Statement by the Special Representative of the Secretary-General for Afghanistan, Kai Eide
KABUL - Over the past days, the United Nations and I have endured repeated attacks in the media. The accusations range from being partial in this election process to ordering my staff to conceal fraud by allegedly asking them…
Statement by the Special Representative of the Secretary-General for Afghanistan, Kai Eide
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…
Statement by the Deputy Special Representative for Afghanistan, Robert Watkins
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…
Statement by the Deputy Special Representative for Afghanistan, Peter W. Galbraith
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…
Statement by the Special Representative of the Secretary-General for Afghanistan, Kai Eide
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…
Statement by the Special Representative of the Secretary-General for Afghanistan, Kai Eide
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…
Statement by the Special Representative of the Secretary-General for Afghanistan, Kai Eide
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…
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Statement attributable to the Spokesperson for the Secretary-General on the attack in Kandahar
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…
Statement by the Special Representative of the Secretary-General for Afghanistan, Kai Eide
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…
Statement attributable to the Spokesperson for the Secretary-General on Elections in Afghanistan
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…
UNSC Press Statement on the elections in Afghanistan
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…
Statement attributable to the Spokesperson for the Secretary-General on elections in Afghanistan
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…