News (Consolidated) - UNSOM

8 October 2009 - I strongly condemn the suicide attack near the Indian Embassy in Kabul this morning, which is the fifth such explosion in the capital since August. I express my sincere condolences to the families of the victims. دری و پشتو

KABUL - I was dismayed to learn of yet another roadside blast yesterday in Maywand District, in Kandahar province. دری و پشتو The explosion resulted in the death of a high number of civilians, including women and children, as they travelled by bus to Kandahar city. This is the fourth such incident…

2 September 2009 - I am appalled to have learned of today’s suicide bomb attack at Metherlam Mosque in Laghman province which resulted in the death of Afghanistan’s deputy chief of intelligence along with several other Government officials and injuries to many other civilians. دری و پشتو It is…

KABUL - I am greatly saddened by today’s news of the death of Sultan Munadi, killed during a rescue operation to free him and New York Times journalist Stephen Farrell from Taliban captivity. دری و پشتو Sultan’s death is a tragic reminder of the dangers faced by media personnel working in…

KABUL - This week is expected to see the end of the tallying process conducted by the Independent Election Commission (IEC). Over the next days, the election will then move to the next stage – the adjudication of complaints by the Electoral Complaints Commission (ECC). دری و پشتو All of us are keen…

21 September 2009 - I welcome today’s joint announcement by the Independent Election Commission and the Electoral Complaints Commission concerning the agreement reached on modalities for resolving issues remaining before final certification of the results of the 20 August presidential elections can…

26 August 2009 - The Secretary-General was shocked and dismayed when he learned of the attack that took place in the Afghan city of Kandahar yesterday evening, which caused the death of over forty civilians and injured more than eighty others. He condemns in the strongest possible terms this brutal…

26 August 2009 - Last night a suicide bomb attack in Kandahar city resulted in the death of at least forty-one civilians and injuries to over eighty others. دری و پشتو This attack took place in a residential area of the city. The disregard for civilian lives shown by the perpetrators of this attack…

20 August 2009 - The Secretary-General would like to congratulate the women and men of Afghanistan on today's Presidential and Provincial Council elections. He notes that, by exercising their Constitutional right to vote, the Afghan people have demonstrated again their desire for stability and…

KABUL - The members of the Security Council welcome the holding of the presidential and provincial council elections in Afghanistan on 20 August 2009. The members of the Council reiterate the importance of these elections as Afghanistan, working together with other members of the international…

19 August 2009 - The Secretary-General encourages all Afghan women and men eligible to vote to cast their ballot in the upcoming Presidential and Provincial Council elections on 20 August 2009. دری و پشتو He notes that, by participating in these elections, the Afghan people will help Afghanistan…

18 August 2009 - The Secretary-General is deeply distressed by the news that two Afghan UN staff members were killed, and a third injured, in a suicide attack in Kabul earlier today, which reportedly killed seven people and wounded many more. The Secretary-General offers his deepest condolences to…