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TALOQAN - Government officials at a UN-backed symposium in Takhar’s capital city gathered with activists, professors and other community leaders to discuss recent efforts in the north-eastern province to improve protections for women’s rights.
KABUL - The United Nations in Afghanistan welcomes the release in Kabul of a colleague and her child held hostage since January, while expressing outrage at their abduction and the earlier murder of another colleague who was also seized during the same incident.
KANDAHAR - The active participation of young Afghans in democratic processes is essential for creating a more stable, inclusive and peaceful country, said panellists during a UN-backed radio programme focused on elections in the southern province of Kandahar.
KABUL - To protect civilians during the armed conflict, the support of everyone in Afghan society, especial religious scholars, is crucial, participants said at a UN-backed symposium in Afghanistan’s capital.
NEW YORK - The Secretary-General condemns yesterday’s attack in Jalalabad, Afghanistan. Attacks targeting civilians are grave violations of human rights and international humanitarian law and can never be justified.
KABUL - The UN Assistance Mission in Afghanistan (UNAMA) condemns the attack in Jalalabad that killed at least eight civilians and injured at least 55.