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KABUL - The United Nations Envoy for Afghanistan, Kai Eide, today opened the 19th UN office in Tirin Kot, the provincial capital of Uruzgan. The office was opened in the presence of the Foreign Minister of the Netherlands…

KABUL - Like many Afghan returnees, when Dunya Gul returned to Afghanistan in 2005, after years in exile, his main concern was - where to live? He never thought he would afford to buy a plot of land and be able to build his…

KABUL - The top United Nations official in Afghanistan joined the head of the country's human rights commission in urging all Afghans, including those who oppose the Government, to take part in this year's presidential and…

KABUL - Press freedom has never been more important for Afghanistan. Later this year Afghanistan will be holding Presidential and Provincial Council Elections. The media will play a central role in helping the people of…

BAMYAN - People from the ancient city of Bamyan, the government and the United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) have joined together to build a new maternity ward in Bamyan’s provincial hospital. Government officials, members…

KABUL - While many farmers are happy with the spring rains this year which should result in good harvests, many Afghans have suffered heavily from floods caused by the recent heavy rainfall. Thousand of families have become…

KABUL - It is an urgent global concern that cases of influenza infection with a new virus, currently being reported in some areas of Mexico, the United States and Canada. The symptoms of swine flu in people are similar to the…

KABUL - The UN’s top representative in Afghanistan called today for new and more strategic thinking about the country’s education needs. Kai Eide, Special Representative of the UN Secretary-General for Afghanistan, told an…

KABUL - The United Nations has called for serious action to improve literacy rates in Afghanistan, one of the most illiterate countries in the world. The United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organisation…

UN News Centre - The Security Council today welcomed the convening of presidential polls in Guinea-Bissau this June, following last month's assassination of the West African nation's leader, calling for continued…