Afghanistan

Special Representative and head of the UN Assistance Mission in Afghanistan (UNAMA), Ján Kubiš.
Eric Kanalstein/UNAMA

Afghan people will 'not be deterred,' declares UN envoy, condemning latest terrorist bombing

7 June 2014
Following yesterday's “appalling” suicide bomb attack in Kabul against the convoy of a presidential candidate, the top United Nations official in Afghanistan has condemned the incident and reiterated his belief that the Afghan people will “not be deterred by such acts of terror.”
Posters of candidates for Afghanistan’s Presidential and Provincial Council elections, held on 5 April 2014.
UNAMA/Fardin Waezi

Afghanistan: condemning latest Kabul attack, Security Council deplores all 'attempts to disrupt elections'

6 June 2014
Emphasizing its ongoing support for Afghanistan's democratic process, the United Nations Security Council strongly condemned today's bomb attack in Kabul, which caused a number of deaths and injuries to civilians and security personnel.