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PAKTYA: Work on construction of Ghazni airport starts
GHAZNI - Work has been started on construction of an airport in south-eastern Afghan province of Ghazni. The construction of the region’s first airport is scheduled to be completed in a year. Speaking at a ceremony organized…
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KHOST: Wheat production decreases
KHOST - Provincial authorities have reported a decrease in wheat production in Khost province during the current year. A Manager of the provincial agriculture department, Noor Shahbaz, said that the yield fell due to heavy…
BALKH: Inmates undergo vocational training
BALKH - A United Nations-supported vocational training and literacy programme has been launched for inmates of the central jail in northern Balkh province. According to the commander of the prison, Colonel Abdullah Azizi…
UN Deputy Secretary-General reaffirms long-term commitment to Afghanistan
KABUL - At the end of a five-day visit to Afghanistan which included a range of high-level meetings and a field trip, the United Nations Deputy Secretary-General, Jan Eliasson, reaffirmed the commitment of the world body to…
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Press conference by UN Deputy Secretary-General Jan Eliasson
KABUL - Below is the near-verbatim transcript of a press conference by the Deputy Secretary-General of the United Nations, Jan Eliasson, just before wrapping up his visit to Afghanistan. Jan Eliasson: Thank you very much…
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Rising temperatures threaten Earth – UN report
KABUL - The first decade of the 21st century was the warmest in the world since modern measurements began around 1850, and 2010 was the hottest year ever recorded, with far-reaching implications for our environment, according…
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Afghan project eases business licensing, reduces ‘opportunities for corruption’
KABUL - An Afghan Government project launched two years ago seeking to address the country’s “highly bureaucratic, time consuming and expensive business licensing regime” has reduced administrative burdens and opportunities…
Statement by UN Secretary-General’s Special Representative, Ján Kubiš, on the occasion of Ramadan
KABUL - As Afghanistan prepares to mark the holy month of Ramadan, I would like to take the opportunity to congratulate its people and Government and wish them peace and happiness throughout the coming days. Afghanistan has…
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Amid challenges, UN supports Afghan efforts to improve corrections facilities
KABUL - Extreme overcrowding, a lack of medical care and poor sanitation. These are just some of the challenges facing the Afghan corrections system, and which the United Nations Assistance Mission in Afghanistan (UNAMA) is…
UNAMA condemns deadly roadside bombing in western Afghanistan
KABUL - The United Nations Assistance Mission in Afghanistan (UNAMA) strongly condemns the killing by a roadside bomb of at least 18 civilians – including eight women, eight children and two men – in the Obeh district of the…
UNAMA condemns deadly roadside bombing in western Afghanistan
KABUL - The United Nations Assistance Mission in Afghanistan (UNAMA) strongly condemns the killing by a roadside bomb of at least 18 civilians – including eight women, eight children and two men – in the Obeh district of the…
GHAZNI: Governor calls Taliban to set up office in his province
KABUL - The Ghazni Governor asked the Taliban to shift their political office from Doha to the province, serving as the current capital of the Islamic civilization. Addressing a meeting of the Tribal Solidarity Council, Musa…