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On 10 April, unidentified gunmen opened fire on people who were picnicking in front of a Shia shrine in Herat province, western Afghanistan.

Afghanistan has the third highest explosive ordnance casualty rate in the world, with 50 people killed or injured every month.

The UN Secretary-General strongly condemns the airstrike in Kabul, on 16 March, reportedly resulting in the death and injury of civilians.

On 16 March, the UN Security Council unanimously adopted Resolution 2818 (2026), extending UNAMA’s mandate for an additional three months.

NEW YORK - The latest quarterly report by UN Secretary-General António Guterres on the situation in Afghanistan and the activities of the United Nations in the country is now available. Report by the Secretary-General: The…

NEW YORK - The Secretary-General’s Deputy Special Representative for Afghanistan, Georgette Gagnon, today briefed the Security Council on the situation in Afghanistan. Read the full text of the Security Council briefing by…

KABUL – Women in Afghanistan are nearly four times less likely than men to have access to formal justice mechanisms, according to new findings released by the United Nations in Afghanistan on International Women’s Day…

KABUL - UNAMA reiterates its call for a halt in cross-border clashes between Afghan de facto security forces and Pakistani security forces, which is worsening Afghanistan’s already grave humanitarian situation. UNAMA also…

GENEVA, SWITZERLAND - UN Human Rights Chief Volker Türk on Thursday told the Human Rights Council in Geneva today: “ Afghanistan is a graveyard for human rights. The cascade of edicts and laws announced by the de facto…

The United Nations Assistance Mission in Afghanistan (UNAMA) convened a new round of meetings of the Doha Process Working Groups.

A new publication by UNODC finds that drug use in Afghanistan remains dominated by by traditional substances.

USG-DPPA DiCarlo visited Kabul where she met with de facto authorities, women, civil society and other partners to discuss pressing issues.