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KABUL - A United Nations human rights official today called on human rights and Afghan civil society organizations to monitor and assist the government to meet its legal obligations to protect the rights of all Afghans in…

KABUL - The United Nations Special Representative of the Secretary-General for Afghanistan, Ján Kubiš, condemned yesterday’s attack in Kabul that killed 13 civilians and security personnel and wounded a further 46 people.Mr…

NEW YORK - The members of the Security Council condemned in the strongest terms the attack on 6 June 2014 in Kabul, Afghanistan, which caused a number of deaths and injuries to civilians and security personnel.The members of…

BRUSSELS - The United Nations Special Representative of the Secretary-General for Afghanistan, Ján Kubiš, called today upon both Afghanistan’s electoral management bodies and candidates involved in the upcoming Presidential…

KABUL - As Afghanistan prepares for the 14 June Presidential run-off election, a senior United Nations official has called on the country’s electoral and security bodies to address the shortcomings in the first round and work…

LOGAR - Born and raised in Afghanistan’s central province of Logar, Sgt. Qadeer joined the Afghan police some three years ago. At the time, he was unable to read or write, as were nearly one-third of the country’s 147,000…

KABUL - At the heart of Kabul University’s campus, a large information archive resides in the newly constructed Afghanistan Centre. The Centre, famous now for being the richest source of information on Afghanistan in the…

A concert held in Kabul, broadcast on Afghan television and carried on satellite around the world, showcased some of the country’s top singers and highlighted the United Nations’ work in support of the people of Afghanistan…

NANGARHAR - As in many other parts of the world, roses are symbols of love in Afghanistan. In Afghan literature, poets use roses as metaphors for the beauty of their beloveds. In daily life here, roses are given to dear ones…

KABUL- In the Shahr-e-Naw area of Kabul, new signs reading “Freedom of Speech Road” went up as part of an initiative of the Ministry of Information and Culture (MoIC) and media watchdogs ahead of the celebration of World…

KABUL - Hasina Jalal is one of two Afghans to win the 2014 N-Peace Award prize, administered by the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) to recognize the leadership role of women and peace advocates from six conflict…

A protracted struggle for media freedoms has culminated in Afghanistan’s President ratifying the Access to Information law, which some have hailed as a new era of press freedoms. Media advocates say they hope the law will…