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KABUL - After six years in Afghanistan the United Nations Deputy Special Representative of the Secretary-General, Chris Alexander, is leaving the country.
KABUL - The United Nations, international embassies, donors and Afghanistan’s Independent Election Commission met in Kabul today to ascertain support needs for the country’s 2009 presidential and provincial council elections.
KABUL - The Security Council today extended the United Nations presence in Afghanistan for another year, while recognizing the key role played by the world body in coordinating international efforts in the country and in supporting upcoming elections.
31 March 2009 - Too much is at stake for Afghanistan’s upcoming presidential elections to be flawed, Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon stressed today, calling on the international community to support efforts to consolidate stability in the war-torn nation.
3 May 2009 - The top United Nations official in Afghanistan joined the head of the country's human rights commission in urging all Afghans, including those who oppose the Government, to take part in this year's presidential and provincial council elections.
KABUL - The UN’s Mission in Afghanistan is set to increase its number of offices across the country this year.
KABUL - Voters in Afghanistan have the chance to raise complaints against candidates for the forthcoming presidential and provincial council elections.
KABUL - Travelling from Jalalabad to Torkham on the border with Pakistan, you pass the district of Mohmand Dara.
In the past this district of the eastern province of Nangarhar was known for poppy cultivation and the number of illegal armed groups.
KABUL - The United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) has assisted more than one million six hundred thousand people across the country with nearly 19,000 tons of food in the month of April alone.
BAMYAN - Five years ago, in the central province of Bamyan in Afghanistan, one woman walked into a police station to join up.