Afghan

Ministers voice 'deep concern' over lawlessness in Afghanistan after talks at UN

25 September 2003
Insecurity and lawlessness, often as a result of arbitrary rule by local factions and continued drug trafficking, remain top concerns in Afghanistan as the worn-torn country seeks to build national government institutions, according to a statement issued after a high-level meeting at United Nations Headquarters in New York.

Need to support Afghanistan likely to continue beyond Bonn timetable - Annan

24 September 2003
United Nations Secretary-General Kofi Annan today asked a special ministerial meeting of some 20 countries, including some of the world's richest, for renewed help for the Afghan Government and said the support will likely be required into the future because "the need is even greater than we thought and likely to last longer."
Antonio M. Costa

Drug trafficking in Afghanistan threatens region's stability - UN anti-drug chief

10 September 2003
Warning that drug trafficking in Afghanistan threatens to undermine the region's fragile stability, the United Nations anti-drug chief today urged the international security force policing the war-torn country and its borders to crack down on drug runners and poppy cultivation.

Afghanistan could be clear of mines in 10 years - UN-backed report

4 September 2003
Afghanistan, the most mine-affected country in the world, could be free from the threat of landmines in 10 years if clearance operations continue at current levels and donor support is sustained, according to a report published today by the Mine Action Programme for Afghanistan, which is overseen by the United Nations Mine Action Service.