KABUL - The United Nations family in Afghanistan extends warm regards to all Afghans on Nowruz, as the country marks the new year and the beginning of spring as a time of renewal and celebration, and an occasion for promoting the values of peace and solidarity between generations and communities.

“On the eve of this important day, the UN family expresses hope that the year ahead brings harmony to the Afghan people, who deserve a future free from conflict and filled with prosperity, hope and, above all else, peace,” said Tadamichi Yamamoto, the UN Secretary-General’s Special Representative for Afghanistan and head of the UN Assistance Mission in Afghanistan (UNAMA).

The United Nations, he said, will remain steadfast in its commitment to supporting the Afghan people.

Nowruz Mubarak!