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Hundreds of voters in line outside the Sayed Jamaludin Afghan polling center in Ayno Mena, Kandahar for the Afghanistan parliametary elections. 27 October 2018.

Afghanistan: UN mission welcomes new polling dates following election delays

31 December 2018
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A busy roundabout in Kabul, the capital of Afghanistan; the UN has welcomed a ceasefire for the Eid holiday.

Afghanistan: UN ‘unequivocally condemns’ attack in Kabul

26 December 2018
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Tadamichi Yamamoto, Special Representative of the Secretary-General for Afghanistan and the head of UN Assistance Mission in the country (UNAMA), briefs the Security Council.

Prospect of negotiated peace in Afghanistan ‘never been more real’ – UN mission chief

17 December 2018
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Afghan refugees, who have made the difficult decision to voluntarily return home to Afghanistan, some after decades living in Pakistan, here pictured at UNHCR's voluntary repatriation centre in Peshawar, which provides administration and services to help them go home.

Afghanistan can rely on international support along harrowing road to peace, and beyond

28 November 2018
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Secretary-General António Guterres speaks at the high-level UN-SCO event, at UN Headquarters, in New York.

UN chief highlights action across borders for ‘stable and prosperous Eurasia’

27 November 2018
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Toby Lanzer in the UN studio where he said that 2019 would be “make or break” for Afghanistan, amid nearly 40 years of violence, poverty and drought.

Despite violence, ‘tremendous hunger’ for peace in Afghanistan: top UN official

27 November 2018
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An explosives specialist conducts mine clearance operations after detecting a piece of metal in Afghanistan, where 2,300 casualties as a result of landmines were reported in 2017 alone.

Landmine casualties high for third consecutive year despite record funding, latest monitor reports

21 November 2018
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Secretary-General António Guterres.

UN chief condemns deadly terrorist attack in Kabul

20 November 2018
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Hundreds of voters queued up at Sayed Jamaludin Afghan polling center in Ayno Mena, Kandahar for the Parliamentary Elections in Afghanistan. 27 October 2018.

Taliban-led violence during recent Afghan polls leaves record high numbers of civilians dead – UN

6 November 2018
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A woman at a voting centre in Kabul dips her finger in indelible ink after casting her vote in Afghanistan’s parliamentary elections.

UN Security Council hails ‘courage’ of Afghan voters

23 October 2018
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