Press Releases
- 31 Oct 2011 - NEW YORK - Before we begin, let me say just a few words about the terrorist attack near the UN offices in Kandahar early this morning. As you may know, a car bomb was exploded at the gate of a local NGO that shares a common wall with the UNHCR compound. When the wall collapsed...
- 13 Oct 2011 - KABUL - UNAMA today released a report that documents the torture and mistreatment of detainees in a number of detention facilities of the National Directorate of Security (NDS) and Afghan National Police (ANP) across the country. UNAMA is committed to assisting the Afghan...
- 13 Oct 2011 - KABUL - Opium poppy-crop cultivation in Afghanistan reached 131,000 hectares in 2011, 7 per cent higher than in 2010, due to insecurity and high prices, said the 2011 Afghan Opium Survey released today by the Ministry of Counter Narcotics (MCN) and the United Nations Office on...
- 13 Oct 2011 - KABUL - The Socio-Demographic & Economic Survey (SDES) in Bamyan Province successfully completed its data collection phase. English -...
- 04 Oct 2011 - KABUL - Representatives from the international community met with Afghan Government officials on 27 September and reaffirmed their commitment to the Afghan peace process, following the assassination of Professor Burhanuddin Rabbani, former President of Afghanistan and Chairman...