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Afghanistan: UN mission condemns suicide attack against army

29 September 2005
Condemning “in the strongest terms” yesterday’s suicide attack against Afghan soldiers in Kabul, the United Nations mission today called on the people of the strife-torn country to rally round the national army as an essential element in restoring stability.
Jean Arnault

Top UN envoy condemns killing of parliamentary candidate in Afghanistan

27 September 2005
The top United Nations envoy in Afghanistan today condemned the killing of a candidate in the parliamentary elections held on 18 September and called on the authorities to swiftly bring the perpetrators to justice.

Afghanistan discussed in meeting between Annan and US Secretary of State

23 September 2005
United Nations Secretary-General Kofi Annan said United States Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice and he touched on many issues, including developments in Afghanistan, at their meeting in Washington today.
Afghan woman casts her vote

Afghanistan: Security Council welcomes elections

22 September 2005
Welcoming Sunday’s legislative elections in Afghanistan, the Security Council today called on all sides to continue to work constructively toward the early establishment of a new Parliament.
Returnee secures belongings to continue journey home

Afghan refugee returns this year pass 400,000, reaching 4.2 million overall – UN

22 September 2005
The number of Afghan refugees returning home with United Nations assistance this year surpassed 400,000 today, bringing the total to just under 3.5 million since the operation began in 2002.

Afghanistan: Annan lauds voters’ ‘enthusiastic participation’ in legislative polls

18 September 2005
Congratulating the women and men of Afghanistan on their “enthusiastic participation” in today's legislative polls, United Nations Secretary-General Kofi Annan urged the candidates and their supporters to cooperate fully with the electoral authorities to ensure that the process unfolds in a peaceful and orderly manner.
Jean Arnault

Afghanistan: UN envoy says extremists cannot stop polls or new political culture

17 September 2005
Hailing the “unmistakable confirmation” that a new political culture is emerging in Afghanistan, which holds landmark legislative elections tomorrow, the senior United Nations envoy to the country said today he was confident that extremists have failed in their attempts to derail the polls.
Afghan children

Afghanistan: UN-supported deworming campaign launched

16 September 2005
Ahead of this weekend’s elections in Afghanistan, United Nations agencies today announced the launch of a national campaign to deworm 6 million children in the country, preventing a range of chronic ailments with a single pill.

UN refugee agency deplores sudden deportations of Afghans from Tajikistan

16 September 2005
An Afghan woman and her four children who had been living in Tajikistan since 1992 were suddenly deported Wednesday to their home country, even though three of them had recently been accepted for resettlement in Canada, UN High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) spokesman Ron Redmond said today.

UN envoy in Afghanistan condemns killing of seven registered voters by Taliban

15 September 2005
A senior United Nations envoy to Afghanistan today strongly condemned the killing of seven people with voter registration cards by the Taliban and warned that murders and intimidation continued to be a problem as the war-torn country prepared for national and local assembly elections on Sunday.