Press Releases

  • UNAMA condemns attacks on election workers
    17 Jun 2014 - KABUL - The United Nations Assistance Mission in Afghanistan (UNAMA) strongly condemns the continued, targeted killing of Afghan election workers in the wake of the historic second round of the country’s Presidential election last Saturday. The violence includes the killing of...
  • UNAMA condemns mutilation of voters in western Afghanistan
    15 Jun 2014 - KABUL - The United Nations Assistance Mission in Afghanistan (UNAMA) strongly condemns the mutilation of eleven civilians in the western province of Herat. In interviews with UNAMA human rights monitors, the victims said the Taliban cut off their index fingers as punishment for...
  • UN chief congratulates Afghans on holding of elections
    15 Jun 2014 - NEW YORK  - The Secretary-General congratulates the people of Afghanistan for exercising their right to vote in the second round of the presidential election on Saturday. The participation of men and women across the country demonstrates, once again, the commitment of the...
  • UNAMA congratulates Afghans on second round of voting
    14 Jun 2014 - KABUL - The United Nations Assistance Mission in Afghanistan (UNAMA) congratulates the men and women of Afghanistan on the holding today of the second round of the Presidential elections – a major achievement in the country’s historic democratic transition from one elected...
  • UNAMA calls for continued improvements to the electoral process
    11 Jun 2014 - KABUL - As preparations for the 14 June Presidential run-off vote are finalized, the United Nations Assistance Mission for Afghanistan (UNAMA) calls upon all electoral stakeholders to fulfill their joint responsibility to provide the Afghan people with the best elections...

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