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BRUSSELS - Below is the briefing by the United Nations Secretary-General’s Special Representative and the head of the UN Assistance Mission in Afghanistan (UNAMA), Ján Kubiš, to the "Meeting of the North Atlantic Council with…

KABUL - A new booklet containing Afghanistan’s first Code of Conduct for its national police force will soon be in the hands of Afghan National Police (ANP) personnel across the country. Released this week, the illustrated…

KABUL - By Afghan tradition, on the 40th day after the death of four United Nations staff in a terrorist attack on a restaurant in the Afghan capital, Kabul, the UN staff remembered their colleagues in a brief memorial…

KABUL - Afghanistan’s Ministry of Interior (MoI) has been intensifying efforts to ensure security for the maximum number of the polling stations on election day, slated for 5 April. According to the Ministry’s spokesperson…

KABUL - Afghanistan is slated to hold Presidential elections on 5 April 2014. In line with its mandate from the United Nations Security Council and at the request of the Afghan authorities, the UN Assistance Mission in…

KABUL - The top United Nations official in Afghanistan described the upcoming Presidential and Provincial Council elections, slated for 5 April 2014, as “a new chapter in the life of the country,” involving not only a…

KABUL - The UN Chief has called for more efforts to empower individuals through decent work, support people through social protection, and ensure that the voices of the poor and marginalised are heard.“The gap between the…

KABUL - The top United Nations official in Afghanistan today called for better coordination and cooperation between Afghanistan’s independent electoral bodies — the Independent Election Commission (IEC) and the Independent…

NANGARHAR - At a United Nations supported conference, Ulema (religious scholars) from eastern region of Afghanistan today vowed to work for peace and raise awareness among the Afghan people of the importance of the upcoming…

KABUL - The United Nations Under-Secretary-General for Political Affairs, Jeffrey Feltman, concluded his two-day visit to Afghanistan today. This was Mr. Feltman’s first visit to Afghanistan since assuming the UN’s top…

KABUL - The United Nations political chief has said that inclusion and integrity of the upcoming Presidential and Provincial Council elections, slated for 5 April, go hand-in-hand to build credibility of the Afghan vote.In an…

KABUL - Media rights groups in Afghanistan have called for greater protection of female radio workers, whose number was rising until a few years ago before mounting threats against them forced many of them to give up their…