Afghanistan

Security assurances prompt UN to resume repatriating Afghans from Pakistan

27 February 2004
The United Nations refugee agency will next week resume repatriating refugees to Afghanistan from Pakistan, three months after one of its staff members was murdered.

UN mission denounces murder of five aid workers in Afghanistan

26 February 2004
The United Nations mission in Afghanistan has strongly condemned yesterday's murder of five non-governmental organization (NGO) staff in an ambush north of Kabul.

Deadly ambush prompts dispatch of extra police to northern Afghanistan - UN

23 February 2004
Kabul-based police have been deployed in Afghanistan's northern province of Balkh to help maintain order after a joint delegation from the United Nations mission (UNAMA) and local authorities confirmed that four men were killed in an outbreak of local fighting last week.
The one millionth registrant

Millionth Afghan registers to vote - UN

18 February 2004
The one millionth Afghan to register to vote is a female Kabul University student, the United Nations Assistance Mission in Afghanistan (UNAMA) reported today.

UN survey predicts higher opium production in Afghanistan this year

18 February 2004
Last year Afghanistan produced its highest amount of opium since 1999 – an estimated 3,600 tons, or more than three-quarters of the global supply – and the country is poised to exceed that amount this year, according to the results of a United Nations survey released today.

UN condemns 'brutal and cold-blooded' murder of demining workers in Afghanistan

15 February 2004
The senior United Nations envoy to Afghanistan today voiced shock and outrage at the "brutal and cold-blooded" murder on Saturday of four deminers working with the world body to help eradicate landmines from the country.
Bettina Goislard at a meeting in Ghazni

Afghanistan: UN raises concerns over trial of the murder of UN staff member

13 February 2004
The United Nations Mission in Afghanistan (UNAMA) has praised the swift handling of the investigation and trial of individuals convicted of the murder of a UN staff member, while raising concerns about the trial process.
Antonio M. Costa

Afghanistan risks becoming 'narco-State,' UN anti-drug chief warns

10 February 2004
Unless illegal drug activities in Afghanistan are reined in, the country risks becoming a key player in the narcotics trade now fuelling terrorism, the head of the United Nations anti-drug agency warned today.

Annan moves to appoint new envoy to Afghanistan

9 February 2004
United Nations Secretary-General Kofi Annan has moved to appoint Jean Arnault of France as his Special Representative for Afghanistan.

UN announces start of reintegration process for ex-fighters in Afghanistan

8 February 2004
The reintegration of former fighters in Afghanistan began today in the capital, Kabul, where over 100 ex-soldiers are expected to rejoin society in the coming days, a spokesman for the United Nations Assistance Mission (UNAMA) said.