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BAMYAN - A honey beekeeping project supported by the UN is giving new hope to poor returnee families in Afghanistan’s central highlands provinces of Bamyan and Daikundi. The United Nations Refugee Agency (UNHCR) recently…

KABUL - The United Nations Assistance Mission in Afghanistan (UNAMA) strongly condemns yesterday’s killing of at least 17 civilians in two separate attacks for which the Taliban has claimed responsibility. An attack against…

ANTALYA - The United Nations Assistance Mission in Afghanistan (UNAMA) on Wednesday underscored the crucial requirement for the international community to continue its strong support to the Government during the country’s…

KABUL - The United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) has launched an exhibition of the top 15 designs for the new cultural centre which will be built in Bamyan, Afghanistan’s world heritage…

KABUL - The United Nations Assistance Mission in Afghanistan (UNAMA) strongly condemns yesterday's suicide attack against a civilian bus transporting employees of the Attorney General's Office in Kabul. The Taliban claimed…

KABUL - “War is unaffordable” for Afghanistan and the country won’t survive if there isn’t peace. That’s the message from the UN Secretary-General’s Special Representative for Afghanistan and head of UNAMA, Nicholas Haysom…

KUNDUZ - A new UNAMA campaign to promote the rights of people in detention is rolling out through the provinces of Baghlan, Kunduz, Takhar and BadakhshanTwenty promotional banners are on display in public places aimed at…

BAMYAN - Around 25 key religious scholars and community leaders from Afghanistan’s Bamyan province have agreed to form a joint committee with the elders of neighbouring Baghlan province to coordinate and share efforts to…

KUNAR - At a United Nations-backed televised debate in Afghanistan’s eastern province of Kunar, religious scholars and civil society activists stressed the need for public awareness campaigns to be launched focusing on the…

KABUL - World Press Freedom Day was marked in Afghanistan today with speeches and awards to journalists who produced top reports on key issues affecting the lives of Afghans. At an event in Kabul hosted by an Afghan media…

HERAT - At a United Nations-backed televised debate in Afghanistan’s western province of Herat, human rights experts and civil society activists discussed the issue of child marriage and highlighted the negative consequences…

GARDEZ - Members of Paktya’s provincial council and civil society organizations have signed an agreement aimed at promoting participatory and accountable governance in the region. The aim is to advocate for civil society…