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Opium crop cultivation rises a record 36 per cent in Afghanistan

KABUL - Opium poppy cultivation in Afghanistan rose 36 per cent in 2013, a record high, according to the 2013 Afghan opium survey released today in Kabul by the Ministry of Counter Narcotics and the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC).

13 Nov 2013

UNAMA welcomes latest phase of voter registration for Afghan elections

KABUL - The United Nations Assistance Mission in Afghanistan (UNAMA) welcomes the completion of the third phase of the country’s voter registration top-up exercise, with an additional three million Afghans now registered to take part in next year’s Presidential and Provincial Cou

13 Nov 2013

Jalalabad City hosts discussions on upcoming elections

JALALABAD - The Independent Radio Safa organized a discussion programme on the upcoming Presidential and Provincial Council elections, slated for 5 April next year, in the eastern city of Jalalabad on Monday.

12 Nov 2013

Over 20 tons of illicit narcotics, precursor materials and alcohol burnt near Kabul

KABUL - Over 20 tons of illicit narcotics, precursor materials and alcohol – seized by Afghan authorities in raids in Kabul and its outskirts over the past ten months – were destroyed in a bonfire today, in the presence of senior government officials, representatives of the inter

12 Nov 2013

Afghanistan appeals to donors for continued funding for its mine action programme

KABUL - The Government of Afghanistan has issued an appeal to the international community for funds for the country’s mine action programme which has experienced a 25 per cent drop in its funding this year compared to last year, according to the United Nations-supported Mine Acti

11 Nov 2013

UN-supported development projects help resettle returning Afghan refugees

BAMYAN - A number of development projects implemented in the remote hinterlands of Afghanistan’s central Bamyan province – with support from the United Nations refugee agency and handed over to the local community recently – have directly benefitted some 2,400 people, most of

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