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UN-supported documentary series highlight potentials of Afghan provinces

KABUL - A United Nations-produced documentary series highlighting various potentials of Afghanistan’s provinces is being broadcast by one of the country’s leading television channels.

26 Dec 2013

BALKH: Mazar-e-Sharif Municipality announces revenue increase by 40 per cent

MAZAR-E-SHARIF - The municipality of Mazar-e-Sharif, the capital of northern Balkh province, has announced a 40 per cent increase in its revenue during 2013, however acknowledged its failure to utilize its development budget during the current fiscal year.

24 Dec 2013

UN-facilitated discussions on next Afghan elections conclude with active public participation

KABUL - A series of United Nations-facilitated public debates and discussions on the importance of the public’s participation in Afghanistan’s Presidential and Provincial Council elections, slated for next April, concluded this week with 13 such discussions, which saw active p

23 Dec 2013

BALKH: Oil refinery resumes production at Hairatan port

BALHK - An oil-processing plant owned by the Ghazanfar Group has resumed activities after four months of closure at the Hairatan port in northern Balkh province.

23 Dec 2013

Kubiš: progress in Afghanistan continues, although not without challenges and setbacks

KABUL - “When last here three months ago, in September, I highlighted a positive trajectory as Afghanistan undergoes ambitious security, political and economic transitions.

17 Dec 2013

UN-backed museum and cultural centre to be built in Afghan province of Bamyan

KABUL - A museum and cultural centre will be built in Afghanistan’s central province of Bamyan – renowned worldwide for its rich cultural history – thanks to a United Nations-backed agreement which will see the Republic of Korea provide the Afghan Government with $5.4 million for

17 Dec 2013

UN refugee agency begins distribution of winter supplies in northern Afghanistan

KABUL - Ahead of Afghanistan’s harsh winter conditions setting in, the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) and the Afghan Ministry of Refugees and Repatriation (MoRR) today began distributing winter supplies to vulnerable families in the country’s

17 Dec 2013

Korea pledges $43 mln for UN agencies' to improve women's rights and service delivery in Afghanistan

KABUL - The Republic of Korea has pledged more than $43 million for a number of United Nations agencies, funds and programmes involved in projects to improve women’s rights and the delivery of basic services in Afghanistan.

16 Dec 2013

MoRR and UNHCR launch aid package to assist Afghans facing harsh winter conditions

KABUL - In Kabul City today, the Afghan Ministry of Refugees and Repatriation, UNHCR and WFP began distributing blankets, charcoal, plastic sheet, Jerry cans, kitchen sets and other winter supplies, as well as food rations, to over 1,200 vulnerable Afghan families as part of a c

15 Dec 2013

PHOTO STORY: A day in the life of UNAMA's human rights chief, Georgette Gagnon

JALALABAD - Alongside its focus on political affairs and development and humanitarian issues, the mandate of the United Nations Assistance Mission in Afghanistan (UNAMA) also covers human rights.

15 Dec 2013

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