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President Karzai orders ceasefire for Peace Day

KABUL - Just days after the United Nations along with other organizations asked all parties to “silence their guns” on Peace Day, Afghanistan’s President Hamid Karzai today declared a ceasefire on 21 September 2009.

16 Sep 2009

Doves fly high for peace into Afghanistan’s clear blue sky

KABUL - Twenty-one white doves soared up into the blue sky from the lawn of the United Nations Assistance Mission in Afghanistan (UNAMA) today in celebration of Peace Day on 21 September 2009.

16 Sep 2009

UN Envoy: "More and more people have felt the need for peace to be re-established in the country"

16 September 2009 - The UN's top envoy in Afghanistan Kai Eide, joined representatives from UN agencies in Afghanistan to release peace doves today.

16 Sep 2009

Peace Day Calligraphy 2009

KABUL - UNAMA has just released the latest three specially commissioned pieces of calligraphy from the Kabul Fine Arts faculty for Peace Day.

16 Sep 2009

School children across Afghanistan join in for Peace Day

16 September 2009 - Up to seven million students are going to hear a special ‘Peace Message’ as part of this year’s major Peace Day campaign in Afghanistan.

16 Sep 2009

Peace Day 2009: "help Afghans finally find the peace they have been longing for"

16 September 2009 - As Peace Day 21 September approaches UNAMA is featuring articles from UN agencies on the work the UN is doing for peace in Afghanistan. 7: World Food Programme

16 Sep 2009

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