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Mogadishu, 26 February 2014 []

KABUL - A new booklet containing Afghanistan’s first Code of Conduct for its national police force will soon be in the hands of Afghan National Police (ANP) personnel across the country. Released this week, the illustrated…

Over 90 inmates at the National Palace of Correction (NPC) in Zwedru, received free medical consultation and treatment as a result of the Indian FPU-2 in Sector B-3 organizing a medical outreach in collaboration with the…

KABUL - By Afghan tradition, on the 40th day after the death of four United Nations staff in a terrorist attack on a restaurant in the Afghan capital, Kabul, the UN staff remembered their colleagues in a brief memorial…

The inmates at the National Palace of Correction (NPC) in Zwedru, Grand Gedeh County, have shown great interest in an adult literacy program recently introduced at the facility with support from the Government of Liberia and…

KABUL - Afghanistan’s Ministry of Interior (MoI) has been intensifying efforts to ensure security for the maximum number of the polling stations on election day, slated for 5 April. According to the Ministry’s spokesperson…

KABUL - Afghanistan is slated to hold Presidential elections on 5 April 2014. In line with its mandate from the United Nations Security Council and at the request of the Afghan authorities, the UN Assistance Mission in…

KABUL - The top United Nations official in Afghanistan described the upcoming Presidential and Provincial Council elections, slated for 5 April 2014, as “a new chapter in the life of the country,” involving not only a…

Last 19 December the Pakistan Medical Hospital in Harper launched a one month camp offering free eye care, with Eye Surgeon Maj. Omar Ishtiaq carrying out all needed surgery.The programme was launched by the Sector B…

KABUL - The UN Chief has called for more efforts to empower individuals through decent work, support people through social protection, and ensure that the voices of the poor and marginalised are heard.“The gap between the…