Press Releases

  • Domestic observers play crucial role in upcoming polls
    03 Apr 2014 - KABUL - As Afghans prepare for Presidential and Provincial Council elections, the United Nations Assistance Mission in Afghanistan (UNAMA) highlights the importance of domestic observers, as well as candidate and party agents in the prevention of fraud. More than 10,000...
  • Spirit behind Afghan women’s peace petition should be maintained and grown - Kubiš
    02 Apr 2014 - KABUL - The top United Nations official in Afghanistan today urged the country’s women to maintain and build on the momentum behind a recent petition – signed by more than 250,000 women and girls – calling for peace and a cease-fire. “The fact that this petition took place...
  • UN peacekeeping chief show of solidarity in Kabul
    30 Mar 2014 - KABUL - The United Nations top peacekeeping official today expressed his solidarity with the Afghan people on the eve of next week’s elections and reaffirmed the world body’s support for the country through the polls and beyond. Speaking in Kabul as he wrapped up a three-day...
  • UNAMA condemns attack on election commission premises
    29 Mar 2014 - KABUL - The United Nations Assistance Mission in Afghanistan (UNAMA) condemns today’s attack on the Kabul headquarters of the Independent Election Commission of Afghanistan (IEC) and confirms that its own neighbouring base was hit by small arms fire. All UN staff members are...
  • UNAMA notes national preparations for securing Afghan elections
    27 Mar 2014 - KABUL - With Afghanistan's Presidential and Provincial Council elections little more than a week away, the United Nations Assistance Mission in Afghanistan (UNAMA) notes that despite real security challenges progress is being made by the country's security forces in creating...

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