News (Consolidated) - UNSOM

NANGARHAR - A local development shura, supported by the local Government departments and the UN Human Settlement Programme (UN-HABITAT), started rehabilitation work of two water canals in Zair Jumat area in Jalalabad city yesterday. Of the total cost of US$ 70,000 required to complete the…

HELMAND - Officials at the Provincial Department of Rural Rehabilitation and Development (RRD) said they had implemented several development projects in Nad Ali, Washir and Nahr-e-Saraj districts of Helmand province and provided basic services to hundreds of families. The officials informed that…

URUZGAN - During their meeting with the Uruzgan Provincial Governor, Amir Mohammad Akhunzada, tribal leaders pledged to grow legal crops instead of poppy in their fields. “We will not allow anyone to grow poppy in Uruzgan and those who continue growing poppy will face strict punishment,” said Mr…

PAKTYA - With almost 40 per cent of schools across Paktya province having no proper buildings, hundreds of school students are still studying under tents, trees shade and unhealthy learning environment, residents complained yesterday. Eng Mihrabuddin Shafaq, the director of the Provincial Education…

KABUL – Mark Bowden of the United Kingdom arrived in Kabul today to take up the position of Deputy Special Representative of the Secretary-General for Afghanistan. In a brief comment upon his arrival, Mr. Bowden said he was excited to be in the country “at a very interesting time”. Mr. Bowden, who…

KABUL - The UN Refugee Agency (UNHCR) has helped Afghan returnees living in Bamyan to better reintegrate with the local community. Through its national reintegration strategy in high return areas of Afghanistan, UNHCR Field Office Bamyan has implemented six projects in Shashpool, Bamyan this year…

KABUL - The head of the United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA) in Afghanistan said yesterday that family planning is a basic human right and imperative for social and economic development. . Download UNFPA Press Release in English | Dari | Pashto Speaking at the launch of the UNFPA’s “State of the…

FARYAB - Faryab Provincial Government asked, in a press release on Saturday, all the residents of the province who still hold unauthorized weapons and firearms, to hand over them to police. The Provincial Government also asked those who have already registered weapons for personal protection to…

KANDAHAR – Residents of Ghorak district of Kandahar province claimed that the Taliban have cut off their supply lines in Ghorak district, resulting in several problems for the local population. According to the locals, Ghorak district was “liberated” seven months ago by the Afghan forces from the…

KANDAHAR – Local officials of Helmand Province vowed to protect the rights of women, even though, there are less number of cases of violence against women registered in Helmand province. Speaking at a meeting attended by members of the Helmand Provincial Council, Government officials and women…

HERAT - Residents of Kohsan, Ghoryan and Gulran districts, bordering with Iran, staged a demonstration in Herat city yesterday to condemn the fatal shooting by Iranian forces of 13 Afghans accused of smuggling drugs, according to the local media. Protestors urged the Government of Afghanistan to…

KUNDUZ - UNAMA trained eight young journalists in Afghanistan’s northeastern region of Kunduz for two days, 19-20 November, on radio news reporting, production and news presentation. UNAMA radio producer Setyo Budi, who trained the journalists from state-run and independent radio and television…