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NEW YORK - "The United Nations is doing its utmost to respond - to address the big issues, to look at the big picture. We are forging a new multilateralism that can deliver real results for all people, especially those most…

KABUL - Ten innovative farmers from across the country were felicitated by the Ministry of Agriculture on the occasion of World Food Day in Afghanistan. Among them was Sher Padshah, a small farmer from Ghorband district of…

22 October 2009 - 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…

KABUL - Ballot papers have been printed and delivered, polling stations kits have been packed and distribution began today as preparations got under way for the second round of voting in Afghanistan’s presidential election…

21 October 2009 - The United Nations drug and crime tsar today called for intensified efforts to combat the devastating global impact of Afghanistan’s multi-billion dollar opium trade, fuelling addiction, the spread of HIV, a…

21 October 2009 - The delegation of Afghan taekwondo athletes who won a silver and bronze medal for Afghanistan in the recent World Taekwondo Championships in Copenhagen, Denmark arrived in Kabul today. A total of 929…

KABUL - Governors of three eastern provinces of Afghanistan jointly launched a regional peace Jirga today to step up peace, reconciliation and development efforts in their areas. The Governors – Gul Agha Sherzai of Nangarhar…

19 October 2009 - Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon and Afghan President Hamid Karzai today discussed the latest developments concerning the recent elections, as the United Nations-backed panel investigating claims of fraud…

NEW YORK - Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon today pledged the full support of the United Nations to ensure that Afghanistan’s presidential election run-off is as credible as possible and welcomed President Hamid Karzai’s…

KABUL - The Electoral Complaints Commission (ECC) today gave its orders to Afghanistan's Independent Election Commission (IEC) on three different decisions, namely: quarantined stations, 'Category-A' complaints, and the audit…

KABUL - Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon has praised a humanitarian organization committed to eradicating landmines worldwide for its efforts to turn minefields into agricultural land in Afghanistan. “Each mine cleared, each…

KABUL - Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon and Afghan President Hamid Karzai today discussed the latest developments concerning the recent elections, as the United Nations-backed panel investigating claims of fraud submitted its…