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UN-supported telephone hotline in Afghanistan receives average of 22,000 calls per week

KABUL - A United Nations-supported toll-free telephone hotline which provides “correct information” to the Afghan public on next year’s Presidential and Provincial Council elections has received some 155,000 calls since it began operations in mid-July, with an average o

18 Sep 2013

UN human rights chief: Afghanistan at a ‘critical juncture,’ more effort needed to preserve gains

KABUL - The United Nations human rights chief said today that the Afghan Government should make extra effort to ensure that the country’s human rights gains of the past are not sacrificed to political expediency in the months leading up to next year’s elections.

17 Sep 2013

UN agency condemns attacks on Afghan female government officials and public figures

KABUL - The head of the United Nations agency dedicated to gender equality and the empowerment of women has condemned the “intimidation and targeted killings” of Afghan women government officials and is calling for justice.

17 Sep 2013

Afghan election body seeks support of religious scholars, elders in mobilizing public for 2014 polls

KABUL - The Independent Election Commission of Afghanistan (IEC) sought active support of the country’s ulema (‘religious scholars’) and community elders in raising awareness among and mobilizing the public for next year’s Presidential and Provincial Council elections, a

16 Sep 2013

UN humanitarian agency reports sharp rise in attacks against aid workers in Afghanistan

KABUL - Afghanistan experienced a sharp rise in attacks against aid workers and health facilities last month, raising fears that humanitarian access might shrink further during the ongoing political and security transitions, according to the United Nations agency responsible for

16 Sep 2013

Afghan hospital records sharp drop in number of self-immolation cases

HERAT - The western Afghan province of Herat has experienced a strong fall in the number of cases of self-immolation by women over the past six months, according to the main hospital there.

11 Sep 2013

MCN/UNODC 2012 Survey of Commercial Cannabis Cultivation and Production launched

KABUL - The Ministry of Counter Narcotics and UNODC 2012 Survey of Commercial Cannabis Cultivation and Production, covering 16 provinces where commercial cannabis cultivation had been observed or reported in past surveys, was released today in Kabul.

11 Sep 2013

Afghanistan registers 8 per cent rise in cannabis production despite a decline in cultivation

KABUL - Despite a 17 per cent decline in the total land area used for commercial cannabis cultivation in 2012, Afghanistan saw an eight per cent rise in the overall production of cannabis compared to 2011, according to a report released today by the United Nations drug and crime

10 Sep 2013

Afghan authorities tackle country's high illiteracy rate

KABUL - Despite some four million Afghans becoming literate since 2002, Afghanistan still has one of the highest illiteracy rates in the world with about nine million illiterate adults, according to the Afghan Ministry of Education.

08 Sep 2013

Minister Barmak opens 2.6-kilometre road in Kabul

KABUL - Today H.E. Wais Ahmad Barmak – Minister of the Rural Rehabilitation and Development (MRRD) – together with senior government officials and members of the community, inaugurated the construction of a 2.6 kilometre asphalt road in Kabul city.

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