Special Representative Ahmedou Ould-Abdallah condemns the Transitional Federal Government and Ahlu Sunnah Wal Jama'a for formally signing an agreement that commits the two parties to fully cooperate towards peace and…

KABUL - Transcript of press conference in Kabul by Dr Nilab Mobarez, Press Officer, UNAMA Strategic Communication and Spokespersons Unit. NEW SPECIAL REPRESENTATIVE ARRIVES The Special Representative of the Secretary-General…

KABUL - UNAMA has launched a special website featuring exclusively commissioned articles and photography to coincide with the publication of the Mission's magazine on Afghanistan's heritage.

KABUL - UNAMA's weekly press conference every Monday in Kabul highlighting the work of UN agencies in Afghanistan. Nilab Mobarez, UNAMA Spokespersons Unit NEW SPECIAL REPRESENTATIVE ARRIVES The Special Representative of the…

BAMYAN - Afghanistan’s central province of Bamyan possess some of the world’s most renowned archaeological sites from the fifth century, which are most often referred to in seminal studies on the history and archaeology of…

15 March 2010 - Afghanistan’s central province of Bamyan possess some of the world’s most renowned archaeological sites from the fifth century, which are most often referred to in seminal studies on the history and…

KABUL - “Come first to me,” he called out from behind a stall in chaste English. His eyes intently winnowing genuine customers from holiday crowds, unknown to the hands that carefully lined some oversized combat helmets next…

KABUL - The River Kokcha flows northwards down the Hindu Kush, passing through Faizabad, and joins the Amu Darya river, the Oxus of history and legend. On the right hand bank of the river is one of the most extraordinary…

KABUL - As a part of UNAMA's campaign to spread awareness about Afghanistan's rich past, Aditya Mehta spoke to UNESCO Director Shigeru Aoyagi about the agency's concerns and plans for the future. The United Nations Education…

JALALABAD - It wasn’t just the Muslims of Jalalabad who celebrated the holy festival of Eid with pomp and jubilation in the last week of November 2009. In downtown Jalalabad, minority Hindu-Sikhs were also euphoric about the…

WINDSOR - One belief that the Western world often held about Asia and the East was that it was a land of enormous luxury and wealth. One Western poet from the 19th century, James Elroy Flecker, summed up this view by…

KABUL - As a part of the Mission’s campaign to raise awareness about Afghanistan’s rich past, Kabul Musuem Director Omara Khan Massoudi spoke to UNAMA on his desire to see the musuem rise from the ashes. Afghanistan has a…