News (Consolidated) - UNSOM

3 August 2009 - Malang Darya and Amruddin Sanjar’s childhood dreams came true when they climbed the highest mountain in Afghanistan. “I wanted to make my country proud by raising its flag on Afghanistan’s highest mountain…

3 August 2009 - Political reconciliation efforts in Afghanistan must accelerate after this month’s presidential elections, the top United Nations envoy to the war-ravaged country has stressed, warning that regardless of the…

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…

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…

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…

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…

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…

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…

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…