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Heroin seized and destroyed in Afghanistan

UN urges anti-drug measures for both Afghanistan and ‘consumer countries’

29 July 2011
The head of the United Nations anti-drugs agency has called for strengthening border controls around Afghanistan – still the world’s leading producer of opium and heroin – boosting security in that country, and lowering demand in so-called “consumer countries.”
Special Representative Staffan de Mistura (right) is greeted by Governor Ata Mohammad Noor

Afghanistan: UN envoy reinstates Mazar-i-Sharif offices attacked in April

28 July 2011
The United Nations envoy for Afghanistan today reinstated the UN offices in the northern city of Mazar-i-Sharif where three foreign staff and four international security guards were slain in an attack in April.
Photo: UNAMA
UNAMA

Afghan civilian deaths rise, insurgents responsible for most casualties – UN

14 July 2011
The number of civilians killed in conflict in Afghanistan rose by 15 per cent in the first six months of this year, the United Nations mission in the country said today, releasing figures that showed 1,462 non-combatants died, with insurgents responsible for 80 per cent of the killings.
Afghan children greet UNDP Associate Administrator Rebeca Grynspan

Senior UN official pledges continued support for Afghan development agenda

14 July 2011
The United Nations Development Programme (UNDP), which has been working in Afghanistan for over 50 years, is committed to staying for the long haul to help the country tackle the host of challenges it faces, a senior official said today.
De-miners at work in Afghanistan

UN mission in Afghanistan deplores killing of de-miners

11 July 2011
The United Nations has strongly condemned the brutal killing of four de-miners in the western Afghan province of Farah, stating that attacks on those who deliver humanitarian services are totally unacceptable.
Special Representative for Afghanistan Staffan de Mistura briefs Security Council

Afghan transition must be about more than security – UN envoy

6 July 2011
The transition towards greater Afghan leadership and ownership is on track, the top United Nations envoy to the country reported today, while adding that the process must not just be about security but also be linked to social, economic and human rights elements.