Press Releases
- 25 Nov 2014 - “Be a Champion: Prevent Violence and Discrimination against Women and Girls in Afghanistan” KABUL - Today marks the International Day for the Elimination of Violence against Women (EVAW), followed by 16 Days of Activism Against Gender Violence. The Day is commemorated around...
- 24 Nov 2014 - KABUL - The United Nations Assistance Mission in Afghanistan (UNAMA) condemns in the strongest terms yesterday’s suicide attack in Yahyakhail district in the south-eastern province of Paktika. On 23 November, a suicide attacker detonated an improvised explosive device in a...
- 26 Oct 2014 - KABUL - The United Nations welcomes yesterday’s announcement by Afghanistan’s Independent Election Commission (IEC) of the final results from the 2014 Provincial...
- 03 Oct 2014 - KABUL - As Afghans prepare to mark the holy occasion of Eid-ul-Adha, the United Nations wishes all Afghans a peaceful and joyous celebration. “Eid-ul-Adha is a time of peace - which Afghanistan richly deserves,” said the Secretary-General’s Special Representative and head of...
- 30 Sep 2014 - NEW YORK - United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon and the Security Council have hailed the inauguration of Dr. Ashraf Ghani Ahmadzai as new president of Afghanistan, with both noting the historic nature of the occasion which marks the first democratic transition of power...