BAMYAN: Governor wins major award
BAMYAN - Bamyan Governor Dr Habiba Sarabi was among the recipients of this year’s Ramon Magsaysay Award. The award, named after a President of the Philippines who died in 1957 in a plane crash honour people and groups from…
URUZGAN: Protestors close voter registration centre
URUZGAN - On Sunday, hundreds of protestors forcibly closed a voter registration centre in the Gizab district of central Uruzgan province. Up to 600 demonstrators took to the streets in the district at 9am, chanting slogans…
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Photo Story: A day in the life of UNAMA's Deputy Special Representative Nicholas Haysom
FAIZABAD - The United Nations Assistance Mission in Afghanistan (UNAMA) is a special political mission which has two main areas of activities: political affairs and development and humanitarian issues, which each fall under…
BAMYAN: Prosecutor of cases of violence against women jailed for corruption
BAMYAN - Authorities in Bamyan province announced the detention of a local attorney on bribery charges. The Deputy Governor of Bamyan, Asif Mubaligh, told media that the prosecuting attorney responsible for cases of violence…
Number of civilian casualties in Afghanistan rises in first half of 2013
KABUL - The number of Afghan civilians killed or injured in the first six months of 2013 rose by 23 per cent compared to the same period last year, according to the latest Mid-Year Report on the Protection of Civilians in…
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Transcript of press conference on Mid Year Report on Protection of Civlians
KABUL - Below is the near verbatim transcript of the press conference given on the occasion of the launch of the Mid-Year Report on the Protection of Civilians in Armed Conflict in Afghanistan. PRESS CONFERENCE TRANSCRIPT…
KUNAR: New Governor outlines priorities
KUNAR - Despite his limited resources, the newly appointed provincial governor of Kunar, Shuja-ul-Mulk Jalala, intends to implement his working plan. That was the message he conveyed in a meeting with the Head of the eastern…
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UN expert report notes gains in Afghan women’s rights, expresses concern over future progress
KABUL - Concerns about women's rights in Afghanistan are growing and risk being ignored, according to a comprehensive recently-released report by the Committee on the Elimination of Discrimination against Women (CEDAW). The…
UNAMA welcomes appointment of new Independent Election Commission
KABUL - The United Nations Assistance Mission in Afghanistan (UNAMA) welcomes the timely appointment of the members of the new Independent Election Commission (IEC), followed by the expeditious election of its Chairperson…
HERAT: Steel melting factory closes to protest delays in visas for skilled foreign workers
HERAT - The Afghanistan Chamber of Commerce and Industries (ACCI) have expressed concern over the viability of factories located at Herat’s industrial park as concerns mount over long delays in granting work visas for skilled…
UNAMA CONDEMNS DEADLY ATTACK IN JALALABAD
KABUL - The United Nations Assistance Mission in Afghanistan (UNAMA) strongly condemns the suicide attack which took place yesterday in front of the Indian consulate in Jalalabad, the capital of the eastern province of…
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UNAMA condemns deadly attack in Jalalabad
KABUL - The United Nations Assistance Mission in Afghanistan (UNAMA) strongly condemned today a suicide attack which took place on Saturday in front of the Indian consulate in Jalalabad, the capital of the eastern province of…