News (Consolidated) - UNSOM

4 August 2009 - During his twenty four years of service as a schoolteacher, followed by a few years of experience as an NGO worker, 54-year-old Muhamad Noorzai didn’t know “anything about media”. The only way he kept himself in touch with the media was by reading newspapers, listening to radio and…

5 August 2009 - Outgoing provincial council members in Nangarhar province have a piece of advice for new council members who will be elected in the 20 August elections: engage more with the media. During a half-day workshop organised by the Eastern Regional office of the United Nations Assistance…

5 August 2009 - For someone who has been in the business for over 45 years, travelled to most war zones, and clicked nearly a million photographs, Tim Page conveys unusual amounts of enthusiasm. A camera that perpetually shares space around his neck along with his newly-purchased Afghan scarf, the…

KABUL - A 14-year-old schoolgirl from Kandahar has been named one of the winners of WFP’s 2009 Children's Art Competition. English

KABUL - Afghanistan has won a gold medal at the First Asian Martial Arts Games in Thailand. Nissar Ahmad Bahawi, 24, won the gold in Taekwondo today in Bangkok. Three other medals in Taekwondo have been won this week including one silver and two bronzes. One of the bronze medals was won by a young…

5 August 2009 - World-famous photographer Tim Page is joining the United Nations mission in Afghanistan to document efforts to shore up democracy and peacebuilding efforts in the South Asian nation. Mr. Page, from the United Kingdom, will capture images of the final weeks before landmark…

KABUL - The last three months have been very busy for Mastali Niazi as he tries to meet hundreds of people and educate them about the elections. Mr Niazi, 48, is a university lecturer in Nangarhar province, who has defied all the odds to become an election civic educator and teach the staff members…

6 August 2009 - UNAMA's latest radio show "Afghanistan Today" broadcast in Dari and Pashto on Radio Television Afghanistan is now available to listen to online and on iTunes.

7 August 2009 - While much of the current international attention is on the upcoming elections in Afghanistan, there are a number of humanitarian issues still facing the country, a senior United Nations official stressed today, adding that lack of access is a major impediment to aid efforts. “The…

8 August 2009 - International aid agencies and the Government of Afghanistan are increasing their efforts to promote tourism in the province of Bamyan. New Zealand’s aid agency has recently funded a tourism development project in Bamyan with the aim of improving the local economy and creating a…

KABUL - A total of 30 out of 41 presidential candidates participated in pre-election television roundtables conducted by the Media Commission between 29 July and 6 August. The Commission told a press conference today that 28 candidates also participated in similar radio roundtables. The roundtables…