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NEW YORK - The Security Council today extended the United Nations presence in Afghanistan for another year, while recognizing the key role played by the world body in coordinating international efforts in the country and in…

1 June 2009 - In less than three months, people from across Afghanistan go to the ballot box to elect the next president of their country. Scheduled on 20 August, the presidential and provincial council elections are the…

KABUL - In less than three months, people from across Afghanistan go to the ballot box to elect the next president of their country. Scheduled on 20 August, the presidential and provincial council elections are the second…

31 May 2009 - A major programme is underway in Afghanistan to train 35,000 police officers in time for the 20 August presidential and provincial council elections. Officers are being readied to tackle security threats and to…

KABUL - The United Nations Security Council is expected to consider the UN’s latest report on Afghanistan in June. In the past the UN Secretary-General normally reported on the situation in Afghanistan every six months…

KABUL - In its ongoing effort to close the digital divide in Afghanistan, the United Nations will be holding an information and communications technology (ICT) “training the trainers” programme in Kabul to educate the country…

KABUL - After almost three decades of war in Afghanistan one of the key priorities for reconstruction has been improving the road network in the country. The years of conflict left Afghanistan with almost no infrastructure…

KABUL - The top United Nations envoy in Afghanistan has said there are “positive trends” in the country which need to be reinforced. Speaking in Oslo, Norway, at the NATO Parliamentary Assembly session which gathered…

KABUL - Chris Alexander, the United Nations Deputy Special Representative of the Secretary-General for Afghanistan, has left after six years in the country. Mr Alexander worked in Kabul from 2003, first as Canadian ambassador…

KABUL - After six years in Afghanistan the United Nations Deputy Special Representative of the Secretary-General, Chris Alexander, is leaving the country. Mr Alexander has worked in Kabul since 2003, first as Canadian…