09 Jun 2018 - KABUL - The United Nations Assistance Mission in Afghanistan (UNAMA) welcomes the Taliban's announcement that partially reciprocates the Afghan government's temporary ceasefire.
On 7 June, President Ashraf Ghani detailed the government’s ceasefire, which he indicated will start...
07 Jun 2018 - NEW YORK - The Secretary-General welcomes the announcement by the Government of Afghanistan of a temporary ceasefire with the Taliban for the Eid al-Fitr holiday.
The Secretary-General urges the Taliban to reciprocate the temporary ceasefire and accept President Ashraf Ghani’s...
07 Jun 2018 - KABUL - The United Nations Assistance Mission in Afghanistan (UNAMA) welcomes the announcement made today by the Government of Afghanistan for a temporary ceasefire with the Taliban.
Citing calls by more than 2,000 religious scholars gathered this week in Kabul to denounce the...
05 Jun 2018 - KABUL - The attack against a group of religious leaders peacefully gathered in Kabul to issue a joint declaration that would contribute to a safer and more secure Afghanistan is totally unacceptable. I am outraged by this attack and condemn it. I continue to be outraged at...
05 Jun 2018 - NEW YORK - The Secretary-General condemns the suicide attack in Kabul today that targeted religious scholars, who had gathered from across the country to promote peace in Afghanistan. A number of civilian causalities are reported.
The Secretary-General reiterates that no cause...
29 May 2018 - KABUL - A law on the elimination of violence against women has been in place in Afghanistan since 2009, but Afghan women’s access to justice remains severely inadequate, finds a new report released today by the UN Assistance Mission in Afghanistan (UNAMA).
The report, ‘...
24 May 2018 - KABUL - The United Nations in Afghanistan welcomes the release in Kabul of a colleague and her child held hostage since January, while expressing outrage at their abduction and the earlier murder of another colleague who was also seized during the same incident.
The release of...
19 May 2018 - NEW YORK - The Secretary-General condemns yesterday’s attack in Jalalabad, Afghanistan. Attacks targeting civilians are grave violations of human rights and international humanitarian law and can never be justified.
The United Nations maintains that all parties to the conflict...
19 May 2018 - KABUL - The UN Assistance Mission in Afghanistan (UNAMA) condemns the attack in Jalalabad that killed at least eight civilians and injured at least 55.
Facts in the incident have now become clear. Four explosives were detonated targeting those gathered after evening prayers to...
16 May 2018 - KABUL - As the Islamic month of Ramadan begins, I would like to extend, on behalf of the United Nations in Afghanistan, warmest wishes to all Afghans in the country and abroad.
The coming weeks will be a special time of prayer and reflection for Afghans, and a time of...
15 May 2018 - KABUL - Adopting a new anti-corruption strategy and implementing several initiatives in a broad anti-corruption agenda demonstrate Afghanistan’s commitment to countering corruption, finds a new United Nations report released today.
“The United Nations stands firmly in...
10 May 2018 - KABUL - A new report released today by the United Nations Assistance Mission in Afghanistan (UNAMA) details a disturbing pattern of attacks at election-related facilities following the commencement of voter registration for the October 2018 polls.
UNAMA verified 23 election-...
07 May 2018 - KABUL - In a new report on the 2 April 2018 airstrikes in the Dasht-e-Archi district of Kunduz province, UNAMA presents its findings, including verification of 107 casualties (36 killed and 71 injured), of which 81 were children, although the report notes that UNAMA received...
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