KABUL - The United Nations Assistance Mission in Afghanistan (UNAMA) strongly condemns the recent abduction and killing of six civilians in Herat province. Among the civilians executed were five employees of the International…
GARDEZ - During a three-day anti polio campaign which concluded today, over 828,000 children under five years of age received anti-polio drops in the south-eastern provinces including Paktya, Paktika, Khost and Ghazni. The…
KABUL - The Special Representative of the Secretary-General for Afghanistan, Ján Kubiš, today met the Chairman of the Independent Election Commission of Afghanistan (IEC), Dr. Ahmad Yusuf Nuristani, to discuss preparations…
HERAT - The Governor of western Herat province, Fazlullah Wahidi, announced on Monday that the province's main airport will be reconstructed with financial support from the governments of Italy and Spain. Governor Wahidi said…
PAKTYA - The provincial department responsible for providing drinking water to the people in south-eastern Afghan province of Paktya has completed a drinking water project for returnees and internally displaced persons (IDPs)…
Statement by Mr. Nicholas Kay, Special Representative of the Secretary-General for Somalia and Head of the United Nations Assistance Mission to Somalia (UNSOM) to the 392nd meeting of the African Union Peace and Security…
BADGHIS - The Badghis governor said on Monday that his administration will resolve the problems of clean drinking water supply and electricity by importing power from Turkmenistan. In an exclusive interview with the Pajhwok…
New York, 23 August 2013 The Secretary-General is greatly concerned over yesterday's firing of rockets from the area of Tyre, within UNIFIL's area of operations, towards Israel, which is a clear violation of resolution 1701…
I returned yesterday from leave in London and I had the honor to meet this morning with the caretaker Prime Minister. I wanted personally to extend my condolences with regard to the two explosions in Tripoli last Friday. I…
New York, 23 August 2013 The members of the Security Council strongly condemned the terrorist attacks on august 23 2013 in the northern city of Tripoli, Lebanon, which killed at least 42 people and wounded more than 400. The…
New York, 23 August 2013 The Secretary-General strongly condemns the two bomb explosions, shortly after Friday prayers, outside two mosques in the north Lebanese city of Tripoli, leaving tens of people killed and hundreds…
BALKH - During their first ever direct interaction with their constituents, about a dozen lawmakers from the northern Afghan province of Balkh said last week that despite their efforts to end corruption it still remains a…