Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty August 14, 2019 The United Nations says it is “gravely concerned” by reports indicating that 11 civilians had been killed in an Afghan security force operation in the eastern province of Paktia. “Accountability essential. Harm to civilians must stop,” the United Nations Assistance Mission in Afghanistan (UNAMA) said in a post on
Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty August 3, 2019 The United Nations Assistance Mission in Afghanistan (UNAMA) says more than 1,500 civilians were killed or wounded in July. According to a report issued by UNAMA on August 3, the number of documented civilian casualties is the highest of any month since May 2017. UNAMA said the main
By RFE/RL’s Radio Free Afghanistan May 13, 2019 KABUL — The United Nations’ Assistance Mission in Afghanistan (UNAMA) has expressed “grave concern” about the impact on civilians from an “increase in violence around the country” during the Islamic holy month of Ramadan. In a statement on May 13, UNAMA condemned the Taliban for attacks which
Ayaz Gul VOA News April 17, 2019 ISLAMABAD, PAKISTAN — A new United Nations report has documented a modest decline in torture allegations in Afghan prisons, but noted its ongoing concern at the “disturbingly” high number of conflict-related detainees still alleging serious abuses. In its biannual report on the treatment of security detainees issued Wednesday, the U.N. Assistance Mission
Ayaz Gul VOA News March 25, 2019 The United Nations confirmed Monday that ten children were among at least 13 civilians killed by a recent American military airstrike in northern Afghanistan. The deadly attack occurred early Saturday near the capital city of volatile Kunduz province where Afghan and U.S. forces were conducting a joint operation
1TV: Afghanistan’s cricket star, Rashid Khan, has been appointed as a National Ambassador for the United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF), the world’s leading organization for children. UNICEF Afghanistan announced this as the world commemorates 30 years of the Convention on the Rights of the Child this year. Rashid Khan has made rapid strides since his international
Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty March 8, 2019 UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres has called for immediate talks between the Afghan government and the Taliban, saying peace can only be reached through “comprehensive intra-Afghan dialogue.” In a report to the Security Council circulated on March 7, Guterres said current developments represented “perhaps the most significant chance” to
Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty February 24, 2019 The United Nations says a record number of Afghan civilians were killed in 2018, blaming the increase on unprecedented suicide bombings by militant groups and air strikes carried out by U.S.-led forces. The United Nations Assistance Mission in Afghanistan (UNAMA) said the conflict in Afghanistan killed 3,804 civilians and wounded
By RFE/RL’s Radio Mashaal February 17, 2019 The Taliban has called off a planned round of peace talks in Pakistan, saying that most of the members of its negotiating team are unable to travel because they are subject to U.S. and UN sanctions. The statement was issued on February 17 — a day before the
Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty December 18, 2018 The United Nations envoy for Afghanistan says the prospect of negotiated end to the war in Afghanistan is closer than it has ever been. The comments by Tadamichi Yamamoto on December 17 came as the Afghan Taliban said its representatives met with U.S. officials in the United Arab