KABUL - Ahead of the end to the official campaigning period tonight for candidates in Afghanistan's landmark Presidential and Provincial Council elections, the top United Nations official in the country today urged Afghans “to use the chance” to shape the future of their country through “peaceful democratic means.” More >>
Ahead of election ‘silence period,’ UN envoy urges Afghans to use their right to vote
- 10 April 2014
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