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Wolesi Jirga Women’s Rights Committee Visits Bamyan
KABUL - An eight-member delegation from the Wolesi Jirga’s Women Committee has visited Bamyan to assess the situation of women during the security transition period, and find positive examples that it can show in other…

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RADIO: Top UN humanitarian official assessing situation in Afghanistan on first visit
KABUL - Under-Secretary-General for Humanitarian Affairs, Valerie Amos, is calling on donor states to continue supporting the people of Afghanistan affected by the conflict and natural disasters. Valerie Amos, who is also the…

UNAMA Condemns Recent Attacks Against Schools in Afghanistan
KABUL - United Nations Assistance Mission in Afghanistan (UNAMA) is seriously concerned that the protection needs of civilians, especially children and their right to education are being violated through reported attacks by…

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Debating Presidential Elections
KABUL - Concerns over the credibility of the electoral process and transfer of power in the presidential elections of 2014 brought together the two largest political opposition of Afghanistan. The National Front of…

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Press Conference by Under-Secretary-General for Humanitarian Affairs & Emergency Relief Coordinator
NEW YORK - While the United Nations and its partners would continue to provide immediate humanitarian relief to Afghanistan, aid alone was not enough to deal with the conflict-torn nation’s myriad challenges, the United…

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“KABUL, I LOVE YOU” Film Project Premieres in Afghanistan
KABUL - The United Nations-supported film project “Kabul, I love you” premiered today at the French Institute in Kabul at an event that included the UN Deputy Special Representative of the Secretary-General Michael Keating…

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Maternal deaths continue to decline but more progress needed – UN report
KABUL - The number of women dying of pregnancy and childbirth related complications has almost halved in 20 years, according to new estimates released today by the United Nations, which stressed that greater progress is still…

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Maternal deaths continue to decline but more progress needed – UN report
KABUL - The number of women dying of pregnancy and childbirth related complications has almost halved in 20 years, according to new estimates released today by the United Nations, which stressed that greater progress is still…

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UN-backed stage drama seeks to raise awareness against underage marriage
NANGARHAR - A United Nations-supported stage drama show that seeks to raise awareness against underage marriage attracted hundreds of Afghan men, women and elderly in the country’s eastern Laghman province last week. The…

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UN chief assures Afghan leader of support to organize ‘credible and democratic’ polls
CHICAGO - Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon assured Afghan President Hamid Karzai yesterday that the United Nations stands ready to support to the Afghan authorities to produce “credible and democratic elections”. According to…

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Message of peace resonates in Helmand poetry event
HELMAND - Message of peace resonated in an annual poetry event held in the southern Helmand province of Afghanistan on Thursday last week. Over 500 poets, writers and intellectuals from about over a dozen provinces of…

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Afghan civil society groups prepare to develop their messages for Tokyo conference
KABUL - Afghan civil society organizations have started preparations to develop strong messages through an inclusive and participatory mechanism for the International Conference on Afghanistan to be held in Tokyo on 8 July…