Afghanistan

A view of Kabul, the centre of Afghanistan’s social and political life. Photo UNAMA/Fardin Waezi.

UN mission welcomes Afghan Government’s proposal for peace talks with Taliban

28 February 2018
Peace and Security

The United Nations mission in Afghanistan on Wednesday welcomed the Government’s renewed call for unconditional peace talks with the Taliban and expressed strong support for its vision for peace.

A family struggles through a dusty environment in Afghanistan. Photo
UNAMA/Fraidoon Poya

Impact of Afghanistan’s fourth consecutive year of war on civilians 'far too high' – UN report

25 February 2018
Peace and Security

More than 10,000 civilians have lost their lives or suffered injuries during 2017, according to the latest report by the United Nations Assistance Mission in Afghanistan (UNAMA) documenting the impact of the armed conflict on civilians in Afghanistan.

Women in line to vote during the 5 April 2014 elections in Afghanistan. Photo: UNAMA/Zachary Golestani
UNAMA/Zachary Golestani

Afghanistan: UN mission welcomes new penal code, urges measures to protect women from violence

22 February 2018
Law and Crime Prevention

While welcoming the entry to force of a new Penal Code in Afghanistan as a having the “potential to trigger real change,” the United Nations mission in the country said on Thursday that it is concerned by the removal of the chapter penalizing violence against women.

Launch of the 2017 Protection of Civilians in Armed Conflict Report, in Kabul, Afghanistan. Photo: Rafi Alkozai/UNAMA
Rafi Alkozai/UNAMA

UN says more than 10,000 civilians killed or injured in Afghanistan conflict last year

15 February 2018
Peace and Security

More than 10,000 civilians were killed or wounded in the Afghanistan conflict during 2017, a nine per cent drop over 2016, according to a United Nations report out Thursday which also revealed rising casualties caused by suicide bombings and attacks using improvised explosive devices (IEDs).