Afghan

Afghanistan: UN helps 15,000 displaced families in strife-torn south of country

30 October 2006
With fighting flaring in southern Afghanistan the United Nations, along with the Government and international donors, is assisting some 15,000 families displaced in three southern provinces.

Afghanistan: UN ‘very concerned’ at reports of many civilian deaths in military operation

26 October 2006
The United Nations Assistance Mission in Afghanistan (UNAMA) today expressed deep concern at reports that a large number of civilians may have died during the conduct of military operations yesterday in the south of the war-torn country.

Continuing conflict hinders UN humanitarian operations in Afghanistan

19 October 2006
Insecurity throughout much of Afghanistan, particularly in southern, south-eastern and eastern Regions, continues to impede United Nations humanitarian operations in the war-torn country, the UN World Food Programme (WFP) reported in its latest update.

Afghan refugees in Pakistan begin to register with help from UN agency

16 October 2006
Pakistani authorities, with assistance from the United Nations refugee agency, issued identification cards for more than 1,000 people on the starting day of the country’s first-ever registration of Afghans living in Pakistan.

UN refugee agency assists Pakistan in first registration of remaining Afghans

13 October 2006
The United Nations refugee agency is assisting Pakistani authorities with the first-ever registration of Afghans living in Pakistan – there are still 2.4 million – which will result in official identification cards and yield valuable information for continued repatriation efforts.
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UN refugee agency agrees to look at new ways to spur Afghans to return from Iran

11 October 2006
The United Nations High Commission for Refugees (UNHCR), Iran and Afghanistan have agreed to look for additional funding and new ways to encourage Afghanis to return home from Iran after numbers plummeted this year following four years of unprecedented returns.

UNESCO chief joins condemnation of killing of journalists in Afghanistan

11 October 2006
Calling for greater efforts to protect the safety of the media in Afghanistan, the head of the United Nations body mandated to defend freedom of the press today added his voice to the condemnation of the murder of two German journalists in the strife-torn country at the weekend.

UN officials express condolences for two German journalists killed in Afghanistan

9 October 2006
United Nations officials today expressed their condolences for the two German journalists working for Deutsche Welle who were killed Saturday in Afghanistan, and said the incident underscored the continuing dangers journalists face in the country.

Rising violence and drug trade in Afghanistan prompt Security Council mission

9 October 2006
Voicing alarm about the volatile security situation inside Afghanistan and the threat posed by the country’s growing production of illegal drugs, the Security Council announced today that it will send a mission to the country as early as next month.

Deadly heroin overdoses could soar with surge in Afghan opium production, UN warns

5 October 2006
The world’s health authorities should prepare for a significant increase in the number of deaths from heroin overdoses following a dramatic surge in opium production in Afghanistan this year, the United Nations top narcotics fighter has warned.