News (Consolidated) - UNSOM

2 February 2009 - I am deeply saddened by the news we have received today from Uruzgan province of a bomb attack at a police centre in Tirinkot that has left many dead or wounded. Dari & Pashto This loss of life is a tragedy that will affect many families, but also the community at large. People…

KABUL - This morning's terrorist attacks in Kabul targeted people and institutions committed to building a better future for the country. Dari & Pashto I have conveyed my profound condolences to the President and through him to his Ministers, government employees and their families. The civil…

5 March 2008 - We share the concern of Afghan people over the controversy that has been created by the publication of the Danish cartoons and the Dutch film. Dari - Pashto We have always believed that the freedom of the media entails full respect for the religious beliefs and tenets of all religions…

29 April 2008 - UNAMA strongly condemns this morning’s suicide attack in Khogiani district of Nangarhar province whose principal victims were reportedly civilians. We share the outrage of all Afghans at such indiscriminate targeting of innocent people. Dari & Pashto Our condolences go to the…

NEW YORK - The Secretary-General notes the challenges that Afghanistan and the international community have faced in 2007, and is thankful to all those Member States contributing troops and assets to the NATO-led International Security Assistance Force and international forces in Afghanistan. In…

15 January 2008 - The Secretary-General condemns in the strongest possible terms the attack against the Serena Hotel in Kabul yesterday, which killed at least eight people and injured a number of others, both Afghans and internationals. Among the victims were Afghan security guards and hotel staff…

17 February 2008 - The Secretary-General strongly condemns the suicide bombing in Kandahar, Afghanistan, today that killed an estimated 80 people. Dari & Pashto This attack is yet another tragic reminder of the insecurity in Afghanistan that is undermining concerted attempts by the Government of…

3 May 2008 - To ‘spare no efforts’ to bring to justice perpetrators of attacks on journalists. English - Dari - Pashto

27 April 2008 - I condemn in the strongest terms the attack against President Karzai that occurred at a victory parade in Kabul today. This attack against the legitimate institutions of the Afghan state and the Afghan people is unacceptable. Dari & Pashto I would like to express again the United…

28 April 2008 - The following Security Council press statement on Afghanistan was read out today by Council President Dumisani S. Kumalo (South Africa). The members of the Security Council condemned in the strongest terms the terrorist attack that on 27 April targeted an official ceremony in Kabul…

16 June 2008 - The Security Council has welcomed the renewed commitment expressed by more than 80 countries and international organizations last week in Paris to advance peace, security and development in Afghanistan. The International Conference in Support of Afghanistan, held on 12 June, saw fresh…

26 August 2008 - It has come to our attention that individuals convicted in 2006 for the rape of a woman from the Ruyi Du Ab district of Samangan province in northern Afghanistan have been prematurely released from detention. Dari - Pashto This is matter of deep concern. There can be no peace in…