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NEW YORK - Sixty-seven countries signed a United Nations treaty that aims to regulate the trade of conventional weapons across international borders, on the day it opened for signature at the world body’s headquarters in New…

KABUL - The United Nations Assistance Mission in Afghanistan (UNAMA) strongly condemns the two deadly attacks which took place in the country’s east today, killing at least 19 people, including a dozen children –…

PUL-E-KHUMRI - Abdul Sadat, a radio reporter working in the northern Afghan province of Baghlan, has been threatened by various groups three times in the last six years for working as a journalist seeking information. Mr…

KABUL - The United Nations Assistance Mission in Afghanistan (UNAMA) and UN Women have urged Afghan authorities to step up their efforts to ensure the full implementation of the law on the Elimination of Violence Against…

On a hot sunny afternoon in May in Kabul, over a hundred schoolgirls, ranging between 13 and 16 years of age and wearing sports clothes and headscarves emblazoned with the flag of Afghanistan, ran as fast as they could. The…

KABUL - Preparations are underway to roll out a socio-demographic and economic survey in Kabul Province, with the aim of collecting reliable data which can help guide the development policies and programmes of the Afghan…

KABUL - Long isolated even from its neighbours, Afghanistan may soon find itself at the centre of a Central Asian railroad network that promises to unlock new trade routes and spur economic development. The aim is to use…

KABUL - The United Nations Assistance Mission in Afghanistan (UNAMA) strongly condemns the attack that took place on an office of the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) in the city of Jalalabad in the eastern…

NEW YORK - Ahead of World No Tobacco Day, the United Nations health agency is calling on countries to ban tobacco advertising, including promotion and sponsorships, highlighting how such a marketing ban could greatly reduce…

KABUL - The United Nations Assistance Mission in Afghanistan (UNAMA) strongly condemns the attack that took place on an office of the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) in the city of Jalalabad in the eastern…

KABUL - Thousands of Afghanistan’s poorest families will be able to break their fast during the holy month of Ramadan with an evening serving of dates thanks to a contribution from Saudi Arabia, the United Nations food relief…

KHOST - Hailing from provinces as far away as Logar and Maydan Wardak, some 2,000 people flocked to the south-eastern Afghan province of Khost to attend a festival aimed at promoting peace through the spoken word. “In the…