05 Sep 2011 - KABUL - The Special Representative of the Secretary-General for Afghanistan, Staffan de Mistura, met today with the visiting Hezb-e-Islami delegation, in accordance with UNAMA's renewed mandate and in consultation with President Hamid Karzai.The Special...
05 Sep 2011 - KABUL - Patronage, corruption, impunity and over-emphasis on short-term security issues rather than targeted long-term development are exacerbating the already dire poverty affecting more than two-thirds of all Afghans, according to a report published Tuesday by the office of...
05 Sep 2011 - KABUL - The top United Nations official in Afghanistan, Staffan de Mistura, flew today to the volatile southeastern provinces of Paktya and Khost to meet with UN staff and local communities and authorities in one of the most challenging regions of the country.
In his...
05 Sep 2011 - KABUL - The Special Representative of the Secretary-General for Afghanistan, Staffan de Mistura, has expressed his condolences over and condemned an attack on the office of the German Technical Cooperation (GTZ) in Khost, Afghanistan on 27 March, which severely injured a long-...
05 Sep 2011 - KABUL - Dozens of deminers wearing crisp blue uniforms and face-protecting helmets lined up to greet the United Nations Special Representative of Secretary-General for Afghanistan, Staffan de Mistura, ambassadors and donors today at a compound devoted to mine awareness and...