News (Consolidated) - UNSOM

MAZAR - A four-day workshop on Islamic prospective of child rights was launched by Coordination of Afghan Relief (CoAR) on Sunday in Mazar-i-Sharif. Over a hundred non-governmental personnel mainly working in the districts of Balkh province attended the seminar where values of child rights were…

HELMAND - Helmand government launched an elimination of violence against women campaign. The campaign will be carried out through mass media and ulamas who will raise public awareness about women’s rights in order to eliminate violence against women in the society. “This commission will be able to…

KANDAHAR - The religious scholars in Kandahar declared the suicide attacks as “Haram” based on the Quranic guideline and verses. This was stated by the ulamas in a gathering at Kandahar ulama shura office. All the scholars explained, through verses and Hadith of Prophet Mohammad, suicide attacks are…

KABUL - Over 4,000 Afghan refugee families returned back to their cities in the 9 north and northeastern province of Afghanistan since the beginning of 2012, said the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) spokesman in the northern region, Fahim Hamdard on Tuesday. The 4005 families…

BALKH - Afghan Refugees and Repatriation Minister, Dr. Jamahir Anwari on Wednesday described absence of shelters as a major problem for the Afghans returning to the country. Speaking to journalists in Mazar-i-Sharif while visiting a refugee town, Anwari said he wanted to evaluate the status of…

HELMAND - The peace and reconciliation process is proceeding successfully in Helmand province and hundreds of insurgents have joined the peace process and several reconstruction projects implemented through APRP, said the Members of Helmand peace committee in a meeting with Helmand Governor. “With…

KABUL - The head of Afghanistan’s Transition Coordination Commission today announced that the fourth tranche of transition would commence within the next two months, adding that once this is completed, Afghan forces would have security responsibilities for almost 90 percent of the population…

KABUL - The Afghan Women Journalists' Union (AWJU) held its first general congress in Kabul and elected the members of its high council. They also approved the bylaw of the union with mutual consensus. In addition to protecting the rights of women journalists in Afghanistan, the union also organizes…

KUNDUZ - The UNAMA office in Kunduz held an “End of Year” celebration party for children on Monday. Over 120 children of all ages gathered at the UNAMA compound to welcome the year of 2013 and played football, flew kites, viewed educational cartoons, and received gifts provided by the mission. “I…

KABUL - Local Government officials and members of civil society from Kandahar province stressed that provinces should have their say in the implementation of the National Priority Programs (NPPs) Speaking at the workshop organized jointly by the Ministry of Economy and UNAMA Kandahar, Mr Aziz Ahmad…

KANDAHAR - A public awareness meeting on violence against women was held at the regional office of Afghan Independent Human Rights Commission (AIHRC) in Kandahar. The meeting was attended by the Government officials, prosecutors, elders, commissioner from Kabul AIHRC and civil and military personnel…

NANGARHAR - In district number one of Jalalabad city, 3,650 meters of road was rehabilitated at a total cost of US$ 43,500 funded by UN Human Settlement Programme (UN-HABITAT), with ten per cent contribution by local community. Speaking at a ceremony, representatives from municipality, urban…