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KABUL - Demining in the south and east of Afghanistan is taking on a new shape this year as different communities take on the task of demining their own districts. In October 2008 a community based demining project, which…

KABUL - For more than forty years, Enayatullah Siddiqi has monitored the ballet of the planes from behind the windows of the control tower at Kabul airport. For him, the history of his country is written on the milestones of…

KABUL - The United Nations Assistance Mission in Afghanistan (UNAMA) today urged that the planning and implementation of military operations in Afghanistan must take into account the safety of the civilian population. A joint…

KABUL - Fakhria is a 12 year-old schoolgirl from the suburbs of Kabul. Like many Afghan children, for many years she had to bring water from her home to school, or get unsafe water from one of the public pumps, shared by the…

KABUL - The United Nations Envoy for Afghanistan, Kai Eide, today opened the 19th UN office in Tirin Kot, the provincial capital of Uruzgan. The office was opened in the presence of the Foreign Minister of the Netherlands…

KABUL - Like many Afghan returnees, when Dunya Gul returned to Afghanistan in 2005, after years in exile, his main concern was - where to live? He never thought he would afford to buy a plot of land and be able to build his…

KABUL - The top United Nations official in Afghanistan joined the head of the country's human rights commission in urging all Afghans, including those who oppose the Government, to take part in this year's presidential and…

KABUL - Press freedom has never been more important for Afghanistan. Later this year Afghanistan will be holding Presidential and Provincial Council Elections. The media will play a central role in helping the people of…

BAMYAN - People from the ancient city of Bamyan, the government and the United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) have joined together to build a new maternity ward in Bamyan’s provincial hospital. Government officials, members…

KABUL - While many farmers are happy with the spring rains this year which should result in good harvests, many Afghans have suffered heavily from floods caused by the recent heavy rainfall. Thousand of families have become…