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4 February 2011 - The annual state tree planting programme is kicking off in the western province of Herat to expand green areas ahead of the Afghan New Year on March 21. “One million saplings and trees will be planted with…

3 February 2011 – A new agreement between Afghanistan and the United Nations holds out the hope of ending the recruitment of children by armed forces and curbing the sexual abuse of young boys by powerful commanders…

3 February 2011 – On his first official visit to UNAMA Kunduz, provincial governor Muhammad Anwar Jegdalek today told local and UN officials in the northern region that he plans to recruit a provincial advisor for legal…

3 February 2011 – Despite challenges, Afghans are increasingly confident about police in their area because of improved presence of officers, according to an independent survey launched today by the Ministry of Interior of…

KABUL - Tens of thousands of the internally displaced persons (IDPs) in Afghanistan are vulnerable to cold-related diseases but have little or no access to health services, according to aid agencies. IRIN story Over 350,000…

31 January 2011 – Poppy cultivation in Afghanistan is expected to decline slightly this year despite the current high prices of opium, the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC) said today, basing the information on…

1 February 2011 - Thousands of health providers and volunteers in eastern and southern Afghanistan are making house calls today to vaccinate around 740,000 children in the country’s first polio immunization campaign of the…

31 January 2011 - In accordance with Afghan electoral laws, the United Nations-supported Electoral Complaints Commission (ECC) today completed its mandate and closed down, transferring its archived information to the…

KABUL - The United Nations envoy on children and armed conflict today met with Afghan human rights leaders and members of the international community before wrapping up a two day visit to Kabul to co-sign a child protection…

30 January 2011 - Senior United Nations officials today paid tribute to Hamida Barmaki, an Afghan lawyer and human rights activist, who was killed on 28 January along with her husband and all four children in a suicide attack…

30 January 2011 - The Government of Afghanistan and the United Nations today signed a child protection plan to end recruitment and use of children in the Afghan National Security Forces and other violations. “Today’s…