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KANDAHAR - Noted religious scholars from southern provinces of Afghanistan have called on the international community to mount pressure on Afghanistan’s “neighbours” to end their support to the armed insurgents fighting in…

KABUL - UNAMA today released a report that documents the torture and mistreatment of detainees in a number of detention facilities of the National Directorate of Security (NDS) and Afghan National Police (ANP) across the…

6 October 2011 - The United Nations support to Guinea-Bissau justice sector especially on law enforcement and criminal justice was at the center of discussions between the Special Representative of the Secretary-General…

KABUL - H.E. Dr. Nadera Hayat Burhani, Deputy Minister of Public Health, Islamic Republic of Afghanistan, Gerald Gunther Deputy Representative UNFPA and Dr Ashfaq Ahmed, Officer in Charge of WHO, Primary Healthcare Program…

KABUL - Hundreds of Afghan youth from different parts of the country are showcasing their new communication skills and voicing concerns about critical social and national issues. The festival, which started on Sunday, is…

NEWYORK - The head of the United Nations agency that defends press freedom today condemned the killing of an Iranian journalist in an attack in neighbouring Afghanistan, and called for better safety for journalists working in…

KABUL - Representatives from the international community met with Afghan Government officials on 27 September and reaffirmed their commitment to the Afghan peace process, following the assassination of Professor Burhanuddin…

This year, World Habitat Day falls during the month when demographers predict our planet’s seven billionth inhabitant will be born. The future that this child and its generation will inherit depends to a great degree on how…

FARYAB - The Faryab wheelchair basketball players, the reigning national champions in Afghanistan, demonstrated the team’s skills on the court at the Maimana Public Hospital in a friendly match to mark Peace Day. The game…

KABUL - The first Autumn Human Rights Film Festival opens today in Kabul with an extraordinary selection of documentaries, feature, short and animation films from all over the world that will inform, spark debate, amaze…