JALALABAD - In the eastern region of Afghanistan, the UN is working on an initiative to leverage the power of local radio and television to build support for government transparency and access to information.

KUNDUZ - Addressing residents of Baghlan and Takhar in televised roundtable debates, religious scholars emphasized the critical importance of institutionalizing the principles of peace at all levels of society, from the social to the political.

HERAT - Strategies to address the link between economic development and security were discussed by panellists at a UN-backed debate in the western province of Herat last week.