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MEHTERLAM - Examining ways to end a decades-long feud between two eastern Afghan tribes was the aim of a four-day Jirga in Mehterlam, involving high-level government officials. More than 60 people attended the UN-backed…

QALAI-NAW - Empowerment of Afghan women and their increased participation in the country’s economic and political development was at the centre of a lively UNAMA-backed discussion in remote northwestern Badghis province…

KABUL - UNESCO Director-General Irina Bokova met with President Ghani and Chief Executive Abdullah during a three-day visit to Afghanistan that highlighted the importance of cultural heritage, literacy and press freedom. Ms…

KHOST - Enhancing community engagement with the formal Afghan justice system for improved results was at the heart of a UNAMA-backed televised panel discussion in south-eastern Khost province. More than 70 participants…

KABUL - The UN Assistance Mission in Afghanistan (UNAMA) condemns today’s suicide attack in an outlying western suburb of Kabul which killed eleven civilians and injured ten. The suicide bomber detonated against a shuttle bus…

NILI - Emphasizing the key role of civil society in promoting good governance in local government was the aim of a UNAMA-backed forum in Daikundi province. Around 80 participants from civil society organizations (CSO) and…

GHAZNI - Exchanging perspectives on peace and how it can be achieved for the benefit of the country’s development was the focus of a forum that brought together a diverse range of religious scholars and officials from around…

NEW YORK - On a round-the-world trip to promote peace that included cycling 7,000 miles from Istanbul, an Afghan father and son arrived Friday morning at United Nations Headquarters in New York, the final destination of the…

KUNDUZ - Afghanistan’s youth play a critical role in the development of a more peaceful and secure country, according to participants at a UNAMA-backed debate in Afghanistan’s northern city of Kunduz yesterday. Around 50…

KABUL - With the movement of migrants and refugees continuing to dominate global headlines, a new edition of the Population Movement Bulletin issued by the UN in Afghanistan, provides updated information including the…

LASHKARGAH - A peaceful settlement of the decades-long conflict in Afghanistan will bring with it increased prosperity for the country said speakers at two UN-backed events held in the southern provinces of Helmand and…

KANDAHAR - The UN Country Team, led by UN envoy Mark Bowden, met this week in Kandahar with provincial governors along with civil society and other partners to assess the security, development, the humanitarian situation. The…