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Opinion piece by United Nations Deputy Secretary-General Jan Eliasson KABUL - On 12 July, the two candidates in Afghanistan's presidential race -- Dr. Abdullah Abdullah and Dr. Ashraf Ghani -- agreed to resolve their contest through a complete audit of votes cast in the June run-off elections. The…

KABUL - The United Nations welcomes today’s announcement by Afghan electoral authorities of the first official decisions on the findings from the 100 per cent audit of the Presidential run-off election of 14 June."The first set of official decisions from this unprecedented audit is an important…

KABUL - The United Nations today highlighted the exceptional levels of consultation and joint oversight of the Presidential elections audit, which is now more than three-quarters complete. "The 12 July Agreement reached between Dr. Abdullah Abdullah and Dr. Ashraf Ghani required that the two…

KABUL - The United Nations today pledged to redouble its support to Afghan electoral authorities in order for the expeditious completion of a thorough and credible audit of the Presidential run-off elections of 14 June. Speaking to media in Kabul, the Secretary-General’s Deputy Special…

KABUL - Below is the near verbatim transcript of the media encounter of the Deputy Special Representative of UN Secretary-General for Afghanistan, Nicolas Haysom on the status of audit of the results of Presidential run-off on July 2014. TRANSCRIPT OF PRESS ENCOUNTER Deputy Special Representative of…

KABUL - The United Nations today reinforced the expertise in the Presidential elections audit process with a senior elections advisor, Mr. Richard Chambers of the United Kingdom, taking up responsibilities to support the important adjudication period. Mr. Chambers will work together with the UN’s…

KABUL - The United Nations Secretary-General’s Special Representative for Afghanistan and head of UNAMA, Ján Kubiš, today briefed President Hamid Karzai on the progress of the Presidential run-off election audit.Mr. Kubiš, in responding to the President’s invitation to provide the update…

KABUL - The United Nations Special Representative of the Secretary-General for Afghanistan and head of UNAMA, Ján Kubiš, met today with the two presidential candidates, Dr. Abdullah Abdullah and Dr. Ashraf Ghani Ahmadzai.At their request he briefed them on the progress of the 14 June presidential…

KABUL - The United Nations Special Representative of the Secretary-General for Afghanistan and head of UNAMA, Ján Kubiš, met today with the two presidential candidates, Dr. Abdullah Abdullah and Dr. Ashraf Ghani Ahmadzai. More>>

KABUL - UNAMA released a report today entitled “ The Stolen Lands of Afghanistan and its People, Part 1: The Legal Framework”.The document, prepared by the mission’s Rule of Law Unit, provides an analysis of the land administration and management framework in Afghanistan. UNAMA plans to release two…

KABUL - Even as the comprehensive audit of the presidential run-off approaches completion, the United Nations is continuing to respond to new technical issues and concerns when raised by the presidential campaigns. This is part of its previously stated commitment to work with both campaigns to…

KABUL - The United Nations Special Representative of the Secretary-General for Afghanistan and head of UNAMA, Ján Kubiš, met today with the two presidential candidates, Dr. Abdullah Abdullah and Dr. Ashraf Ghani Ahmadzai.He briefed them on the progress of the 14 June presidential run-off election…