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Afghanistan MoFA reprimands Taliban for attacking UNAMA Office in Herat
Updated : 4 years, 7 months ago IST
Kabul [Afghanistan], July 31 (ANI): Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MoFA) of the Islamic Republic of Afghanistan on Monday reprimanded the Taliban for attacking United Nations Assistance Mission in Afghanistan (UNAMA) Office in Herat and said that by carrying out such attacks, the Taliban ha
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Record 5,183 civilian casualties in violence-marred Afghanistan in 2021 so
Updated : 4 years, 8 months ago IST
Kabul [Afghanistan], July 26 (ANI): Civilian casualties in Afghanistan in the first half of 2021 reached record levels with over 1,659 people killed and 3,254 others wounded, according to a UN agency.
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US says deeply saddened by journalist Danish Siddiqui's demise, calls for
Updated : 4 years, 8 months ago IST
Washington [US], July 17 (ANI): The US has said it is 'deeply saddened' by the death of Indian photojournalist Danish Siddiqui during clashes between Afghan forces and Taliban in Kandahar, and called for an end to the violence in Afghanistan.
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UN condoles Indian journalist's death in Afghanistan, calls for investigat
Updated : 4 years, 8 months ago IST
Kabul [Afghanistan], July 17 (ANI): The United Nations on Friday extended condolences to the family of Indian photo-journalist Danish Siddiqui, who was killed in Kandahar, and stressed that the Afghan authorities must investigate this and all killing of reporters.
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UN in Afghanistan concerned over human rights violations, urges for Eid ce
Updated : 4 years, 8 months ago IST
Kabul [Afghanistan] July 15 (ANI): The United Nations Assistance Mission in Afghanistan (UNAMA) said it is concerned about the number of alleged human rights violations committed amid the ongoing military offensive in the country and has urged the Taliban and the Afghanistan government to an
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UN says half of Afghan population in need of humanitarian aid
Updated : 4 years, 8 months ago IST
Kabul [Afghanistan] July 12 (ANI): As Afghanistan continues to witness a surge in violence leading to a humanitarian crisis, half of the country's population is in need of humanitarian assistance and a third of children under five are facing acute malnutrition, informed a UN official.
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Killings of rights activists rising in Afghanistan after peace talks began
Updated : 5 years, 1 month ago IST
Kabul [Afghanistan], February 16 (ANI/Sputnik): Afghanistan has faced a "chilling" wave of killings of rights activists and media workers since the start of Kabul-Taliban peace talks in September, according to the UN assistance mission in the country (UNAMA).
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5 UN workers killed in attack in Afghanistan's Kabul-Jalalabad highway
Updated : 5 years, 1 month ago IST
Kabul [Afghanistan], February 11 (ANI): Five UN workers have been killed in an attack on their vehicle on the Kabul-Jalalabad highway in Surobi District of Kabul on Thursday.
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Head of UN assistance mission in Afghanistan met with Taliban leaders in D
Updated : 5 years, 3 months ago IST
Moscow [Russia], December 2 (ANI/Sputnik): The head of the United Nations Assistance Mission in Afghanistan (UNAMA), Deborah Lyons, met with leaders of the Taliban radical movement on Wednesday in Doha, they reaffirmed commitment to faster progress in the crisis settlement, UNAMA said.
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Two staffers of human rights organisation killed in Kabul
Updated : 5 years, 9 months ago IST
Kabul [Afghanistan], June 27 (ANI): Two employees of the Afghanistan Independent Human Rights Commission (AIHRC) were killed in an IED explosion on Saturday morning in PD12 of Kabul in the Pul-e-Charkhi area in the east of the city.
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UN mission in Afghanistan calls for inclusion of women in peace talks
Updated : 6 years ago IST
Kabul [Afghanistan], Mar 8 (Xinhua/ANI): The UN Assistance Mission in Afghanistan (UNAMA) has called for the inclusion of women in the peace talks with the Taliban, the mission said here on Sunday on the occasion of the International Women's Day.
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Record rise in civilian deaths, injuries in Afghanistan this year: UNAMA
Updated : 6 years, 5 months ago IST
Kabul [Afghanistan], Oct 17 (ANI): United Nations Assistance Mission in Afghanistan (UNAMA) released a report on Thursday showing a record-high increase in civilian casualties in the current year.
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