News (Consolidated) - UNSOM

KABUL - The Ministry of Counter Narcotics and UNODC 2012 Survey of Commercial Cannabis Cultivation and Production, covering 16 provinces where commercial cannabis cultivation had been observed or reported in past surveys, was…

HERAT - The western Afghan province of Herat has experienced a strong fall in the number of cases of self-immolation by women over the past six months, according to the main hospital there. The hospital’s manager, Rafiq…

NEW YORK - The members of the Security Council condemned in the strongest terms the attack on 13 September on the United States Consulate in Herat, Afghanistan, for which the Taliban have claimed responsibility. They…

KABUL - Afghanistan’s 2-0 win over India for the South Asian Football Federation Championship trophy was a historic occasion – the country’s first such international football victory. The win has also seen the Afghanistan…

KABUL - Afghanistan experienced a sharp rise in attacks against aid workers and health facilities last month, raising fears that humanitarian access might shrink further during the ongoing political and security transitions…

KABUL - The Independent Election Commission of Afghanistan (IEC) sought active support of the country’s ulema (‘religious scholars’) and community elders in raising awareness among and mobilizing the public for next year’s…

KABUL - The head of the United Nations agency dedicated to gender equality and the empowerment of women has condemned the “intimidation and targeted killings” of Afghan women government officials and is calling for justice.…

KABUL - The United Nations human rights chief said today that the Afghan Government should make extra effort to ensure that the country’s human rights gains of the past are not sacrificed to political expediency in the months…

KABUL - The United Nations Assistance Mission in Afghanistan (UNAMA) acknowledges the timely appointments to the Independent Electoral Complaints Commission (IECC). Great responsibility is vested in the Commissioners to…

KABUL - A United Nations-supported toll-free telephone hotline which provides “correct information” to the Afghan public on next year’s Presidential and Provincial Council elections has received some 155,000 calls since it…

NANGARHAR - Participants of a one-day conference on “Women’s Problems and Ways of Solution” in Nangarhar province earlier this week highlighted the need for increased and active participation of women in the upcoming…