
UN urges respect for continuing election audit
KABUL - As the audit process continues for the results of Afghanistan’s Presidential election run-off, top UN officials today urged the full commitment of the parties for the unprecedented and vital endeavour that should be…

UNAMA expresses condolences over attack on international and Afghan troops
KABUL - The United Nations Assistance Mission in Afghanistan (UNAMA) expresses its sincere condolences and sympathies to the families and colleagues of international and Afghan troops killed and wounded in an incident near…

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IOM raising awareness on hazards of irregular migration
KABUL - A United Nations-affiliated body responsible for promoting humane and orderly migration is supporting a nationwide campaign to raise awareness among Afghans population – particularly Afghan youth – about the hazards…

UN urges respect for continuing election audit
KABUL - As the audit process continues for the results of Afghanistan’s Presidential election run-off, top UN officials today urged the full commitment of the parties for the unprecedented and vital endeavour that should be…

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UN has got the "balance right" in supporting Afghanistan’s complex poll audit process – UN official
KABUL - Ahead of the expected arrival later this week of some 50 additional United Nations election advisors to help Afghan authorities with the ongoing comprehensive audit of the ballots cast in Afghanistan’s Presidential…

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Improving mental health among Afghan youth highlighted on International Youth Day
KABUL - Highlighting the need for improving mental health among Afghanistan’s youth, a United Nations official today said that mental health conditions – driven by decades of insecurity, violence, poverty and unemployment –…

United Nations welcomes improvements to the audit process
KABUL - The United Nations welcomes the updates and refinements made to the ongoing comprehensive audit of the results of Afghanistan's Presidential run-off election."The objective of the unprecedented audit agreed to by Dr…

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Insecurity continues to pose challenge to assisting displaced Pakistanis in eastern Afghanistan
KABUL - In the aftermath of tens of thousands of Pakistani nationals being displaced into the Afghan provinces of Khost and Paktika, the United Nations agency coordinating humanitarian efforts there has said that access…

UNAMA congratulates Afghan people on Independence Day
KABUL - The Secretary-General’s Special Representative for Afghanistan and head of UNAMA, Ján Kubiš, congratulated the Afghan people on the occasion of the 95th anniversary of Afghanistan's independence."It is a real pleasure…

UN condemns yesterday’s clash and interruption to audit
KABUL - The United Nations expresses concern about yesterday’s clash between supporters of Dr. Abdullah Abdullah’s campaign team and workers from the Independent Election Commission (IEC) that left several people hurt at the…

UN concerned by harassment of New York Times reporter
KABUL - The United Nations expresses its concern over the acts of intimidation against New York Times reporter Matthew Rosenberg.“The attempts aimed at preventing a media representative from freely carrying out his duties…

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Afghan journalist safety group records 60 per cent rise in violence against media personnel
KABUL - An Afghan journalist safety group said today it documented a 60 per cent increase in the cases of violence against journalists during the first six months of this year. “If we compare with the first six months of 2013…