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KABUL - Poppy cultivation and opiate consumption have increased sharply in Afghanistan during recent years impacting harshly on the country, according to a new United Nations study.
KABUL - As Afghanistan is witnessing rapid urbanization, environmental experts have highlighted the urgent need for a long-term sustainable infrastructural planning and encouraging green cities to ensure healthy environment and preservation of natural resources.
KABUL - In their effort to press Afghan governmental bodies and justice institutions to ensure that the perpetrators of violence against women are penalized in accordance with the law, a group of civil society activists today organized a photo exhibition in the capital, Kabul,
KABUL - Afghanistan’s Ministry of Public Health has reported a significant reduction in malaria cases in the country as a result of the “successful implementation” of its national programme to control and prevent the disease.
KABUL - As Afghans throng to polling centres across the country today to elect a successor to President Hamid Karzai and members of 34 Provincial Councils, the top United Nations official in the country has congratulated the people of Afghanistan for participating in the count
KABUL - Ahead of the end to the official campaigning period tonight for candidates in Afghanistan's landmark Presidential and Provincial Council elections, the top United Nations official in the country today urged Afghans “to use the chance” to shape the future of their count
KABUL - An official from one of Afghanistan’s electoral bodies today reiterated his commitment to ensuring that legitimate votes would be separated from any fraudulent votes in last Saturday’s Presidential and Provincial Councils elections, while noting that fraud and electoral v
Opinion piece by Phumzile Mlambo-Ngcuka, the UN Under-Secretary-General and Executive Director of UN Women
KABUL - As Afghans throng to polling centres across the country today to elect a successor to President Hamid Karzai and members of 34 Provincial Councils, the top United Nations official in the country has congratulated the people of Afghanistan for participating in the country’
KABUL - With just two days before Afghans head to the polls to elect a new President and Provincial Council members, the country’s top security officials said today that “foolproof security arrangements” have been put in place and there is “complete coordination” among the cou