KABUL - The Government of Afghanistan has issued an appeal to the international community for funds for the country’s mine action programme which has experienced a 25 per cent drop in its funding this year compared to last year, according to the United Nations-supported Mine Acti

KABUL - Despite some progress in restraining cultivation, trafficking and use of illicit drugs in Afghanistan, it still remains a “critical challenge” for the country, which is the largest producer and cultivator of opium in the world, according to a new report prepared with supp

KABUL - A United Nations-backed high-level anti-corruption body today urged the Afghan institution organizing next year’s Presidential elections, as well as Afghan authorities, to develop regulations and proper monitoring mechanisms for the campaign financing of presidential cand