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KABUL - Afghanistan has won a gold medal at the First Asian Martial Arts Games in Thailand. Nissar Ahmad Bahawi, 24, won the gold in Taekwondo today in Bangkok. Three other medals in Taekwondo have been won this week…

KABUL - A 14-year-old schoolgirl from Kandahar has been named one of the winners of WFP’s 2009 Children's Art Competition. English

KABUL - The United Nations Assistance Mission in Afghanistan (UNAMA) is pleased to announce that world renowned British photographer Tim Page, is joining the Mission to photograph democratic and peace building efforts in…

5 August 2009 - For someone who has been in the business for over 45 years, travelled to most war zones, and clicked nearly a million photographs, Tim Page conveys unusual amounts of enthusiasm. A camera that perpetually…

5 August 2009 - Outgoing provincial council members in Nangarhar province have a piece of advice for new council members who will be elected in the 20 August elections: engage more with the media. During a half-day workshop…

4 August 2009 - During his twenty four years of service as a schoolteacher, followed by a few years of experience as an NGO worker, 54-year-old Muhamad Noorzai didn’t know “anything about media”. The only way he kept himself…

3 August 2009 - Political reconciliation efforts in Afghanistan must accelerate after this month’s presidential elections, the top United Nations envoy to the war-ravaged country has stressed, warning that regardless of the…

3 August 2009 - Malang Darya and Amruddin Sanjar’s childhood dreams came true when they climbed the highest mountain in Afghanistan. “I wanted to make my country proud by raising its flag on Afghanistan’s highest mountain…

2 August 2009 - The top United Nations official in Afghanistan today condemned violent attacks on presidential hopefuls ahead of this month's national and provincial elections, urging all parties to concentrate on the…

KABUL - The top United Nations official in Afghanistan today condemned violent attacks on presidential hopefuls ahead of this month's national and provincial elections, urging all parties to concentrate on the political…

2 August 2009 - The UN’s top envoy in Afghanistan has tested the indelible ink to be used in the country’s forthcoming elections. Officials from Afghanistan’s Independent Election Commission applied the special ink to Special…