KABUL - The upcoming parliamentary elections in Afghanistan must be an improvement over last year’s presidential polls, the top United Nations envoy there told the new head of the country’s national electoral body, urging…

KABUL - The Special Representative of the United Nations Secretary-General, Staffan de Mistura met today with Fazel Ahmad Manawi, the new Chairperson of the Independent Election Commission (IEC). دری و پشتو Mr de Mistura…

19 April 2010 - The Special Representative of the United Nations Secretary-General, Staffan de Mistura met today with Fazel Ahmad Manawi, the new Chairperson of the Independent Election Commission (IEC). دری و پشتو Mr de…

19 April 2010 - Citizens and officials from Herat, in western Afghanistan, joined hands to clean up the provincial capital, at an event organized by the Department of Public Works and the United Nations World Health…

18 April 2010 - Irrigation, access, trade and energy were at the heart of talks between Farah provincial authorities and Government representatives and the donor community. Early morning, at Farah airport, a long line of…

17 April 2010 - The highest United Nations official in Afghanistan today recommended the release of international assistance for parliamentary elections to be held later this year, following a meeting with President Hamid…

KABUL - Transcript of press conference in Kabul by Staffan de Mistura, Special Representative of the United Nations Secretary-General for Afghanistan. SRSG: Thank you for this opportunity. I would like to bring you up-to-date…

KABUL - The Special Representative of the Secretary-General for Afghanistan, Staffan de Mistura, in a meeting with Afghan President Hamid Karzai today, agreed to recommend the commencement of technical and logistical…

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15 April 2010 - United Nations envoy Staffan de Mistura, the Special Representative of the Secretary-General for Afghanistan, today called on the competent Afghan authorities to ensure a quick and thorough investigation into…

KABUL - There are a few types of workers who on the one hand, save people's lives, but on the other sometimes put their own lives in danger as well. Deminers are among them. On the early morning of 11 April, a group of…