KANDAHAR - Kandahar Governor, Dr Toryali Wesa requested the Deputy Special Representative of the Secretary-General for Afghanistan (DSRSG), Mr. Mark Bowden to give more authority to the UN agencies in Kandahar province. This…

KANDAHAR - Minister of Mine and Industries, Wahidullah Shahrani said during his visit to Kandahar that his office will try to attract investors to conduct mine and coal extraction in Kandahar province. “There are reserves of…

GHAZNI - Swedish Committee for Afghanistan (SCA) organized vocational training for tens of youth with disabilities in Ghazni province, according to local officials on Wednesday. The project aimed to support youth with…

KABUL - United Nations-supported weekly TV programme, Kunduz at a Glance is currently aired on local TV station Kunduz Independent Khawar. The 6-episode weekly programme examines the issues of good governance, women…

NANGARHAR - In district number one of Jalalabad city, 3,650 meters of road was rehabilitated at a total cost of US$ 43,500 funded by UN Human Settlement Programme (UN-HABITAT), with ten per cent contribution by local…

KABUL - Local Government officials and members of civil society from Kandahar province stressed that provinces should have their say in the implementation of the National Priority Programs (NPPs) Speaking at the workshop…

KABUL - The Afghan Women Journalists' Union (AWJU) held its first general congress in Kabul and elected the members of its high council. They also approved the bylaw of the union with mutual consensus. In addition to…

HELMAND - Clean water network was constructed and ready for use in Nad-e-Ali district of Helmand province. Governor Al-haj Mohammad Naem, deputy minister for rural rehabilitation and development affairs, Mohammad Tariq Asmaty…

KANDAHAR - A public awareness meeting on violence against women was held at the regional office of Afghan Independent Human Rights Commission (AIHRC) in Kandahar. The meeting was attended by the Government officials…

KABUL - The head of Afghanistan’s Transition Coordination Commission today announced that the fourth tranche of transition would commence within the next two months, adding that once this is completed, Afghan forces would…

SRSG Miroslav Jenca's Article "The Concept of Preventive Diplomacy and Its Application by the United Nations in Central Asia" was published at “Security and Human Rights” Journal, Volume 24, Issue no.2 /2013. DOI: 10.1163…

MAZAR - A four-day workshop on Islamic prospective of child rights was launched by Coordination of Afghan Relief (CoAR) on Sunday in Mazar-i-Sharif. Over a hundred non-governmental personnel mainly working in the districts of…