KABUL - World Press Freedom Day was marked in Kabul today with UN envoy Deborah Lyons joining Afghan reporters, media safety committees and senior government officials in calling for improved protection for journalists and press freedom.

KABUL - The Secretary-General’s Special Representative for Afghanistan, Deborah Lyons, today briefed the Security Council on the situation in Afghanistan.

KABUL – Protecting civilian life from the conflict and, ultimately, ending the war must be priorities for groups and communities in Afghanistan, said participants in a UN-backed radio campaign across the country.