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KANDAHAR - High school girls in Afghanistan’s southern Kandahar province participated in a United Nations-backed essay writing competition on the topic of peace, on Saturday.In their essays, the girls highlighted peace as a prerequisite for the Afghan society, especially to protect women’s rights…

KABUL - Since starting work at Kabul University’s Faculty of Fine Arts, Dr. Abdul Sharif Azizyar has already made an impact. He teaches post-graduate classes at the Faculty of Fine Arts Faculty at Kabul University, trains future teachers and has helped develop the Faculty’s curriculum. His presence…

KHOST - Religious scholars, tribal elders and civil society activists on Monday asked the government and the Free and Fair Election Foundation of Afghanistan (FEFA) to take “realistic measures” for transparent polls.The call came at a gathering attended by a large number of scholars, tribal elders…

KABUL - Afghanistan’s electoral commission, as well as national election observation bodies, are gearing up for the mobilization of thousands of national and international observers for the upcoming Presidential and Provincial Council elections, slated for 5 April.The spokesperson for the…

KABUL - In Kabul City today, the Afghan Ministry of Refugees and Repatriation, UNHCR and WFP began distributing blankets, charcoal, plastic sheet, Jerry cans, kitchen sets and other winter supplies, as well as food rations, to over 1,200 vulnerable Afghan families as part of a countrywide drive to…

KABUL - Afghanistan’s Ministry of Finance signed a $50 million grant agreement with the World Bank (WB) on Saturday for a project that provides technical and financial support to thousands of the country’s poorest households to help lift them out of extreme poverty by 2018.“Today’s support…

JAWZJAN - Living in a shelter in northern Jawzjan province, teenage girls on Wednesday complained against growing domestic violence, torture and forced marriage.Addressing a press conference arranged by human right groups and civil society organizations, the girls said their parents had forced them…

KABUL - Afghanistan’s Electoral Media Commission (EMC), which is charged with monitoring the media reporting on and fair broadcasting of the electoral campaigns ahead of this year’s Presidential and Provincial Council elections, said today that it has made certain amendments to a set of rules…

NEW YORK - The members of the Security Council condemned in the strongest terms the terrorist attack on 17 January at a restaurant in Kabul, Afghanistan, which caused a number of deaths and injuries to Afghan civilians and international personnel, including United Nations staff, responsibility for…

NEW YORK - The Secretary-General condemns in the strongest terms the horrific attack at a restaurant in central Kabul on the evening of Friday, 17 January. The attack on a civilian location killed at least 14 and injured many more, including Afghans and foreign nationals. Four United Nations…

KABUL - The United Nations Assistance Mission in Afghanistan (UNAMA) condemns in the strongest terms a deadly attack on a strictly civilian target which took place on Friday evening in a restaurant in the capital, Kabul, killing at least 14 civilians, including Afghans and foreigners.UNAMA…

KABUL - The United Nations is mourning the death of four of its staff killed on Friday in a terrorist attack on a restaurant in the Afghan capital of Kabul.“This is another sad moment for the United Nations where our distinguished four colleagues have been killed by a terrorist attack in Kabul,”…