Press Releases

  • Statement attributable to the Spokesman for the Secretary-General - on the attack on an education centre in Kabul
    16 Aug 2018 - NEW YORK - The Secretary-General condemns in the strongest terms the suicide attack yesterday on an education centre in Kabul. According to reports, many of the victims at the co-educational facility were students under the age of 18. Those responsible for this heinous attack...
  • Statement attributable to the Spokesman for the Secretary-General on Afghanistan
    16 Aug 2018 - NEW YORK - The Secretary General conveys his condolences to the families who have suffered from the recent Taliban attacks in Ghazni. The Secretary-General stresses the urgent need for an immediate ceasefire and the opening of talks between the parties to the conflict to...
  • Security Council Press Statement on Terrorist Attack in Afghanistan
    16 Aug 2018 - NEW YORK - The members of the Security Council condemned in the strongest terms the heinous and cowardly terrorist attack that took place in Kabul, Afghanistan, on 15 August, targeting an education centre, which resulted in at least 48 people killed and numerous wounded. The...
  • Head of the UN Office of Counter-Terrorism appeals for support to victims of terrorism
    15 Aug 2018 - KABUL - Under-Secretary-General Vladimir Voronkov, Head of the United Nations Office of Counter-Terrorism appealed for support to the victims of terrorism today in Kabul. “We must never forget the tens of thousands of people that have been injured, traumatized or lost their...
  • Statement by Tadamichi Yamamoto on the clashes in Ghazni
    15 Aug 2018 - KABUL - The Taliban’s attack against Ghazni city, and the subsequent fighting in densely populated urban spaces, has again caused terrible suffering to civilians caught in the conflict. Equally unacceptable, the fight for the city of Ghazni has exacerbated deep-rooted wounds...
  • Head of the UN Office of Counter-Terrorism pays tribute to the victims of terrorism during visit to Afghanistan
    14 Aug 2018 - KABUL - On the occasion of the first International Day of Remembrance and Tribute to the Victims of Terrorism, Under-Secretary-General Vladimir Voronkov, Head of the United Nations Office of Counter-Terrorism is visiting Afghanistan, at the invitation of the Government, to...
  • United Nations welcomes progress toward Afghanistan’s parliamentary elections
    13 Aug 2018 - KABUL - The UN Assistance Mission in Afghanistan (UNAMA) welcomes the recent progress made toward Afghanistan’s parliamentary polls, including candidate vetting and other preparations required for printing ballots on schedule, as testament to Afghanistan’s successful ownership...
  • Assistant Secretary-General Miroslav Jenča completes visit to Afghanistan
    08 Aug 2018 - NEW YORK - United Nations Assistant Secretary-General for Political Affairs, Mr. Miroslav Jenča, visited Afghanistan from 6 to 8 August 2018. He met with representatives of the Government of Afghanistan, political leaders and the diplomatic community. In his meetings, Mr Jenča...
  • Security Council Press Statement on Terrorist Attacks in Afghanistan
    03 Aug 2018 - NEW YORK - The members of the Security Council condemned in the strongest terms the heinous and cowardly terrorist attacks that took place in Afghanistan over the past week, targeting a medical center for midwives and a government building in Jalalabad as well as the Khawaja...
  • UNAMA condemns killing of civilians in Gardez mosque attack
    03 Aug 2018 - KABUL - The UN Assistance Mission in Afghanistan (UNAMA) condemns today’s suicide attack that took place at a mosque in Gardez, killing at least 23 civilians and injuring at least 74 others. During Friday prayers, two suicide attackers detonated their explosive vests inside the...
  • Secretary-General condemns the 31 July suicide attack in Jalalabad
    02 Aug 2018 - NEW YORK - The Secretary-General condemns the 31 July suicide attack targeting the provincial government’s department of refugees and returnees in Jalalabad City, killing at least 15 civilians, including a staff member of the International Organization for Migration (IOM). Any...
  • UNAMA welcomes IEC announcement for presidential election date
    01 Aug 2018 - KABUL - The UN Assistance Mission in Afghanistan (UNAMA) welcomes today’s announcement by the Independent Election Commission (IEC) of 20 April 2019 for the presidential election in Afghanistan. “Today’s announcement is an important moment for democracy in Afghanistan,” said...
  • UN in Afghanistan statement on death of IOM colleague
    01 Aug 2018 - KABUL - It is with profound sadness that the United Nations family in Afghanistan confirms that an employee of the International Organization for Migration (IOM) was killed in yesterday’s attack on the Department of Refugees and Returnees in Jalalabad. Our immediate thoughts...
  • UNAMA condemns attack on Refugee Department in Jalalabad
    31 Jul 2018 - KABUL - The UN Assistance Mission in Afghanistan (UNAMA) condemns in the strongest terms today’s attack in Jalalabad that killed at least 13 civilians and injured at least 20, and expresses its outrage at the recent pattern of attacks targeting civilians and civilian objects....

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