01 Aug 2018 - KABUL - The UN Assistance Mission in Afghanistan (UNAMA) welcomes today’s announcement by the Independent Election Commission (IEC) of 20 April 2019 for the presidential election in Afghanistan.
“Today’s announcement is an important moment for democracy in Afghanistan,” said...
01 Aug 2018 - KABUL - It is with profound sadness that the United Nations family in Afghanistan confirms that an employee of the International Organization for Migration (IOM) was killed in yesterday’s attack on the Department of Refugees and Returnees in Jalalabad.
Our immediate thoughts...
31 Jul 2018 - KABUL - The UN Assistance Mission in Afghanistan (UNAMA) condemns in the strongest terms today’s attack in Jalalabad that killed at least 13 civilians and injured at least 20, and expresses its outrage at the recent pattern of attacks targeting civilians and civilian objects....
25 Jul 2018 - KABUL - The UN Assistance Mission in Afghanistan (UNAMA) is pleased to announce that at the third project board meeting to support the upcoming parliamentary and district council elections, a new agreement was signed to enable enhanced contributions to Afghanistan’s electoral...
23 Jul 2018 - NEW YORK - The Security Council notes the conclusion of the voter registration process in Afghanistan on July 18, which according to preliminary data of the Independent Election Commission of Afghanistan saw more than 8.9 million Afghans register, including more than 3 million...
23 Jul 2018 - KABUL - The UN Assistance Mission in Afghanistan condemns yesterday’s attack outside Kabul’s airport that initial findings indicate killed and injured scores of civilians.
The suicide attack took place among a crowd gathered to greet First Vice President Abdul Rashid Dostum,...
15 Jul 2018 - KABUL - Latest figures released today by the UN Assistance Mission in Afghanistan (UNAMA) show continuing record high casualty rates being inflicted on the Afghan civilian population by the warring parties. Covering the period 1 January to 30 June 2018, findings include the...
03 Jul 2018 - NEW YORK - The members of the Security Council condemned in the strongest terms the heinous and cowardly terrorist attack that took place in Jalalabad, Afghanistan, on 1 July, which resulted in at least 19 people killed and many wounded, for which the Islamic State in Iraq and...
02 Jul 2018 - NEW YORK - The Secretary-General condemns yesterday’s suicide attack in Jalalabad City, Nangarhar Province, that killed at least 19 civilians and wounded 20 others, including children. The majority of victims belong to Afghanistan’s small Sikh and Hindu community. The Secretary...
02 Jul 2018 - KABUL - The UN Assistance Mission in Afghanistan (UNAMA) condemns yesterday’s attack in Jalalabad that killed at least 19 civilians, and expresses its concern about a recent spate of incidents in which civilians have been killed in attacks on schools and medical centres.
The...
25 Jun 2018 - KABUL - Media can follow the live broadcast of the UN Security Council session on the Secretary-General’s latest Report on Afghanistan.
UN WEB TV <http://webtv.un.org/> are scheduled to broadcast beginning 10:00 New York local time (18:...
19 Jun 2018 - NEW YORK - The members of the Security Council condemned in the strongest terms the two heinous and cowardly terrorist attacks that took place in Nangarhar, Afghanistan, on 16 and 17 June, which resulted in at least 43 people killed and 45 injured. For one of those attacks,...
18 Jun 2018 - NEW YORK - The members of the Security Council welcomed the announcement by the Government of Afghanistan on 16 June, to extend the temporary ceasefire with the Taliban after the Eid al-Fitr holiday.
The members of the Security Council expressed their strong disappointment that...
17 Jun 2018 - NEW YORK - The Secretary-General welcomes the Afghan Government’s announcement of the extension of the unilateral ceasefire with the Taliban.
The Secretary-General urges the Taliban to heed the call for peace from the Afghan people and also extend the ceasefire....
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