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Afghan political leaders stress transparency in elections process
KABUL - Afghan parliamentarians and political party leaders, who met in Kabul today to discuss the challenges faced by the Afghan parliament, stressed transparency in the elections process for strengthening democracy and…
UNAMA condemns reported beheading of civilians, reiterates call for civilians to be protected
KABUL - The United Nations Assistance Mission in Afghanistan (UNAMA) strongly condemns the gruesome murder of 17 Afghan civilians including two women who were reportedly beheaded in Kajaki district in the southern province of…
UNAMA condemns reported beheading of civilians, reiterates call for civilians to be protected
KABUL - The United Nations Assistance Mission in Afghanistan (UNAMA) strongly condemns the gruesome murder of 17 Afghan civilians including two women who were reportedly beheaded in Kajaki district in the southern province of…
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Anti-graft panel says corruption poses ‘major challenge’ to Afghanistan’s development, aid delivery
KABUL - A report of a high-level anti-corruption committee released last week has warned that corruption continues to be a major challenge to Afghanistan’s national development, international aid and even legitimacy of the…
Provincial municipality to build 2 new public parks in Kunduz city
KUNDUZ - In accordance with the Kunduz Municipality plan, two modern parks will be built in the city of Kunduz. The Mayor of Kunduz, Najibullah Omerkhil, said the work on the construction of parks has already started with the…
Lack of medical services in Ghazni
GHAZNI - The people of Ghazni Province are complaining of shortage of quality health services and the indifference of medical staff towards patients in provincial hospitals and health facilities. The Provincial Hospital in…
UNHCR PRESS RELEASE: 50,000 Afghan refugees voluntarily return to Afghanistan this year
KABUL - The number of Afghan refugees returning home, in the first eight months of 2012, from Pakistan, Iran and other countries has already surpassed 50,000 individuals. Print UNHCR Press Release in English - Dari An average…
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UNHCR assists returnee families in livelihood improvement in eastern Afghanistan
KABUL - The UN refugee agency (UNHCR) in Afghanistan has recently completed implementation of 18 livelihood projects for returnee families in Saracha village, Bihsud district of Nangarhar province in eastern Afghanistan…
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Process to appoint election commission head can impact its independence: Survey
KABUL - A recent survey conducted by an Afghan election watchdog group has found that 94 per cent of Afghan parliamentarians believe that procedure of appointment of the head of the Independent Election Commission (IEC) has…
Secretary-General’s remarks to the high-level segment of the 16th Non-Aligned Movement Summit
Tehran - I thank our hosts for organizing this important Summit of the Non-Aligned Movement and I would like to pay tribute to Egypt as the outgoing chair of the last three years. I am grateful for the hospitality of the…
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Aid agencies warn of serious consequences unless Afghanistan’s growing humanitarian needs are met
KABUL - Humanitarian organizations in Afghanistan expressed grave concern today over how little attention is being paid to address the ever growing humanitarian needs of the country, where many groups including the United…
Biggest steel mill in Afghanistan’s west inaugurated
HERAT - The biggest still mill in the western Region was inaugurated in the Herat Industrial Park earlier this week. The factory has the capacity to produce 80 tonnes of iron daily. Abdel Hadi Arqandiwal, Minister of Economy…