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21 September 2010 - About 100 Afghan school children, most of them girls, took part last week in a drawing competition in eastern Afghanistan to mark International Peace Day on 21 September. The competition was organized in Jalalabad city, by the youth authorities of Nangarhar province, with…

21 September 2010 - The United Nations envoy to Afghanistan today commended the country’s electoral authorities on conducting the recent parliamentary polls amid immense security and logistical challenges, and stressed that they must be given the space to complete their responsibilities. More than 4…

22 September 2010 - Last weekend’s Afghan parliamentary elections were the focus of talks today between the country’s Foreign Minister and Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon. Zalmai Rassoul and Mr. Ban discussed the implementation of the Afghan Government’s post-election priorities, such as the…

24 September 2010 - School children and local community leaders were among the participants in a day-long walk in Afghanistan’s Central Highlands held today by the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) to mark the International Day of Peace in 2010. The alpine ranges of central Afghanistan…

27 September 2010 - With his country enduring horrific terrorist violence on an almost daily basis, Afghanistan’s Foreign Minister underlined the need for both States and non-State actors to cut off their financing for Al-Qaida at the United Nations today. Nearly nine years after the declaration of…

29 September 2010 - Cricket and volleyball tournaments were launched in Nangarhar and Laghman provinces in Afghanistan’s east to mark the International Day of Peace, which falls on 21 September. According to Nuragha Zwak, Director of the Youth Department of Nangarhar province, a total of eight teams…

NEW YORK - With a series of important political events having taken place this year, it is now time for Afghanistan and its partners to focus on the road ahead in ensuring peace and development for the country, a top United Nations official said today. Latest SG Report on Afghanistan - SRSG…

30 September 2010 - A large gathering of people, including the governor of Paktya, senior Government officials, UN agencies, civil society, and school children and teachers, pledged to work towards bringing peace to Afghanistan, at a function to mark Peace Day 2010 in Gardez. “Today we are observing…

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KABUL - While opium poppy cultivation remained at 2009 levels, opium production halved in 2010, says the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC), 2010 Afghan Opium Survey released today. Download Report This is good news but there is no room for false optimism; the market may again become…

KABUL - Afghan opium production has decreased by almost 50 per cent this year, the United Nations said in a new report released today, while cautioning that rising prices on the global market may induce farmers to cultivate more of the lucrative crop. Total opium production is estimated at 3,600…

3 October 2010 - A kite flying competition was organized in Laghman province in Afghanistan’s east, on the occasion of the International Day of Peace. UNAMA provided more than 100 Peace Day kites to members of the local youth federation and to children of the province’s Juvenile Reform Centre (JRC)…