HERAT - The rights of young women were the focus of a series of UNAMA-backed theatrical performances last week for hundreds of children at schools in Afghanistan’s western province of Herat.

NEW YORK - Warning that the world faces a host of mainly human-made threats, Afghan Chief Executive Abdullah Abdullah today called for United Nations reforms to deal speedily and effectively with the challenges ahead.

KABUL - In United Nations-backed radio and television broadcasts and community events to mark this year’s International Day of Peace, Afghan women, men and children came together in a spirit of solidarity to make their voices heard on peace, development and a con