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Journalist protection the focus of televised debates in Afghanistan’s east

JALALABAD - While media should continue to play a crucial role in democracy and freedom of expression, Afghan journalists must be protected, participants said in televised discussions following earlier observances of World Press Freedom Day in Nangarhar and Kunar.

13 May 2018

Afghanistan: Senior UN rights official urges more action to end attacks on civilians

NEW YORK/GENEVA/KABUL - UN Assistant Secretary-General for Human Rights Andrew Gilmour has welcomed what he called the “undenia

11 May 2018

Violence at voter registration centres an ‘assault on democracy’ – UN envoy

KABUL - A new report released today by the United Nations Assistance Mission in Afghanistan (UNAMA) details a disturbing pattern of attacks at election-related facilities following the commencement of voter registration for the October 2018 polls.

10 May 2018

Top UN official in Afghanistan meets with Kandahar leaders on elections, peace

KANDAHAR - The top United Nations official in Afghanistan, Tadamichi Yamamoto, visited the country’s southern province of Kandahar this week to meet first-hand with government officials, activists and other community leaders to discuss several key issues, including elections and

10 May 2018

Strategies to improve electoral participation the focus of Daikundi symposium

NILI - The active participation of everyone in political decision-making is essential for the country’s stability and development, observed panellists in a UN-backed symposium in the central highlands province of Daikundi.

08 May 2018

UNAMA releases report on Dasht-e-Archi airstrikes

KABUL - In a new report on the 2 April 2018 airstrikes in the Dasht-e-Archi district of Kunduz province, UNAMA presents its findings, including verification of 107 casualties (36 killed and 71 injured), of which 81 were children, although the report notes that UNAMA received addi

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