26 Jul 2021 - KABUL - Civilian casualties in Afghanistan in the first half of 2021 reached record levels, including a particularly sharp increase in killings and injuries since May when international military forces began their withdrawal and the fighting intensified following the Taliban’s...
19 Jul 2021 - NEW YORK - In response to questions, the Spokesperson said The Secretary-General is encouraged by the joint declaration by the Islamic Republic of Afghanistan and the Taliban issued in Doha, Qatar, on Sunday agreeing to accelerate their high-level engagements in order to find a...
14 Jul 2021 - KABUL – The United Nations in Afghanistan is increasingly concerned with the number of reported serious human rights abuses and violations alleged in communities most affected by the ongoing military offensive across the country.The reports of killing, ill-treatment,...
07 Jul 2021 - I welcome today’s ministerial level meeting on Afghanistan, as a clear signal of the sense of urgency that the region feels in light of the rapidly developing situation across Afghanistan. As the Head of UNAMA, Special Representative of the Secretary-General Deborah Lyons...
22 Jun 2021 - KABUL - The Secretary-General’s Special Representative for Afghanistan, Deborah Lyons, today briefed the Security Council on the situation in Afghanistan.Lyons highlighted current major trends adversely impacting the country —...