Afghan

Street vendors on the bank of Kabul River

UN mission in Afghanistan on standby for potential flooding

14 April 2005
After the harshest winter and heaviest snowfalls in years cut off supplies for tens of thousands of Afghans, the United Nations mission in the country is on alert for potential flooding that could affect up to 100,000 people.

Nearly 7,000 Afghans return home as UN refugee agency resumes repatriation

7 April 2005
One month after resuming its voluntary repatriation programme of Afghans from Pakistan, the United Nations refugee agency reported today that nearly 7,000 people had returned home with its assistance, a number that should balloon to 400,000 by the end of the year.
Jean Arnault

Top UN envoy calls for quick agreement on long-range goals for Afghanistan

4 April 2005
Afghanistan and the international community must agree as soon as possible on a broad agenda of strategic priorities that go beyond the political transition, ranging from fiscal sustainability to regional cooperation to strengthening the protection of the human rights of ordinary Afghans, the top United Nations envoy in the country told a donor forum today.