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KABUL - Afghans across the country today marked the start of Persian Year 1390 and the first day of spring by visiting relatives, eating traditional foods and enjoying cultural events on what is the beginning of the solar…

21 March 2011 - On behalf of the UN family I wish the people of Afghanistan a very happy Nowruz. May this year bring you health, prosperity and happiness. May this year above all bring you peace. May fighting end. May the…

18 March 2011 – The United Nations today appealed to the world community to make up a huge shortfall in this year’s nearly half-billion-dollar programme to clean up mines and other remnants of war, which claim thousands of…

March 20 - Stability in the central province of Ghor could be at risk if its development priorities are not addressed, warned the provincial governor in a one-day forum that brought together local and central government…

17 March 2011 – With its 30 agencies, funds and programmes providing aid in every one of Afghanistan’s 34 provinces, the United Nations stands ready to support the country’s assumption of the lead role in all aspects of…

16 March 2011 – Highlighting the growing nexus between global criminal acts, including drug trafficking and money laundering, and terrorism, a top United Nations official today called for boosting efforts to tackle these…

16 March 2011 - A drug many health experts say can drastically cut postpartum haemorrhage - the leading cause of maternal deaths in the developing world - will be in the spotlight this month during the World Health…

15 March 2011 - Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon has recommended that the mandate of the United Nations Assistance Mission in Afghanistan (UNAMA) be extended for another one year, saying the mission will continue to support the…

14 March 2011- Leaders and ordinary citizens throughout Afghanistan have stepped forward to pledge assistance and demonstrate their solidarity with the people of Japan. On Monday, the mayor of Kandahar pledged $50,000 to the…

14 March 2011 - With a UN-funded micro-hydro project, locals of Sabz Abad village of Surkhrod district in eastern Nangarhar province hope that the 30-KW electricity will make a major positive change in their life. At the…

14 March 2011 - In Bamyan, in Afghanistan's rugged Central Highlands, the drive to promote women's rights has taken a new twist. This past week a dozen young women took part in a skiing outing to a nearby mountain. For all of…