Press Releases

  • UNAMA calls on Anti-Government Elements to cease attacks in civilian areas
    08 Aug 2015 - KABUL - Three attacks by Anti-Government Elements in Kabul on 7 August caused at least 355 civilian casualties – 42 deaths and 313 injured – the highest number of civilians killed and injured in one day since the United Nations Assistance Mission in Afghanistan (...
  • UNAMA condemns attack in Kabul
    07 Aug 2015 - KABUL - The United Nations Assistance Mission in Afghanistan (UNAMA) condemns the killing today of at least eight civilians and the injuring of more than 200 in Kabul. “I condemn, in the strongest terms, today’s indiscriminate attack in Kabul,” said Nicholas Haysom...
  • Civilian casualties remain at record high levels in first half of 2015
    05 Aug 2015 - KABUL - The Afghan conflict continued to exact a heavy toll on Afghan civilians in the first six months of 2015, with civilian casualties projected to equal or exceed the record high numbers documented in 2014, the United Nations Assistance Mission in Afghanistan (...
  • UNAMA condemns killing of civilians in northern Afghanistan
    22 Jul 2015 - KABUL - The United Nations Assistance Mission in Afghanistan (UNAMA) condemns the killing today of at least 19 civilians and the injuring of at least 28 at a bombing in the Almar district of Faryab province. “This horrific attack against civilians in a market demonstrates an...
  • UNAMA welcomes establishment of Electoral System Reform Commission, calls for electoral calendar
    19 Jul 2015 - KABUL - The United Nations Assistance Mission in Afghanistan (UNAMA) welcomes the establishment by the National Unity Government of the Electoral System Reform Commission, under the chairmanship of Mr. Sultan Shah Akefi. “This is an important step,” said Nicholas Haysom, the...

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