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NEW YORK - The United Nations is determined to do everything possible to assist societies torn by war from sliding back into conflict, Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon told an audience in the United States capital today, adding…

NEW YORK - Five years after the Security Council adopted Resolution 1738 on the Protection of Journalists in armed conflicts, the issue unfortunately remains timely. Despite repeated calls by the Secretary-General, top UN…

NEW YORK - Freedom of expression is one of our most precious rights. It underpins every other freedom and provides a foundation for human dignity. Free, pluralistic and independent media is essential for its exercise. This is…

KABUL - The United Nations Assistance Mission in Afghanistan condemns in the strongest terms the car bomb and suicide attack in the Afghan capital Kabul that killed eight civilians including women and two children and injured…

GHOR - The new building for Afghanistan National Disaster Management Authority (ANDMA) in Ghor province was officially launched today. The building is a two-story facility with 14.45 x 12.3 meter area on each floor with a…

KABUL - Commemorating World Vaccination Week at the Malalai Lycee School for girls, Dr. Suraya Dalil, Minister of Public Health (MoPH) of the Islamic Republic of Afghanistan, Mr Sediq Patman, Deputy Minister of Education and…

NEW YORK - The World Bank’s Board of Directors today discussed its Interim Strategy Note (ISN) for the Islamic Republic of Afghanistan which provides a sustained commitment and vision to the country’s development through the…

ASHGABAT - Afghanistan’s neighbours have an important role to play in stabilizing the country, said Deputy Special Representative of the Secretary General Nicholas Haysom. He was speaking last week in Ashgabat at the second…

KABUL - Afghan authorities have launched an investigation into the suspected poisoning of 156 female students attending a public school in Rostaq District of Takhar Province. According to the Ministry of Education in Kabul…

KABUL - Afghanistan’s two largest opium-growing regions are unlikely to see an increase in cultivation this year, whereas a number of other provinces, particularly in the country’s west, will see modest increases in…

Mine risk education programmes help to educate Afghans, especially children and women, about the threats of mines and unexploded ordinance KABUL - Shafiqa Zurmati, a mine risk education (MRE) trainer, distributes pictures of…

KABUL - The United Nations Assistance Mission in Afghanistan (UNAMA) condemns the attacks launched yesterday by armed insurgents on Afghan institutions and foreign embassies in several provinces, including the capital Kabul…