News (Consolidated) - UNSOM

KABUL - The Special Representative of the Secretary-General for Afghanistan, Staffan de Mistura, in a meeting with Afghan President Hamid Karzai today, agreed to recommend the commencement of technical and logistical assistance by the international community for parliamentary elections to be held on…

17 April 2010 - The highest United Nations official in Afghanistan today recommended the release of international assistance for parliamentary elections to be held later this year, following a meeting with President Hamid Karzai and other Afghan officials in which new senior election commission…

18 April 2010 - Irrigation, access, trade and energy were at the heart of talks between Farah provincial authorities and Government representatives and the donor community. Early morning, at Farah airport, a long line of vehicles stretched towards Syad camp, the newly built base of the 207 corps of…

19 April 2010 - Citizens and officials from Herat, in western Afghanistan, joined hands to clean up the provincial capital, at an event organized by the Department of Public Works and the United Nations World Health Organization (WHO). Upon completion of the project, Herat’s Mayor, Mohamed Salim…

19 April 2010 - The Special Representative of the United Nations Secretary-General, Staffan de Mistura met today with Fazel Ahmad Manawi, the new Chairperson of the Independent Election Commission (IEC). دری و پشتو Mr de Mistura congratulated Mr Manawi on his appointment, noting that it had been…

KABUL - The upcoming parliamentary elections in Afghanistan must be an improvement over last year’s presidential polls, the top United Nations envoy there told the new head of the country’s national electoral body, urging that the process be as transparent as possible. Today’s meeting follows a news…

20 April 2010 - The Nangarhar Provincial Council has started publishing a six-page newspaper for effective information dissemination in successfully fighting corruption and in promoting development. Nasratullah Nasrat Arsalayee, chairman of the 19-member Council, said the main objectives of…

21 April 2010 - Some 100 school buildings have been constructed in Paktya province over the past two years, with 70 more to be completed this year. This progress in the education sector in the south-eastern province was revealed by Paktya Governor Juma Khan Hamdard, at the opening ceremony for a…

22 April 2010 - Anisa Wahab, the famous theatre star of the country, quiets us inaudibly on the night of 18 April in Kabul. She was born in the Shash Darak area of Kabul 53 years ago, of which she spent 46 years in the service of theatre in the country. She was also married to an actor and had no…

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20 April 2010 - The United Nations humanitarian wing is coordinating emergency aid and assessing the damage in northern Afghanistan following a 5.3-magnitude earthquake that reportedly killed at least seven people and injured dozens of others. The quake hit the mountainous Samangan province…

KABUL - It is vital to immunize more Afghans against vaccine-preventable diseases and protect them from malaria, government and United Nations officials said 24 April during a Kabul ceremony launching two major health events. Afghanistan's Minister of Public Health, Dr Suraya Dalil, launched both…