News (Consolidated) - UNSOM

KANDAHAR - The poppy eradication campaign continues in Kandahar and 110 hectares of land (550 jiribs) – with about 250 jiribs of land in Dasht area of Zhary district and around 300 jiribs land in Maiwand district) – cleared of poppy recently. The poppy eradication campaign is currently being…

KHOST - Nearly 94 suicide attacks were prevented and 27 would-be bombers were captured in Khost province over the past one year, officials said on Saturday. Deputy Intelligence Chief, Adam Khan Zurmati, told a press conference in Khost City that 24 individuals had been detained for facilitating…

HELMAND - According to the District Governor and Chief of Police of Marjah district in Helmand province, local residents expressed concerns that the situation in the district would deteriorate after 2014 and become the hub of terrorism and narcotics business. Following the concerns and a…

KABUL - The United Nations Entity for Gender Equality and the Empowerment of Women (UN Women) today said it was “deeply concerned” by recent media reports on the growing number ‘honour killings’ in Afghanistan, and called for more protection for Afghan women from violence. In a news release, UN…

BAMYAN - Afghanistan Independent Human Rights Commission (AIHRC) provincial office in Bamyan said it registered a sharp increase in the number of cases of violence against women in the central highlands province in 2012. Hayatullah Hayat, Officer-in-Charge of AIHRC in Bamyan, told the media that 152…

KABUL - Afghanistan’s state television channel is broadcasting the second season of a series of documentaries featuring an in-depth look at the work of the United Nations, as well as overall international efforts, to rebuild the country over the past decade. Co-produced by the UN Assistance Mission…

KABUL - United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon has called for more progress in efforts to eliminate the threat of mines and explosive remnants of war around the world – including in Afghanistan – in his message for the International Day for Mine Awareness and Assistance in Mine Action.…

KANDAHAR - The head of Kandahar Refugees and Returnees Department, Mohammad Azim Nawabi, said that his office planned to construct a housing scheme for returnees based in Kandahar. “We are going to construct a housing scheme for those returnees, who are currently living in Kandahar. We have shared…

BAMYAN - Over US$ 121 million will be spent on development projects in Bamyan province, according to officials. The budget will be spent on major projects in agriculture, education, roads and electricity. Mohammad Ali Najafi, the head of Sectoral Services of Bamyan told Pajhwok news that US$ 52…

DAI KUNDI - Over 50 youth from different parts of Dai Kundi province participated at a conference to discuss their role in promoting good governance in the province. The conference was organized by a local organization called Human Rights and Elimination of Violence. During the discussion, the youth…

Council condemns attack on Afghan civilians in ‘strongest terms’ NEW YORK - The members of the Security Council condemned in the strongest terms the terrorist attack on 3 April in Farah province of Afghanistan, causing numerous deaths and injuries of mostly civilians. The members of the Security…

GHAZNI - Local officials promised last year to construct Band-i-Sultan dam in Jaghatu district of Ghazni province but the construction is yet to start, according to residents of Ghazni. Hundreds of them visited the irrigation department and reminded the government to keep its promise and utilize the…