Afghan

A displaced child in a makeshift camp in the Golan area of Gurbaz district, Khost province.
UNHCR

Amid clashes between Afghan forces, Taliban, UN mission urges civilian protection in Helmand province

26 June 2014
Deeply concerned by the rising number of civilian casualties in ongoing military operations in the southern Afghan province of Helmand, the head of the United Nations Assistance Mission in the country (UNAMA) today urged all parties to take precautions to ensure civilian protection.
Ján Kubiš, Special Representative and head of the UN Assistance Mission in Afghanistan (UNAMA), addresses UN Security Council via video conference from Kabul.
Fardin Waezi/UNAMA

Gripped by electoral crisis, Afghanistan needs ‘statesmanship, not brinksmanship’ – UN envoy

25 June 2014
Amidst challenges that are testing Afghanistan’s electoral, institutional and legal frameworks, together with the maturity of its political leaders, the top United Nations official in the country underscored today the vital need for the Afghan political class to act decisively to manage these events and “avoid any slippery slope to civil disorder and instability.”
Special Representative and Head of the UN Mission in Afghanistan (UNAMA) Ján Kubiš.
UN Photo/Paulo Filgueiras

UN mission strongly condemns attack on Afghan peace council official

21 June 2014
The United Nations mission in Afghanistan strongly condemned Saturday's targeted attack on Masoom Stanekzai, a government minister and the Head of the Secretariat of the country's High Peace Council.
Women in Kabul voting for a president in Afghanistan's second and final round of elections.
UNAMA

Afghanistan: UN urges respect for electoral processes as candidate questions run-off vote

18 June 2014
Following the announcement today by an Afghan presidential candidate that he will suspend cooperation with the electoral process, the United Nations has called for respect of the country’s Constitution and laws, as well as its independent electoral institutions.
Electoral workers in Afghanistan (left) assisting a voter in the 14 June 2014 second round run-off in the country's presidential elections.
UNAMA/Shamsudding Hamedi

UN strongly condemns targeted attacks against Afghan election workers

17 June 2014
The United Nations today strongly condemned the continued, targeted killing of Afghan election workers in the wake of last Saturday’s presidential run-off poll, and stressed that they must be able to carry out their important work without the threat of violence.
Afghans across the country's 34 provinces are taking part in historic elections.
Jawad Jalali/UNAMA (file photo)

UN in Afghanistan decries mutilation of voters in western province

15 June 2014
The top United Nations official in Afghanistan today strongly condemned what appears to be punishment doled out by the Taliban to nearly a dozen of people who had their index fingers cut off after voting in the presidential run-off.
Women in Kabul voting for a president in Afghanistan's second and final round of elections.
UNAMA

Senior UN officials congratulate Afghans on presidential election run-off

14 June 2014
Today's second round of the presidential election in Afghanistan is a major achievement in the country's historic democratic transition, top United Nations officials said, congratulating the voters and highlighting the efforts of the national security forces.
Two leading candidates from the first round of Afghanistan's presidential election, Dr. Abdullah Abdullah and Dr. Ashraf Ghani Ahmadzai, are competing in the second round run-off.
UNAMA/Fardin Waezi

Afghanistan: UN official urges broad participation in historic run-off election

12 June 2014
As the Afghan people head toward a historic run-off presidential election that will culminate the country’s first-ever democratic transfer of power, the top United Nations official there is encouraging them to actively participate in the polls, deliver the necessary change and help build a better future for their long-troubled nation.
Demining engineer of the Mine Action Programme of Afghanistan clears an anti-personnel landmine.
UN Photo/UNMACA

UN in Afghanistan condemns deadly attack on de-miners in central region

10 June 2014
The top United Nations official in Afghanistan today condemned the killing of eight Afghan de-miners and the wounding of another three in an attack in what remains one of the most heavily mined countries in the world.
On 5 April 2014, voters formed long queues at the Zarghuna Girls High School polling centre in Kabul,casting ballots to elect the countrys successor to President Hamid Karzai and members of 34 Provincial Councils.
Fardin Waezi/UNAMA

Ahead of Afghan run-off election, UN calls for improved polling process

10 June 2014
As Afghans prepare to vote in the presidential run-off, senior United Nations officials in the country are calling on key stakeholders to improve the electoral process, and reminding policymakers that Afghan men, women and children should be meaningfully involved in the peace efforts and future direction of their country.