NEWYORK - The United Nations envoy for Afghanistan today stressed the need to seize the window of opportunity for dialogue and reconciliation that exists, despite the recent killing of the former Afghan president who was spearheading peace efforts in the country.

NEWYORK - Afghanistan is negotiating strategic partnerships with its international partners, including the United States and the European Union, to guarantee the country’s security, stability and economic development once international forces in the Asian nation leave in 2014, th

NEWYORK - Every year on the International Day of Peace, people around the world commit to non-violence… and to harmony among all peoples and nations.