
Afghan Government and international community reaffirm commitment to the 'Kabul Process'
KABUL - The Government of Afghanistan and the international community today concluded a series of meetings which reaffirmed their commitment to the “Kabul process.” Of the 22 National Priority Programmes developed by the…

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Mid-Year Report 2011- Protection of Civilians in Armed Conflict - 14 July
KABUL - Staffan de Mistura, Special Representative of the Secretary-General for Afghanistan: Bismillah al-Rahman al-Rahim. Thank you for coming. I think it is the right time, I’m sorry to say, for addressing issues relating…

United Nations envoy de Mistura meets Wolesi Jirga candidates
KABUL - Staffan de Mistura, Special Representative of the United Nations Secretary-General for Afghanistan, today met, at their request, with several representatives of the Wolesi Jirga candidates backed by the court set up…

United Nations envoy De Mistura meets Afghan Parliamentarians
KABUL - Members of the Wolesi Jirga today presented Staffan de Mistura, the Special Representative of the United Nations Secretary-General for Afghanistan, with a letter addressed to the Secretary-General of the United…

United Nations condemns attack on public hospital in Logar
KABUL - The United Nations Assistance Mission in Afghanistan (UNAMA) condemns in the strongest terms the attack at a public hospital in the Azra district in Logar province that took place today resulting in a large number of…

May deadliest month for Afghan civilians
KABUL - May 2011 was the deadliest month for Afghan civilians since at least 2007, the United Nations Assistance Mission in Afghanistan (UNAMA) said today. UNAMA documented 368 conflict-related civilian deaths in May and 593…

Taluqan city: protect civilians and exercise restraint
KABUL - The United Nations Assistance Mission in Afghanistan (UNAMA) is deeply concerned about recent events in Taluqan city, Takhar province that resulted in deaths and injuries to civilians. English Following a night raid…

Reintegration as part of a broader peace process
KABUL - As the Afghan Peace and Reintegration Programme (APRP) implementation conference opens today in Kabul the United Nations Assistance Mission in Afghanistan (UNAMA) reaffirms its support for this Afghan-led initiative…

Statement by Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon following the news of Osama bin Laden’s death
NEW YORK - Good morning, ladies and gentlemen. The death of Osama bin Laden, announced by President [Barack] Obama last night, is a watershed moment in our common global fight against terrorism. The crimes of Al Qaeda touched…

Spring offensive: all parties must prevent civilian casualties
KABUL - With announcements of a planned increase in fighting and hostilities in Afghanistan in the coming months, we call, as the United Nations and on behalf of all Afghans, on all parties to take all necessary measures to…

Secretary-General's statement concerning the attack against the UNAMA compound in Mazar-e-Sharif
NEW YORK - I condemn in the strongest terms the outrageous and cowardly attack against the United Nations office in Mazar-e-Sharif in Afghanistan. Our reports are still preliminary, but it appears that three United Nations…

Statement attributable to UNAMA Spokesperson Dan McNorton
KABUL - "We can confirm that the United Nations Assistance Mission in Afghanistan (UNAMA) operations centre in Mazar-e-Sharif, in northern Afghanistan has been attacked today following a demonstration. We can also confirm…