Tolo News: The Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MoF) of Afghanistan on Wednesday strongly criticized the Islamic Republic of Iran and the Republic of Turkey for their attempt to enlist Masnavi Ma’navi (collection of poems) of prominent Persian poet Jalāl ad-Dīn Muhammad Rūmī in UNESCO as a common heritage of Iran and Turkey. MoFA said that is
Press TV June 3, 2016 UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon has expressed serious concern over a rise in recruitment and killing of children in conflict-hit countries in various parts of the world over the past year. In an annual report on children and armed conflict released Thursday, Ban expressed shock about the dire situation of children in war-torn countries
Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty May 20, 2016 An Afghan guard at a United Nations compound in Kabul turned his gun on colleagues on May 20, killing a Nepalese guard and wounding another security officer there. The United Nations Assistance Mission for Afghanistan said one of its staff members at the compound also was wounded by
VOA News Margaret Besheer May 20, 2016 UNITED NATIONS—An Afghan dentist and his teenage son arrived at the United Nations by bicycle Friday to deliver a message of peace and solidarity to U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon. The father-son team of Nader Shah Nangarhari, 49, and Firoz Khan, 17, have been pedaling the world for nearly
Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty May 4, 2016 The United Nations Security Council unanimously approved a resolution demanding that all parties to conflicts protect medical facilities and staff who are treating the wounded and sick. The resolution, which comes amid an upsurge in deadly attacks on hospitals in Syria, Afghanistan, and other conflict areas, calls on
Press TV April 17, 2016 The United Nations (UN) says the number of Afghans returning home from countries where they had sought refuge has hit a drastic low since 2001, amid continuing fighting and economic problems in the war-ravaged country. According to UN officials, some 2,200 refugees have returned to Afghanistan so far this year,
VOA News Ayaz Gul April 17, 2016 ISLAMABAD—The United Nations said the Afghan conflict has caused nearly 2,000 casualties in the first three months of this year, showing an increase of 2 percent compared to the same period last year. The number includes an increase of 11 percent in civilians wounded – 1,343 – but a
VOA News Ayaz Gul April 3, 2016 ISLAMABAD, PAKISTAN—The United Nations said it expects more violence with the onset of spring in Afghanistan and called for increased regional cooperation and coordination to help the war-hit nation counter the terrorism threat. Traditionally, fighting subsides in Afghanistan during winter because heavy snow blocks the movement of insurgents
Kyodo: U.N. Secretary General Ban Ki-moon is poised to appoint Tadamichi Yamamoto, deputy head of the U.N. Assistance Mission in Afghanistan, as new chief of the mission and his special representative to the country, U.N. sources said Thursday. The appointment of Yamamoto, 65, a former diplomat, is expected to be announced soon, with the U.N. Security Council
Bloomberg: The United Nations has set a low bar for success in Afghanistan this year: Survival. A fragile economy, intensifying insurgency, and fractious political elite are among the main challenges facing President Ashraf Ghani, Nicholas Haysom, the UN’s top envoy in Kabul, told the Security Council in New York. Pressure to win enough foreign aid and achieve