KABUL - The United Nations called on President Karzai to abolish the controversial family law applying to the country’s minority Shi’a community.

KABUL - The United Nations and its partners launched the Humanitarian Action Plan (HAP) for Afghanistan in February and appealed for US$ 604 million to help meet the needs of Afghans made vulnerable by natural disasters, lack of access to basic social services, increasing food in

KABUL - The Special Representative of the United Nations Secretary-General for Afghanistan, Kai Eide, began the year urging strong support for agriculture and big infrastructure in Afghanistan.