Afghan

UN removes some travel restrictions as ceasefire in northern Afghanistan holds

16 October 2003
A ceasefire has been maintained in the northern province of Mazar-i-Sharif and areas west where factional fighting recently took place, the troops have been withdrawn and most of a 300-strong police contingent has arrived, the United Nations said in Afghanistan today.
Amb. Heraldo Muñoz

Al-Qaida, Taliban money laundering 'more sophisticated' - UN committee chair

15 October 2003
Financial transactions of Al-Qaida and the Taliban have become more "sophisticated" to avoid detection, sometimes involving the use of a centuries-old system, according to the head of the United Nations Security Council's committee overseeing sanctions against the two groups.
Most Afghans depend on agriculture for their survival

UK to assist Hazaras in Afghanistan – UN agency

6 October 2003
The United Kingdom will give $6 million over the next four years to help some 430,000 farmers in one of the poorest regions of Afghanistan to establish and maintain a reliable system of sustainable agriculture, the United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) announced today.
An Afghan school girl

UNICEF hails entry of 1 million Afghan girls to school

2 October 2003
More than 1 million girls in Afghanistan have entered schools since the fall of the Taliban, which banned their attendance, in “a testament to the courage and wisdom of the Afghan people, and the generosity of the international community,” the United Nations children’s agency said today.