Press Releases

  • UN Security Council condemns Kabul attack
    07 Jun 2014 - NEW YORK - The members of the Security Council condemned in the strongest terms the attack on 6 June 2014 in Kabul, Afghanistan, which caused a number of deaths and injuries to civilians and security personnel. The members of the Security Council expressed their deep sympathy...
  • Credible elections require candidates, electoral authorities to meet responsibilities
    04 Jun 2014 - BRUSSELS - The United Nations Special Representative of the Secretary-General for Afghanistan, Ján Kubiš, called today upon both Afghanistan’s electoral management bodies and candidates involved in the upcoming Presidential run-off vote to fulfill their joint responsibilities...
  • UNAMA condemns killing of civilians in Ghazni
    01 Jun 2014 - KABUL - The United Nations Assistance Mission in Afghanistan (UNAMA) strongly condemns the killing of 12 civilians in Giro district, Ghazni province yesterday. Two vehicles traveling to a wedding party hit two pressure-plate improvised explosive devices planted on the road,...
  • Security Council condemns attack on Indian consulate in Herat, Afghanistan
    24 May 2014 - NEW YORK - The members of the Security Council condemned in the strongest terms the attack on 23 May on the Indian consulate in Herat province, Afghanistan. The members of the Security Council condemned acts of violence against diplomatic and consular representatives, which...
  • UNAMA welcomes release of preliminary results from Provincial Council elections
    20 May 2014 - KABUL - The United Nations Assistance Mission in Afghanistan (UNAMA) welcomes today's release, by the Independent Election Commission, of the preliminary results of the country’s Provincial Council elections held on 5 April. “The Provincial Councils are Constitutionally-...

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