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GHAZNI - The Ministry of Interior arrested three people and referred to the Office of the Attorney-General on the charge of flogging a 15-year-old girl in Jaghuri district of Ghazni province, said an official yesterday. The…

NEWYORK - World leaders, donors and experts today hailed a “once-in-a-generation” opportunity to eradicate polio, as they gathered at the United Nations to celebrate efforts that have already reduced the incidence of the…

PAKTYA - A peace convoy involving senior Government officials, tribal elders, youth, civil society activists and journalists covered 55 kilometres and reached Zazai Maidan district of Khost province yesterday. The objective…

PAKTIKA - Afghan forces took charge of security affairs of Sharan, the capital of Paktika province, and six other regions as part of security transition from foreign troops. Speaking to the handover ceremony, attended by…

BAMYAN - Members of the civil society of Dai Kundi and Bamyan provinces engaged in a lively radio round-table discussion recently on the salient points of the law on the Elimination of Violence Against Women (EVAW), plus the…

HELMAND - As the new Governor of Helmand province assumed office today, he promised to maintain security and root out corruption. Speaking at a ceremony organized to welcome the new Governor, Major General Mohammad Naem…

26 September 2012 - A UNAMA photographer is back in Kabul after showing, through his images, the everyday life of the Afghan people. The images were put on display from 14 to 22 September at a gallery in Melbourne. Click here…

NEWYORK - In his speech to the United Nations General Assembly’s high-level debate in New York yesterday, the President of Afghanistan, Hamid Karzai, highlighted his nation as a testament to the “benefits of multi-lateral…

NEW YORK - As the high-level debate at the United Nations General Assembly began today in New York, Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon said he was “profoundly concerned about continued violence” in Afghanistan and the Democratic…

KUNDUZ - The Kunduz Provincial Peace Committee, in collaboration with the United Nations, organized a poetry event under the title “Peace and National Unity Evening Poetry” at Kunduz University yesterday. Around 200…

PAKTYA - Tens of university students, members of the civil society and human rights activists staged a demonstration yesterday condemning the flogging of a 16-year-old girl by community elders and mullahs in Jaghuri district…

KANDAHAR - The outgoing governor of Helmand province, Mohammad Gulab Mangal, was given a heartfelt farewell, at a ceremony in Lashkar Gah yesterday, stated a Governor’s office press release. The ceremony was attended by high…