Afghanistan

Jean Arnault

Afghanistan: UN envoy says extremists cannot stop polls or new political culture

17 September 2005
Hailing the “unmistakable confirmation” that a new political culture is emerging in Afghanistan, which holds landmark legislative elections tomorrow, the senior United Nations envoy to the country said today he was confident that extremists have failed in their attempts to derail the polls.
Afghanistan's recovery, supported by returnees like these in Kabul

Afghanistan signs UN status of refugees convention

2 September 2005
Afghanistan has signed the 1951 Convention relating to the Status of Refugees and its 1967 Protocol, a significant sign of recovery for a country that used to be one of the world's largest producers of displaced persons, the United Nations refugee agency said today.