News (Consolidated) - UNSOM

KABUL - With the movement of migrants and refugees continuing to dominate global headlines, a new edition of the Population Movement Bulletin issued by the UN in Afghanistan, provides updated information including the situation of returnees and displaced people within Afghanistan. In addition to…

KUNDUZ - Afghanistan’s youth play a critical role in the development of a more peaceful and secure country, according to participants at a UNAMA-backed debate in Afghanistan’s northern city of Kunduz yesterday. Around 50 participants -- mainly law and politics students from Kunduz and Salamm…

KABUL - The United Nations in Afghanistan confirms that a security guard at one of its compounds in Kabul was killed today in a shooting incident. A staff member of the United Nations Assistance Mission in Afghanistan (UNAMA) was also injured in the incident. The injuries are described as not…

NEW YORK - On a round-the-world trip to promote peace that included cycling 7,000 miles from Istanbul, an Afghan father and son arrived Friday morning at United Nations Headquarters in New York, the final destination of the first leg of this epic journey. Calling their mission, which has so far…

GHAZNI - Exchanging perspectives on peace and how it can be achieved for the benefit of the country’s development was the focus of a forum that brought together a diverse range of religious scholars and officials from around the southeastern province of Ghazni. Provincial Governor, Mohammad Aman…

NILI - Emphasizing the key role of civil society in promoting good governance in local government was the aim of a UNAMA-backed forum in Daikundi province. Around 80 participants from civil society organizations (CSO) and government departments, as well as community elders, media and UN staff…

KABUL - The UN Assistance Mission in Afghanistan (UNAMA) condemns today’s suicide attack in an outlying western suburb of Kabul which killed eleven civilians and injured ten. The suicide bomber detonated against a shuttle bus transporting employees of the Maidan Wardak provincial court. The blast…

KHOST - Enhancing community engagement with the formal Afghan justice system for improved results was at the heart of a UNAMA-backed televised panel discussion in south-eastern Khost province. More than 70 participants, including experts in legal and judicial affairs, government officials…

KABUL - UNESCO Director-General Irina Bokova met with President Ghani and Chief Executive Abdullah during a three-day visit to Afghanistan that highlighted the importance of cultural heritage, literacy and press freedom. Ms. Bokova took part in a series of high-level meetings, signed a partnership…

QALAI-NAW - Empowerment of Afghan women and their increased participation in the country’s economic and political development was at the centre of a lively UNAMA-backed discussion in remote northwestern Badghis province yesterday. Around 20 participants -- including women’s rights activists…

MEHTERLAM - Examining ways to end a decades-long feud between two eastern Afghan tribes was the aim of a four-day Jirga in Mehterlam, involving high-level government officials. More than 60 people attended the UN-backed gathering in Mehterlam, the provincial capital of the eastern province of…

KABUL - The UN Assistance Mission in Afghanistan (UNAMA) is deeply concerned by the spate of abductions, hostage-taking and summary executions carried out in recent days against passengers travelling in civilian vehicles. Armed Taliban personnel executed at least 10 men from a group of nearly 200…