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27 September 2010 - With his country enduring horrific terrorist violence on an almost daily basis, Afghanistan’s Foreign Minister underlined the need for both States and non-State actors to cut off their financing for Al…

24 September 2010 - School children and local community leaders were among the participants in a day-long walk in Afghanistan’s Central Highlands held today by the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) to mark the…

22 September 2010 - Last weekend’s Afghan parliamentary elections were the focus of talks today between the country’s Foreign Minister and Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon. Zalmai Rassoul and Mr. Ban discussed the implementation…

21 September 2010 - The United Nations envoy to Afghanistan today commended the country’s electoral authorities on conducting the recent parliamentary polls amid immense security and logistical challenges, and stressed that…

KABUL - We commend the Independent Election Commission (IEC), under the leadership of Professor Fazal Ahmad Manawi, for its achievement in implementing the Wolesi Jirga elections according to the electoral timetable, and in…

21 September 2010 - About 100 Afghan school children, most of them girls, took part last week in a drawing competition in eastern Afghanistan to mark International Peace Day on 21 September. The competition was organized in…

NEW YORK - Today we observe the annual International Day of Peace — a day dedicated to ceasefire and non-violence. Dari - Pashto Peace is precious. It must be nurtured, maintained, defended. That is why, each year on the…

NEW YORK - United Nations Secretary-General's message on Peace Day: Today we observe the annual International Day of Peace — a day dedicated to ceasefire and non-violence. Dari - Pashto Peace is precious. It must be nurtured…

21 September 2010 - Download the latest SG Report on the situation in Afghanistan. English. Dari and Pashto to follow

18 September 2010 - Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon commended the courage and determination of the men and women of Afghanistan for voting in today's parliamentary elections. In a statement, Mr. Ban noted the high number of…

19 September 2010 - Afghanistan’s Independent Election Commission (IEC), the body responsible for running Saturday’s countrywide parliamentary elections, said today that further counting now showed the number of votes…

18 September 2010 - The Afghan Independent Election Commission (IEC), which was responsible for conducting today’s parliamentary polls, said late on Saturday that counting of the votes had so far shown that 40 percent of…