Press TV March 13, 2020 The Afghan Foreign Ministry has summoned the United Nations (UN) special representative for Afghanistan to protest his meeting with Abdullah Abdullah, a former official and a rival to incumbent President Ashraf Ghani. Abdullah has contested the official results of the recent presidential election in Afghanistan, which Ghani won. On Monday,
Ayaz Gul VOA News February 22, 2020 ISLAMABAD – The United Nations reported Saturday the conflict in Afghanistan killed more than 3,400 civilians and injured nearly 7,000 others in 2019. The U.N. Assistance Mission in Afghanistan (UNAMA) blamed the Taliban, Islamic State and other militant groups for causing 49% of the deaths, saying pro-government forces,
Ayaz Gul VOA News February 16, 2020 ISLAMABAD – United Nations Secretary General António Guterres Sunday began a three-day visit to Pakistan by urging the international community to support countries that continue to host millions of refugees from war-shattered Afghanistan. Guterres is in Islamabad for meetings with Pakistani leaders and to deliver a keynote address
Ayaz Gul VOA News December 26, 2019 ISLAMABAD – The United Nations says the war in Afghanistan has killed or injured more than 100,000 civilians in the past ten years, urging all warring sides to take “genuine and concrete” steps toward ending the 18-year-old hostilities. The announcement comes as Taliban insurgents in a pre-dawn attack
Ariana: An explosion hit the vehicle of the United Nations organization in the capital Kabul, the Interior Ministry confirmed. One foreign national was killed and five civilians including two staff members of the United Nations were injured after a grenade was thrown on UN vehicle, Rahimi added. Click here to read more (external link). Other Security News
Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty October 23, 2019 The United Nations and the European Union have joined the United Sates and five European countries in reiterating their commitment to reaching a “sustainable peace agreement” that ends the 18-year war in Afghanistan. A joint statement was released on October 22 in Brussels, where U.S. special envoy to Afghanistan Zalmay
Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty October 17, 2019 The United Nations said that an “unprecedented” number of civilians were killed or wounded in Afghanistan from July to September, calling the violence “totally unacceptable.” The UN said in a report on October 17 that the 1,174 deaths and 3,139 injured amount to a 42 percent increase over
Ayaz Gul VOA News October 15, 2019 ISLAMABAD – A United Nations investigation has found insurgent attacks targeting the recent presidential electoral process in Afghanistan caused nearly 460 civilian casualties, including 85 deaths. The special report by the U.N. Assistance Mission in Afghanistan (UNAMA) released Tuesday, blames more than 80 percent of the casualties on
Ayaz Gul VOA News October 9, 2019 ISLAMABAD – The United Nations said Wednesday recent U.S. airstrikes on alleged drug-processing facilities in Afghanistan that killed more than 30 civilians, including children, were “not lawful.” The casualties occurred last May in western Farah and adjoining Nimroz provinces where the U.S. bombed more than 60 sites, identifying
Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty October 4, 2019 The worsening security situation in Afghanistan over the past four years has led to over 14,000 “grave violations” against children, including nearly 3,500 deaths, a UN report says. UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres condemned “the alarming level” of grave violations committed by all parties and the fact that children