GHAZNI: Rain damages grape farms
Heavy rain has damaged many acres of grape farms in southern Ghazni province, officials said on Sunday. Recent heavy rains in Andar, Qarabagh, Deh Yak and Jaghori districts of the province have caused heavy losses to grape…
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UNESCO-restored Bamyan shrine inaugurated
BAMYAN - An age-old shrine in Bamyan centre that dates back to the Ghorid period has been inaugurated following its restoration by the United Nations Educational Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) with funding…
KANDAHAR: Boxers win gold in Pakistan
KANDAHAR - Six Afghan boxers participated in a club tournament in Baluchistan province of Pakistan and won three Gold Medals and two Silver Medals. The victorious boxers returned to Kandahar yesterday after participating in…
KANDAHAR: Huge amount of fake and expired medicine seized
KANDAHAR - The Provincial Department of Public Health in Kandahar said it seized 1,670 cartons of fake and expired medicines and 16 vehicles, during recent operations in Kandahar. “We have started an inspection of medical…
KUNDUZ: Ex-Taliban fighters, prison inmates play volleyball for peace
KUNDUZ- Kunduz civil society organizations organized a friendly volleyball match between former Taliban fighters and Kunduz prisoners yesterday, to mark the International Peace Day that falls on 21 September, in the Kunduz…
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Transcript of the press conference of UN Special Representative, Ján Kubiš
KUNAR - I am very glad that I had the opportunity to meet representatives of the authorities of the province and also representatives of the people, of the elders, Ulema Shura, civil society and they shared with me their…
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UNAMA deplores defamation of religion but reiterates nothing can justify violence
KABUL - The United Nations Assistance Mission in Afghanistan (UNAMA) deplores the disrespectful, insulting and inflammatory material posted on the internet that seeks to denigrate the religious beliefs of Muslims and to…
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Afghan development needs must be focus of global assistance efforts – UN official
NEWYORK - A top United Nations humanitarian official today stressed the need to keep global attention focused on Afghan human development needs, as part of the wider international engagement with and support for the country.…
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Latest report of the Secretary-General to the Security Council – 13 September 2012
NEWYORK - Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon, in his latest report to the Security Council on Afghanistan, has noted that improvements in the security situation had been registered against the record high incident levels of 2011.…
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Court monitors receive training on criminal procedures and fair trial rights
BAMYAN - Integrity Watch Afghanistan (IWA) members in Bamiyan centre were trained this week on criminal procedure and fair trial rights during a two-day workshop jointly conducted by IWA and UNAMA UNAMA’s Rule of Law (RoL)…
UNAMA deplores defamation of religion but reiterates nothing can justify violence
KABUL - The United Nations Assistance Mission in Afghanistan (UNAMA) deplores the disrespectful, insulting and inflammatory material posted on the internet that seeks to denigrate the religious beliefs of Muslims and to…
KUNDUZ: Provincial Governor honours ‘peace advocates’
KUNDUZ - A series of cultural and sports activities such as drawing competition among schoolchildren, volleyball match between ex-Taliban fighters and prison inmates, and football tournament between the Kunduz districts have…