KANDAHAR - Noted religious scholars from southern provinces of Afghanistan have called on the international community to mount pressure on Afghanistan’s “neighbours” to end their support to the armed insurgents fighting in Afghanistan.

KABUL - H.E. Dr. Nadera Hayat Burhani, Deputy Minister of Public Health, Islamic Republic of Afghanistan, Gerald Gunther Deputy Representative UNFPA and Dr Ashfaq Ahmed, Officer in Charge of WHO, Primary Healthcare Program Unit

NEWYORK - The head of the United Nations agency that defends press freedom today condemned the killing of an Iranian journalist in an attack in neighbouring Afghanistan, and called for better safety for journalists working in the troubled Asian country.