News (Consolidated) - UNSOM

BAGHLAN - Some Baghlan residents have complained that they could not get new voter cards because they did not know the sites of ongoing voter registration exercise. The local residents did not know about the sites because they were set up far away from the city centre, Pul-e-Khumri, the provincial…

KHOST - A newly constructed building for the Juvenile Correction Centre was inaugurated in Khost province on Sunday, an official said. The building, constructed in seven months, cost 17 million Afs, provided by United States, Governor Abdul Jabbar Naeemi said. The building has a dining hall and a…

KABUL - The leaders of Afghanistan, Tajikistan and Turkmenistan approved a landmark plan last week to connect the three countries with railway links, in a move expected to boost the economic potential of the region as well as help strengthen relations. Afghanistan’s Minister for Public Works…

KABUL - The United Nations Assistance Mission in Afghanistan (UNAMA) condemns in the strongest terms today’s attack against civilian government workers in the capital, Kabul, which killed at least 17 civilians and injured 40. Initial reports indicate that a suicide attacker detonated a vehicle…

NEW YORK - On the eve of the 100-day countdown to the International Day of Peace on 21 September, United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon has called on “everyone – whether governments, parties to conflicts, religious institutions, community leaders, the media, academics, or civil society groups…

KABUL - UNAMA photographer Fardin Waezi recently spent six months recording the life of Akram, the oldest son of a displaced Afghan family. Presented here is a selection of images from their time together, with the permission of Akram's father, as well as comments from Akram and Mr. Waezi. "My name…

GARDEZ - The United Nations Assistance Mission in Afghanistan (UNAMA) recently facilitated the transfer of close to a dozen youths arrested for various crimes, including for their association with anti-government forces, to a new juvenile centre in the south-eastern city of Gardez. UNAMA’s Rule of…

NEW YORK - The Secretary-General [Ban Ki-moon] condemns the suicide attack that took place on 11 June in Kabul on civilian government workers in the environs of the Supreme Court building. The attack, for which the Taliban claimed responsibility, was timed and located to maximise civilian casualties…

KUNDUZ - With the handover of security responsibility of Khanabad district of the north-eastern Kunduz province from international military forces to the Afghan forces yesterday, the security transition process has completed in the province. Security responsibility of all seven districts of Kunduz…

HERAT - Human rights groups in Afghanistan’s western province of Herat have raised alarm over increasing number of attacks and threats against local journalists in recent months, calling on authorities to protect them. A media advocacy group called ‘Journalism Support Centre’ documented five cases…

KABUL - Top United Nations officials stressed today for a collective action to promote preparedness and resilience to water scarcity, desertification and drought that pose serious threat to Afghanistan. “Droughts are hard to avert, but their effects can be mitigated. Because they rarely observe…

GENEVA - The United Nations human rights office said on Tuesday it was “deeply concerned” over President Hamid Karzai’s appointment of five new commissioners to the Afghanistan Independent Human Rights Commission ( AIHRC), stressing that selection processes must follow agreed international standards…