Afghanistan

Meena Mostayed, head of Radio Sana. UNAMA/Torpekai Amarkhel

UN Gender Focus: 2017 Year in Review

30 December 2017
UN Gender Focus

“Many girls” want to “raise their voice”: Afghan radio journalist

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Kabul, the centre of Afghanistan's political and social life. Photo UNAMA/Fardin Waezi

Attack on civilians in Kabul another 'despicable crime' in a year of atrocities – UN Mission

28 December 2017
The United Nations Assistance Mission in Afghanistan (UNAMA) has strongly denounced the terrorist bombing earlier Thursday of a Shi'a cultural centre in Kabul, calling the “targeted attack” on civilians yet another despicable crime in a year marked by unspeakable atrocities.
Tadamichi Yamamoto, Special Representative of the Secretary-General and Head of the United Nations Assistance Mission in Afghanistan (UNAMA), briefs the Security Council on the report of the Secretary-General on the situation in Afghanistan and it’s implications for international peace and security.
UN Photo/Eskinder Debebe

Afghan parties must agree on ‘convincing peace process’ to end 40 years of conflict, says UN envoy

21 December 2017
The United Nations envoy for Afghanistan on Thursday highlighted the need for the country to achieve a political settlement with the armed opposition, pointing to an upcoming February meeting between the parties as an opportunity not to be missed.
Opium poppy field in Afghanistan.
IRIN

Afghanistan opium production jumps 87 per cent to record level – UN survey

15 November 2017
A profoundly alarming trend in the cultivation and production of opium in Afghanistan reveals an 87 per cent production increase compared to 2016, the United Nations Office on Drug and Crime (UNODC) said Wednesday in its Afghanistan Opium Survey 2017.
Afghanistan is home to a rich heritage of cultural sites, but many have been damaged by conflict and are in various states of disrepair. Photo UNAMA/Eric Kanalstein

Attacks against places of worship in Afghanistan rise sharply, UN warns

7 November 2017
Afghanistan has seen a sharp increase in attacks against places of worship, religious leaders and worshippers, with civilian casualties since 2016 representing nearly double the cumulative number of the preceding seven years, the United Nations mission in the country said Tuesday in a special report.
Provincial Councilwoman Somaia Ramish (second right) on the set with host and guests after talking about peace and the role of young Afghans at Asia Television.
Fraidoon Poya

FEATURE: As Afghan war grinds on, a marginalized young generation raises its voice

31 October 2017
Peace and Security

Confronting the horrors of a war they hope to end one day, young Afghans are making themselves heard through traditional media and on the Internet. These Afghans, many educated and non-traditional, are countering messages from militant groups which seek to play upon ethnic and religious differences to encourage violence.

Kabul, the centre of Afghanistan's political and social life. Photo UNAMA/Fardin Waezi

‘Cycle of violence must end,’ says UN chief, condemning latest attacks in Afghanistan

20 October 2017
United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres has strongly condemned today’s attacks at mosques in Afghanistan’s Kabul city and Ghor Province during Friday prayers.
An aerial view of Kabul, Afghanistan.
UNAMA/Ari Gaitanis

UN strongly condemns terrorist attacks across Afghanistan

18 October 2017
Secretary-General António Guterres and the United Nations Security Council have condemned yesterday's attacks in Afghanistan's Paktya and Ghazni provinces, which left many dead and injured.
President Mohammad Ashraf Ghani Ahmadzai of Afghanistan addresses the General Assembly’s annual general debate.
UN Photo/Cia Pak

UN must update itself to face 21st century challenges, Afghan leader tells General Assembly

20 September 2017
The United Nations and its agencies must reinvent themselves to tackle the challenges of the 21st century, Afghan President Mohammad Ashraf Ghani told the UN General Assembly on the opening day of its annual general debate today.
An elderly woman sits outside her makeshift dwelling in Afghanistan.
WFP/Eoin Casey

Afghanistan: UN mission confirms at least 44 civilians killed, injured in latest airstrikes

1 September 2017
At least 28 women and children were killed and an additional 16 injured in air strikes this week in Afghanistan, the United Nations political mission in the country said in initial findings of its probe into the deaths.