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Afghanistan
UNAMA Warns Pakistan Border Closures Could Deepen Poverty and Unemployment in Afghanistan
DID Press: The continued closure of border crossings between Afghanistan and Pakistan is disrupting trade and transit, potentially leading to higher unemployment and worsening poverty in Afghanistan, the head of the United Nations Assistance Mission in Afghanistan (UNAMA) has warned.…
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Doha Process Working Groups Begin Two-Day Meeting in Uzbekistan
DID Press: A two-day meeting of the Doha Process working groups on counter-narcotics and private-sector support began on Thursday in Termez, Uzbekistan, according to Hafiz Zia Ahmad Takal, deputy spokesman for the Taliban-run Ministry of Foreign Affairs. Takal said a…
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UNAMA: Journalists Play Vital Role in Promoting Peace and Good Governance
DID Press: On the occasion of the International Day to End Impunity for Crimes Against Journalists, marked on November 2, Roza Otunbayeva? Rabab Fatima, the UN Secretary-General’s Special Representative for Afghanistan and head of the UN Assistance Mission in Afghanistan…
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UN Envoy Visits Nangarhar to Assess Local Needs and Challenges
DID Press: Rabab Fatima, the UN Secretary-General’s Special Representative for Afghanistan, has visited Nangarhar province for the first time, holding meetings with de facto authorities, women, community elders, businesspeople, returnees and representatives of UN agencies. UNAMA said in a statement…
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UN: Violence Against Former Afghan Government Personnel Continues
DID Press: Despite the Taliban’s announcement of a “general amnesty,” killings, arbitrary arrests and enforced disappearances involving former Afghan government military personnel and officials continue, according to reports by the United Nations Assistance Mission in Afghanistan (UNAMA), raising ongoing concerns…
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UNAMA Chief: Afghans’ Potential Outweighs Challenges
DID Press: Rabab Fatima, head of the United Nations Assistance Mission in Afghanistan (UNAMA), has said that the talents, aspirations and potential of the Afghan people are greater than the challenges facing the country. In her first official message from…
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Taliban Accuses UNAMA of Bias and Misrepresenting Afghanistan’s Situation
DID Press: Zabihullah Mujahid, spokesperson for the Taliban government, has rejected the latest quarterly report by the United Nations Assistance Mission in Afghanistan (UNAMA), accusing the mission of violating the principle of neutrality and portraying Afghanistan’s situation negatively. In a…
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UNAMA Security Official Survives Armed Attack in Bamyan
DID Press: Dr Karim Karimi, security officer at the United Nations Assistance Mission in Afghanistan (UNAMA) office in Bamyan province, survived an armed attack on Wednesday evening, local sources told DID Press. He was not injured in the incident. According…
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Afghanistan, UN Call for More Humanitarian Aid for Returning Migrants
DID Press: Afghanistan’s Taliban-appointed foreign minister and the head of the United Nations Assistance Mission in Afghanistan (UNAMA) have discussed expanding humanitarian assistance for returning Afghan migrants and strengthening cooperation between the country and the United Nations. Amir Khan Muttaqi,…
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Mullah Baradar Urges UNAMA to Ensure Balanced Reporting on Afghanistan
DID Press: Mullah Abdul Ghani Baradar, the Taliban administration’s Deputy Prime Minister for Economic Affairs, has urged the United Nations Assistance Mission in Afghanistan (UNAMA) to ensure that its analytical reports on the country reflect conditions on the ground objectively…
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