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SHARANA - Empowering women means their involvement in decision-making in the community, according participants at a UN-backed debate in the south-east province of Paktika. More than 30 people took part in the panel-led…

KABUL - To review preparations one month ahead of a major international conference on Afghanistan, diplomats, international organizations, civil society and the private sector met today at the Presidential Palace with senior…

KABUL - UNAMA’s Acting Head of Mission Pernille Dahler Kardel and the UN elections team met with H.E. President Ashraf Ghani and senior government officials today. The President asked for UN technical views on proposals…

KABUL - Enhancing women’s participation in public life and finding solutions to the unique problems faced by rural Afghan women were on the agenda at a UN-backed event in Kabul attended by Provincial Governor Hamid Akram. The…

JALALABAD - The critical importance of strengthening children’s rights was highlighted at an UN-backed radio debate broadcast out of the capital of Afghanistan’s eastern province of Nangarhar. A four-member panel consisting…

KANDAHAR - Defence lawyers have a key role to play in supporting fair and transparent criminal proceedings, said participants at a legal aid conference organized by the UN and the Afghanistan Independent Bar Association (AIBA…

KABUL - UNAMA condemns last night’s attack in Kabul on the American University of Afghanistan that killed 12 civilians and injured more than 50 others, mostly students. The attack began with the detonation of a suicide…

JALALABAD - The critical importance of strengthening government and community support for girls pursuing an education was highlighted at a UN-backed radio debate broadcast out of the capital of Afghanistan’s eastern province…

GARDEZ - More effective coordination with civil society groups will lead to better municipal government in Paktya, said participants at an event backed by the UN in the southeastern province. The event, organized by the…

BAMYAN - Strengthening civil society’s role in decision-making at the grassroots level, with a view to enhance government transparency and accountability, was the aim of a UN-backed event held in the Yakawlang district of…

KANDAHAR - To help students know more about the work of the UN in Afghanistan, more than 100 students and their teachers participated in a UNAMA-backed event in the southern city Kandahar. “I learned a lot about the UN,” said…

JALALABAD - Relying on democratic processes in Afghan society is of critical importance, said panellists at a UNAMA-backed TV roundtable in Jalalabad, the provincial capital of eastern Nangarhar province. “Democracy is…