UNAMA strongly condemns the killing of civilian workers
KABUL - The United Nations Assistance Mission in Afghanistan (UNAMA) strongly condemns the recent abduction and killing of six civilians in Herat province. Among the civilians executed were five employees of the International…
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Afghanistan civilian casualty figures drop for the first time in 6 years
KABUL - Launch of Annual Report 2012: Protection of Civilians in Armed Conflict.
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Afghanistan becomes 179th member of international convention to control spread of plant diseases
KABUL - The United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) has granted Afghanistan membership to International Plant Protection Convention (IPPC), which seeks to secure coordinated and effective action to prevent and…
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Afghan development needs must be focus of global assistance efforts – UN official
NEW YORK - A top United Nations humanitarian official today stressed the need to keep global attention focused on Afghan human development needs, as part of the wider international engagement with and support for the country…
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Fewer casualties caused by pro-Goverment forces, increase from anti-Government forces
KABUL - About a month ago a Kabul resident was enjoying a midsummer evening with his family at a hotel on a lake outside of the city. It was such a pleasant evening that the man decided he wanted to record parts of it. He…
NANGARHAR: ‘Worsening security situation may affect next year’s elections’
NANGARHAR - Community elders and leaders from Afghanistan’s eastern provinces, who gathered in Jalalabad, the capital of Nangarhar province last week, said that security situation was deteriorating and this might affect next…
NANGARHAR: Civil society representatives urge Governor to stem corruption
NANGARHAR - Civil society representatives in eastern Nangarhar province urged Governor Gul Agha Sherzai to stem corruption and ensure good governance in government institutions last week. In a five-point resolution of the…
KHOST: Hospital for drug addicts
KHOST - A 20-bed hospital for treatment of drug addicts was inaugurated in Khost province, local officials said on Saturday. Addressing an inauguration ceremony, the head of the Khost counter-narcotics department, Mirna Gul…
SAR-I-PUL: 125 women subjected to violence
SAR-I-PUL- Incidents of rape and self-immolation among women have been on the increase in northern Sar-i-Pul province, an official said on Thursday. So far 125 cases of violence against women have been registered in the…
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UN-backed Afghan community police teach schoolchildren about safety measures
BAMYAN - Two schools in the Yakawlang district of Afghanistan’s central Bamyan province have spent the past two weeks serving as the pilot sites for a United-Nations backed community policing project – locally known as Police…
KANDAHAR: Senior government officials highlight women’s role in politics and decision-making
KANDAHAR - Senior government officials in Afghanistan’s southern Kandahar province highlighted the need to have more women in politics, good governance and decision-making, at a United Nations-organized event last week.…
SAR-I-PUL: ‘Baad’ victim risks her life to run away from forced marriage
BALKH - Eleven-year-old Gulsum, a victim of a harmful tradition, ‘ Baad,’ finally had to take the risk of running away from her forced marriage in Sar-i-Pul province’ s capital city on Tuesday. According to provincial women…