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Afghan journalist safety group records 60 per cent rise in violence against media personnel

KABUL - An Afghan journalist safety group said today it documented a 60 per cent increase in the cases of violence against journalists during the first six months of this year.

21 Aug 2014

Insecurity continues to pose challenge to assisting displaced Pakistanis in eastern Afghanistan

KABUL - In the aftermath of tens of thousands of Pakistani nationals being displaced into the Afghan provinces of Khost and Paktika, the United Nations agency coordinating humanitarian efforts there has said that access continues to be a challenge due to insecurity.

18 Aug 2014

Improving mental health among Afghan youth highlighted on International Youth Day

KABUL - Highlighting the need for improving mental health among Afghanistan’s youth, a United Nations official today said that mental health conditions – driven by decades of insecurity, violence, poverty and unemployment – have left their mark on generations of the country's

12 Aug 2014

UN has got the "balance right" in supporting Afghanistan’s complex poll audit process – UN official

KABUL - Ahead of the expected arrival later this week of some 50 additional United Nations election advisors to help Afghan authorities with the ongoing comprehensive audit of the ballots cast in Afghanistan’s Presidential run-off elections, a senior UN official has said that

11 Aug 2014

IOM raising awareness on hazards of irregular migration

KABUL - A United Nations-affiliated body responsible for promoting humane and orderly migration is supporting a nationwide campaign to raise awareness among Afghans population – particularly Afghan youth – about the hazards and difficulties related to irregular migration.

07 Aug 2014

UN welcomes Afghan government’s efforts to end recruitment and use of children in security forces

KABUL / NEW YORK - The United Nations today welcomed the Government of Afghanistan’s commitment to end and prevent the recruitment of children in the Afghan national security forces.

01 Aug 2014

International community ready to provide support as ballot audit resumes on Saturday - Ján Kubiš

KABUL - Ahead of Saturday’s resumption of the audit of ballots from Afghanistan’s Presidential election run-off, the top United Nations official in the country today said that the international community has enough election observers and the UN has a “sufficient number” of UN

31 Jul 2014

Afghan media watch-dog stresses responsible use of social media at start of week-long campaign

KABUL - An Afghan media watch-dog today formally launched a week-long campaign to encourage responsible use of social media in Afghanistan, while highlighting the importance of social media in facilitating debates and discussions on national issues.

23 Jul 2014

Afghan returnees and IDPs receive hygiene training through UN-supported programme

KABUL - As part of a United Nations-supported programme, some 1,320 returnees and internally displaced persons (IDPs) - around 200 families - in the north-eastern Afghan provinces of Kunduz and Badakhshan have recently had their understanding on sanitation and environmental hy

23 Jul 2014

Afghan electoral body starts audit of results of Presidential election run-off

KABUL - One of Afghanistan’s electoral management bodies, the Independent Election Commission (IEC), today started the audit of the ballots cast in the country’s Presidential election run-off held on 14 June.

17 Jul 2014

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