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NEWYORK - The cultivation in Afghanistan of opium poppies – the crop used to make heroin and other drugs – has increased by seven per cent this year because of continued insecurity and higher prices, a United Nations-backed…

NEWYORK - The Security Council today extended the authorization of the International Security Assistance Force (ISAF) in Afghanistan for another year, welcoming the agreement between the country and troop-contributing States…

KABUL - UNAMA today released a report that documents the torture and mistreatment of detainees in a number of detention facilities of the National Directorate of Security (NDS) and Afghan National Police (ANP) across the…

KABUL - Opium poppy-crop cultivation in Afghanistan reached 131,000 hectares in 2011, 7 per cent higher than in 2010, due to insecurity and high prices, said the 2011 Afghan Opium Survey released today by the Ministry of…

KABUL - The Socio-Demographic & Economic Survey (SDES) in Bamyan Province successfully completed its data collection phase. English - Dari - Pashto Over 500 residents of Bamyan have been employed and trained to become data…

KUNAR - The Eastern Regional Office of the United Nations Assistance Mission in Afghanistan (UNAMA) donated electronic equipment and furniture to a newly established public information centre at the Kunar Provincial Council…

KANDAHAR - Noted religious scholars from southern provinces of Afghanistan have called on the international community to mount pressure on Afghanistan’s “neighbours” to end their support to the armed insurgents fighting in…

KABUL - UNAMA today released a report that documents the torture and mistreatment of detainees in a number of detention facilities of the National Directorate of Security (NDS) and Afghan National Police (ANP) across the…

KABUL - H.E. Dr. Nadera Hayat Burhani, Deputy Minister of Public Health, Islamic Republic of Afghanistan, Gerald Gunther Deputy Representative UNFPA and Dr Ashfaq Ahmed, Officer in Charge of WHO, Primary Healthcare Program…

KABUL - Hundreds of Afghan youth from different parts of the country are showcasing their new communication skills and voicing concerns about critical social and national issues. The festival, which started on Sunday, is…

5 October 2011 - More than 30 Afghanistan National Army (ANA) Religious and Cultural Affairs (RCA) Officers and the United Nations experts convened on 27 September 2011 in the Afghanistan Peace and Reintegration Programme…

1 October 2011 - The Humanitarian Country Team in Afghanistan has called for US$142 million to help the Government provide life-saving assistance to an estimated 3 million people affected by drought in 14 provinces in the…