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KANDAHAR: Exhibition of women-made handicraft items kicks off

KANDAHAR - A United Nations-supported three-day exhibition of handicraft items – made by widows and other disadvantaged women – kicked off today in southern Afghan province of Kandahar.

25 Jun 2013

Afghanistan’s vast natural resources can fuel conflict unless managed properly – UN report

KABUL - Sustainable and equitable management of Afghanistan’s vast natural resources can contribute to peace-building in the conflict-affected country, but it also can trigger and fuel conflict unless managed properly, according to a United Nations report released today in the

24 Jun 2013

Returnees in Afghanistan’s Bamyan province benefit from UN refugee agency assistance

BAMYAN - Two villages with a large number of returnee families on the eastern fringes of Band-i-Amir Lake in central Afghanistan’s Bamyan province are benefitting from stepped-up assistance provided by the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR).

23 Jun 2013

UN staff in Afghanistan remember colleague 'who spent her life assisting the less fortunate'

KABUL - United Nations staff in Afghanistan are mourning the loss of one of their colleagues, Barbara De Anna, who died yesterday at a hospital in Germany from injuries sustained during the attack on 24 May on the compound of the International Organization for Migration (IOM) in

21 Jun 2013

KHOST: Schools should not be used as polling stations – Governor

KHOST - Schools should not be used as polling stations during the upcoming provincial council and presidential elections, Khost Provincial Governor Abdul Jabar Naeemi, said in a school inauguration ceremony on Tuesday.

19 Jun 2013

UN rights body ‘deeply concerned’ over appointment of new Afghan human rights commissioners

GENEVA - The United Nations human rights office said on Tuesday it was “deeply concerned” over President Hamid Karzai’s appointment of five new commissioners to the Afghanistan

19 Jun 2013

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