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KANDAHAR – Peace remains the foremost priority for Afghanistan stressed participants during a series of UN-backed discussions and events held in the country’s south. Throughout 2020, community leaders from across the southern provinces of Kandahar, Helmand, Uruzgan and Zabul participated in several…

KABUL - The inclusion of women in peace negotiations and other decision-making processes has been the focus of a series of discussions currently taking place across Afghanistan, marking ‘Global Open Days’. Hundreds of women and representatives from government, religious institutions, academia and…

KABU L - Allegations by detainees of torture in Afghan detention facilities continue at high rates with the procedural rights of those detained largely ignored, according to the latest bi-annual ‘Torture Report’ released today by the UN Assistance Mission in Afghanistan (UNAMA) and the Geneva…

KABUL - The period following the start of Afghanistan Peace Negotiations in September 2020 has witnessed a sharp and chilling number of killings of human rights defenders and media professionals in Afghanistan. A new report issued today by the UN Assistance Mission in Afghanistan (UNAMA) analyses…

KA BUL – There was a rise in civilians killed and injured in Afghanistan following the start of peace negotiations in September, although overall numbers for 2020 were down due to lower civilian casualty rates earlier in the year, according to a report released today by the UN Assistance Mission in…

BAMYAN - The role of youth as agents of peace and development was spotlighted during a series of UN-backed radio programmes in the country’s central and southeast provinces. Speaking during radio programmes in Bamyan, Daikundi and Ghazni provinces, participants emphasized that investing in youth is…

KABUL - On International Women’s Day, the UN family in Afghanistan celebrates the achievements of so many women who are determined to make the country a better place for all Afghans. The global theme of this year’s International Women’s Day, “ Women in Leadership: Achieving an equal future in a…

NEW YORK - The members of the Security Council condemned in the strongest terms the alarming number of attacks deliberately targeting civilians in Afghanistan. These heinous attacks have targeted civil servants, the judiciary, the media, healthcare and humanitarian workers, including women in…

KUNDUZ - Hundreds of Afghan women have had their voices heard on peace - without them needing to leave their homes or have access to the internet- in a door-to-door programme conducted in the country’s northeast by the Afghan Women Network with support from UNAMA. Women activists knocked on doors in…

NEW YORK - United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres today announced the appointment of Jean Arnault of France as his Personal Envoy on Afghanistan and Regional Issues. The Secretary-General has asked Mr. Arnault to assist in the achievement of a political solution to the conflict, working…

KABUL – Protecting civilian life from the conflict and, ultimately, ending the war must be priorities for groups and communities in Afghanistan, said participants in a UN-backed radio campaign across the country. In a series of radio and television discussions on civilians’ plight in Afghanistan’s…

KABUL - Media can follow http://webtv.un.org for the live webcast of the UN Security Council session on the Secretary-General’s latest Report on Afghanistan, scheduled to commence Tuesday, 23 March, at 10:00 New York local time (18:30 Kabul local). The session will also be available as a viewable…