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27 October 2009 - With a second election just around the corner, the Media Commission is back in business. John Matisonn, one of the four commissioners, however, insists the media watchdog never closed its eyes. "We never…

KABUL - With a second election just around the corner, the Media Commission is back in business. John Matisonn, one of the four commissioners, however, insists the media watchdog never closed its eyes. "We never stopped…

KABUL - The United Nations in Afghanistan today called for a “better” election in the 7 November run-off vote between the incumbent president and his runner-up in the 20 August presidential election. “We do want to see a…

KABUL - The World Food Programme is moving tens of thousands of metric tons of food to remote areas of Afghanistan in preparation for the rapidly approaching winter. Pre-positioning food before heavy snowfall begins will…

25 October 2009 - She has her two legs firmly on two different boats – journalism – and the other is the hope of her parents – to be a medical doctor. Ultimately, 19-year-old Faza Noorzai thinks, her choice will prevail in…

KABUL - US$ 4 billion in assistance for Afghan-led projects nationwide has been earmarked over a period of four years from 2010 to 2013. The United Nations Development Assistance Framework (UNDAF) – a product of nine months…

KABUL - The Afghanistan Independent Human Rights Commission (AIHRC) and the United Nations Assistance Mission in Afghanistan (UNAMA) today issued their third joint-political rights monitoring report related to the 20 August…

KABUL - The United Nations Assistance Mission in Afghanistan (UNAMA) joined hands today with Afghan ministers, governors and others to celebrate UN Day across the country. In Kabul, a ceremony was held to launch the United…

24 October 2009 - The Independent Election Commission (IEC) has begun flying out election kits to different provinces across Afghanistan in preparation for the 7 November presidential poll. The 6,000 kits contain ballot…

24 October 2009 - The latest weekly programme produced in Dari and Pashto by UNAMA Radio is now online to listen to. The show - "Afghanistan Today" - is broadcast every Saturday morning on Radio Afghanistan. All UNAMA Radio…

KABUL - UN representatives and Afghan officials will join hands at simultaneous events across Afghanistan today to celebrate United Nations Day 2009. At a ceremony in Kabul the role and achievement of the United Nations in…

KABUL - The Independent Election Commission (IEC) has begun flying out election kits to different provinces across Afghanistan in preparation for the 7 November presidential poll. The 6,000 kits contain ballot papers…