Press Releases
- 12 Apr 2010 - KABUL - The Mine Action Coordination Centre of Afghanistan (MACCA) today condemned attacks on humanitarian deminers, following an attack on a team working for Afghan NGO DAFA in Kandahar on the 11 April which resulted in the death of five deminers and a further 17 being injured...
- 01 Apr 2010 - KABUL - The top United Nations official in Afghanistan has condemned an attack by gunmen against a German aid agency in the east of the country that killed a local engineer and severely injured an international aid worker. Said Anwar, an engineer from the nearby province of...
- 20 Mar 2010 - KABUL - Nowruz is a very important moment of festivity that has been celebrated for 2,500 years. And it is a sign of hope for peace which Afghans need. We hope that this year will bring peace and also progress. We will be with if you want us to be with you. The United Nations...
- 20 Mar 2010 - NEW YORK - The General Assembly’s decision this year to recognize the International Day of Nowruz is evidence of a growing global awareness of the holiday’s significance not only in the regions where it is celebrated but around the world. For millennia, when the sun crosses the...
- 11 Mar 2010 - KABUL - UNESCO will receive a grant of US$ 19.5 million from the Government of Japan for the 2nd phase of the Enhancement of Literacy in Afghanistan (ELA 2) programme....