance of these historic elections to Afghanistan’s transition and democratic…

KABUL - At a meeting of the United Nations Security Council today, the world body’s top envoy in Afghanistan, Ján Kubiš, said that addressing the political impasse in the wake of the country’s recent Presidential run-off…

KABUL - The Independent Election Commission and Presidential candidate Dr. Abdullah Abdullah met last night in an encounter facilitated by the United Nations Assistance Mission in Afghanistan (UNAMA).The meeting allowed for…