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JALALABAD - Alongside its focus on political affairs and development and humanitarian issues, the mandate of the United Nations Assistance Mission in Afghanistan (UNAMA) also covers human rights. The person charged with…

PAKTYA - In south-eastern Afghanistan, United Nations relief agencies have started distributing aid items as part of efforts to reach 1,800 families vulnerable to the dangers associated with the country’s harsh winter.Earlier…

NANGARHAR - The Asian Development Bank (ADB) has granted US$110 million to Afghanistan for the construction of second Kabul-Jalalabad carriage highway.The contract to execute the multi-million dollars project was signed…

KABUL - Addressing a conference in Kabul today, a senior United Nations official praised efforts to develop a youth policy for Afghanistan, and emphasized the international community’s support for its implementation.“This is…

KABUL - The United Nations is observing Human Rights Day around the world today by recognizing human rights achievements made over the past two decades since the adoption of the landmark Vienna Declaration and Programme of…

KABUL - Coinciding with International Anti-Corruption Day, Afghan authorities today launched a United Nations-backed anti-corruption project aimed at supporting efforts to strengthen administrative systems and improve the…

KABUL - The Government of Sweden will provide a grant of close to $10 million for a United Nations-backed programme aimed at improving literacy rates in Afghanistan.“Literacy is a fundamental pillar for building a modern…

KABUL - Afghan authorities registered more reports of violence against women under the Law on the Elimination of Violence against Women (EVAW law) over the past year, but prosecutions and convictions under the law remained…

KABUL - Afghan authorities registered more reports of violence against women under the law on the Elimination of Violence against Women (EVAW law) over the past year, but prosecutions and convictions under the law remained…

NEW YORK - The United Nations Security Council has strongly condemned recent attacks on development and humanitarian aid workers in Afghanistan, which resulted in the deaths of nine people and left another injured.“The…

KABUL - While challenges remain, Afghanistan is making progress in its political and security transitions, the United Nations Secretary-General’s Special Representative for Afghanistan, Ján Kubiš, told a North Atlantic Treaty…

BAMYAN - Government departments in Afghanistan’s central Bamyan province highlighted their achievements and challenges faced while delivering services to the people, during a four-day United Nations-supported conference that…