Press Releases

  • UN Special Representative for Afghanistan, Ján Kubiš, visits audit centre
    18 Jul 2014 - KABUL - The Secretary-General’s Special Representative for Afghanistan, Ján Kubiš, today visited the headquarters and premises of the Independent Election Commission (IEC), where the audit of the results of the country’s 2014 Presidential election run-off is taking place. While...
  • UNAMA welcomes start of audit for Afghan Presidential election run-off
    17 Jul 2014 - KABUL - The United Nations Assistance Mission in Afghanistan (UNAMA) welcomes the start today of the audit of the results of the country’s 2014 Presidential election run-off. The audit follows an agreement between the two Presidential candidates, Dr. Abdullah Abdullah and Dr....
  • UNAMA supports civil society call for ceasefire during Ramadan
    16 Jul 2014 - KABUL - The United Nations Assistance Mission in Afghanistan (UNAMA) supports the call today from the Federation of Afghanistan's Civil Societies (FACS) for a ceasefire by both parties to the conflict during Ramadan and Eid-ul-Fitr. “Ramadan is a time of peace and community and...
  • Security Council Press Statement: Attacks in Paktika and Kabul, Afghanistan
    16 Jul 2014 - New York - The members of the Security Council condemned in the strongest terms the suicide attack on 15 July 2014 in Paktika, Afghanistan, which caused many deaths and injuries to civilians, including children, as well as the attack in Kabul on 15 July 2014, which caused a...
  • UNAMA condemns deadly IED attack in Kabul City
    15 Jul 2014 - KABUL - The United Nations Assistance Mission in Afghanistan (UNAMA) condemns the deliberate attack on a civilian shuttle bus in Kabul City which killed two civilians and injured another five. This morning, in the city’s Arzan Qimat area, the Taliban detonated a remote-...

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