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Elections must be “Afghan-led and –owned,” UNAMA official tells seminar

KABUL - Addressing a seminar in the western Afghan city of Herat, a senior United Nations official stressed that a key principal for the international community’s approach on the country’s Presidential election in 2014 is that they be “Afghan-led and -owned.”

06 Oct 2013

International film festival opens in Kabul with screening of Oscar-submitted Afghan feature film

KABUL - The second International Afghanistan Human Rights Film Festival officially opened in the capital, Kabul, yesterday, with the screening of ‘Wajma’ – a feature film which Afghanistan has submitted for competition in the Best Foreign Language Film category at next year’s Aca

06 Oct 2013

UNAMA registers 16 per cent rise in civilian casualties in Afghanistan

KABUL - The United Nations Assistance Mission in Afghanistan (UNAMA) registered a 16 per cent rise in the number of Afghan civilians killed or wounded during the first eight months of this year compared to the same period last year, a senior UNAMA official told a news conference

02 Oct 2013

Gathering of Afghan journalists in Kabul concludes with pledge to cover 2014 polls responsibly

KABUL - Over 200 Afghan journalists, who gathered in the capital, Kabul, this week for the first-ever national congress of one of the country’s leading journalists’ association, vowed to cover next year’s Presidential and Provincial Council elections, slated for 5 April, responsi

02 Oct 2013

Human rights to feature in Afghan film festival next week

KABUL - An international film festival kicks off in the Afghan cities of Kabul and Bamyan next week, with the aim of highlighting to audiences human rights issues and advocating against social inequality, injustice, discrimination, war and violence.

01 Oct 2013

At UN-backed event in Kabul, Afghan journalists discuss progress and challenges faced by media

KABUL - More than 200 journalists from around Afghanistan gathered today in the capital, Kabul, to take part in the first-ever national congress of one of the country’s leading unions for media workers.

30 Sep 2013

In meeting with Afghan Minister, UN chief highlights ‘critical importance’ of next year’s polls

NEW YORK - United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon highlighted the "critical importance of credible Afghan-led” elections in Afghanistan’s 2014 presidential poll during his meeting with the country’s Foreign Minister at UN Headquarters in New York on Friday.

29 Sep 2013

Muslim scholars from 24 nations call for an end to Afghan conflict, pledge support for peace efforts

KABUL - A gathering of religious scholars from 24 Islamic countries in the Afghan capital, Kabul, on Tuesday, urged the country’s main armed opposition group, the Taliban, to stop killing innocent people in the name of jihad or ‘holy war.’

25 Sep 2013

Afghanistan’s first social media summit ends, highlights benefits for development

KABUL - Afghanistan’s first ever social media summit – known as ‘Paiwand’ – concluded in the capital, Kabul, on Monday, after two days of discussions on the importance of productive and positive use of social media for the country’s socio-political and economic development.

24 Sep 2013

Afghanistan's first social media gathering kicks off in Kabul

KABUL - Afghanistan today kicked off its first ever social media summit – known as ‘Paiwand’ – in the capital, Kabul, with the aim of connecting the country’s social media community in person as well as exploring ways to grow its use.

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