21 July 2009 - The Electoral Complaints Commission (ECC) has disqualified two provincial council candidates from the provincial and presidential elections to be held on 20 August 2009.

KABUL - There are exactly two months to go until the International Day of Peace on 21 September.

The United Nations in Afghanistan is organizing a huge campaign under the theme “What are you doing for Peace?”

15 July 2009 - The Security Council today welcomed the Afghan-led preparations for next month’s presidential and provincial council elections, and stressed the importance of “free, fair, transparent, credible, secure and inclusive” polls.