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8 October 2009 - I strongly condemn the suicide attack near the Indian Embassy in Kabul this morning, which is the fifth such explosion in the capital since August. I express my sincere condolences to the families of the victims. دری و پشتو

Special Representative Ahmedou Ould-Abdallah has congratulated Somaliland officials on the signing of a Memorandum of Understanding on the way forward to holding presidential elections which had been previously postponed.

KABUL - I was dismayed to learn of yet another roadside blast yesterday in Maywand District, in Kandahar province. دری و پشتو The explosion resulted in the death of a high number of civilians, including women and children, as they travelled by bus to Kandahar city. This is the fourth such incident…

30 September 2009 - I was dismayed to learn of yet another roadside blast yesterday in Maywand District, in Kandahar province. پشتو و دری The explosion resulted in the death of a high number of civilians, including women and children, as they travelled by bus to Kandahar city. This is the fourth…

UNPOS participated from 27-30 September 2009 in an assessment mission to Addis Ababa, comprising consultants on Somalia Security Sector Assessment (SSA). The team held a series of separate meetings with various partners with discussions centring on security issues in Somalia and the Horn of Africa.

On 26 September 2009, UNPOS police team held a meeting with the senior leadership of the Somali Police Force (SPF). The meeting provided the SPF an opportunity to state its strategic vision following the 17 September bombing of the AMISOM force headquarters in Mogadishu. The SPF re-affirmed its…

Nairobi, 19 August 2009 [Terms of Reference]

2 September 2009 - I am appalled to have learned of today’s suicide bomb attack at Metherlam Mosque in Laghman province which resulted in the death of Afghanistan’s deputy chief of intelligence along with several other Government officials and injuries to many other civilians. دری و پشتو It is…

KABUL - I am greatly saddened by today’s news of the death of Sultan Munadi, killed during a rescue operation to free him and New York Times journalist Stephen Farrell from Taliban captivity. دری و پشتو Sultan’s death is a tragic reminder of the dangers faced by media personnel working in…

KABUL - This week is expected to see the end of the tallying process conducted by the Independent Election Commission (IEC). Over the next days, the election will then move to the next stage – the adjudication of complaints by the Electoral Complaints Commission (ECC). دری و پشتو All of us are keen…