KABUL - The United Nations Security Council will meet in New York today, 30 June, to discuss progress and challenges in Afghanistan. The meeting, a regular quarterly session on Afghanistan, follows a visit by the full Security Council to Afghanistan last week.

NEW YORK - The United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees is raising concern over the growing number of Afghan children making a difficult and dangerous overland journey to Europe seeking better opportunities.

NEW YORK - The United Nations today congratulated the Government and people of Afghanistan as they concluded a three-day dialogue aimed at achieving peace in the country, calling it an important step in efforts to end conflict and restore stability.