Afghanistan

With UN support, Afghanistan kicks off anti-polio drive

In a bid to eradicate polio from Afghanistan, United Nations agencies today teamed up with the country's health officials to launch a new round of national immunization days.

Over 100 new weapons collected as northern Afghanistan continues disarmament

More than 100 weapons have been collected recently as part of the disarmament of northern Afghanistan – an area marked by an emerging sense of hope, a United Nations spokesman reported today.

New UN project aims to rehabilitate housing for thousands of Afghans

The United Nations today announced the launch of a new project that aims to rehabilitate housing for thousands of families in war-ravaged Afghanistan.