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General Assembly renews its support to Afghanistan's reconstruction efforts

NEW YORK - The United Nations General Assembly on Monday has called for renewed support to the Afghan people's efforts to establish sustainable peace and security and rebuild their country despite ongoing terrorist threats.

09 Nov 2009

Ban rejects reports of UN withdrawal from Afghanistan

NEW YORK - Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon today rejected any notion that the United Nations is leaving Afghanistan, amid reports that the world body is pulling out of the country following the announcement that it will temporarily relocate some of its staff owing to security conce

06 Nov 2009

UN to relocate some Afghanistan staff following deadly attack

KABUL - The United Nations said today it will temporarily relocate some of its staff as part of increased security measures following the deadly attack in the Afghan capital last week that killed five UN staff members and injured several others.

05 Nov 2009

United Nations increases security for its staff across Afghanistan

KABUL - Effective immediately, the United Nations is taking additional steps to reduce risks to its national and international staff serving in Afghanistan.

05 Nov 2009

Ban arrives in Kabul to express solidarity with UN staff after deadly attack

KABUL - Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon arrived in Kabul today to meet with United Nations staff and Afghan officials, following a deadly attack last week that killed five of the world body’s staff and injured several others.

02 Nov 2009

Presidential candidate pulls out of Afghan run-off election – UN

KABUL - With Abdullah Abdullah, the challenger to President Hamid Karzai in next week's run-off, withdrawing from the race, the top United Nations envoy to Afghanistan today expressed hope that the elections will be wrapped up shortly.

01 Nov 2009

UN mourns staff members killed in Kabul attack

NEW YORK - Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon led United Nations staff today in remembering the colleagues who were killed in an attack on a guest house in Kabul earlier this week and hailing all the men and women working for the world body in Afghanistan.

30 Oct 2009

Afghanistan: Ban appeals to Member States for extra security for UN staff and premises

KABUL - Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon said today he will ask Member States to expedite measures to strengthen security to respond to the “dramatically escalated” threat against the United Nations, as witnessed by the deadly attack yesterday in Kabul, Afghanistan, that killed five

29 Oct 2009

At least five UN staff killed in attack on Kabul guest house

KABUL - Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon and his top envoy in Afghanistan have strongly condemned today’s attack on a guest house in Kabul that claimed the lives of at least five staff members and injured several others, and pledged that it will not deter the world body’s work in th

28 Oct 2009

Special Representative of the UN Secretary-General for Afghanistan Kai Eide

KABUL - This is a very dark day for the UN in Afghanistan. I strongly condemn the attack this morning on a guest house here in Kabul, for which the Taliban has claimed responsibility.

28 Oct 2009

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