Press Releases

  • 12 Oct 2016 - KABUL - The UN Mission in Afghanistan (UNAMA) condemns last night’s attack at the Karte Shakhi mosque and shrine in Kabul that killed at least 18 civilians and injured more than 50 others. An attacker wearing an Afghan security forces uniform entered the Shia mosque as...
  • 02 Oct 2016 - KABUL - UNAMA condemns two improvised explosive device (IED) detonations on civilian vehicles in recent days that killed 19 civilians in Helmand and Badghis provinces. Both devices used victim-activated pressure plate triggers that are both illegal and indiscriminate. In the...
  • 29 Sep 2016 - KABUL - An airstrike targeting Islamic State in Iraq and the Levant (ISIL), also known as Daesh, was conducted yesterday in the eastern district of Achin. In the process civilian casualties were incurred. UNAMA condemns the killing of at least 15 civilian men and the injuring...
  • 25 Sep 2016 - KABUL - UNAMA today hosted a meeting in Kabul with representatives of the Hazara community. As part of its good offices mandate, UNAMA invited participants for an open discussion, chaired by Pernille...
  • 22 Sep 2016 - KABUL - The UN Assistance Mission in Afghanistan (UNAMA) is encouraged by the initialing today in Kabul of a draft peace agreement between the Government of Afghanistan and Hezb-i-Islami Gulbuddin. UNAMA supports the efforts by Afghanistan’s National Unity Government to engage...

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