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Northern region: Afghan groups review plans for polls

KUNDUZ - Less than a month before the scheduled parliamentary elections, Afghan electoral and human rights groups met with United Nations officials in the northeast province of Kunduz this week to share information about electoral preparations.

20 Aug 2010

Afghan civilian death toll jumps 31 per cent due to insurgent attacks – UN

KABUL - A rise in insurgent attacks has led to a 31 per cent increase in the number of civilians killed in Afghanistan in the first six months of 2010 compared with the same period in 2009, the United Nations said in a new report released today.

10 Aug 2010

REPORT: Afghanistan Mid Year Report 2010 Protection of Civilians in Armed Conflict

KABUL - The human cost of the armed conflict in Afghanistan is escalating in 2010. In the first six months of the year, civilian casualties – including deaths and injuries of civilians – increased by 31 per cent over the same period in 2009.

10 Aug 2010

Afghan civilian casualties rise 31 per cent in first six months of 2010

KABUL - Tactics of the Taliban and other Anti-Government Elements (AGEs) are behind a 31 per cent increase in conflict-related Afghan civilian casualties in the first six months of 2010 compared with the same period in 2009, the United Nations Assistance Mission in Afghanistan (U

10 Aug 2010

UN health agency rushing medical help to flood-hit Afghans

NEW YORK - The United Nations health agency said today that it has begun sending medical supplies to aid thousands of people affected by recent flooding across Afghanistan, where the major health concerns right now are water contamination and the spread of waterborne diseases.

05 Aug 2010

Poppy Eradication Verification Final Report launched by MCN and UNODC

KABUL - The Afghanistan Poppy Eradication Verification Final Report released by the Ministry of Counter Narcotics (MCN) and the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC) shows that a total of 2,316 hectares of eradicated poppy fields have been verified by MCN/UNODC in 11 provinces.

03 Aug 2010

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