You’re Excellency President Hamid Karzai, Ministers of Defense of Afghanistan, Turkey, Germany, the Netherlands, and members of the Afghan Government, General Zulu, Lieutenant General van Heist, other Generals, diplomats and participants of this ceremony. It’s a great honor to participate in this ceremony which means a great deal for the people of Kabul and think …
In the name of Allah, the compassionate and the merciful. Mr. Chairman, Your Majesty Mohammed Zither Shah Your Excellency Chairman Hamid Karzai Distinguished Members of the Loyal Jirga Distinguished Guests Ladies and Gentlemen On behalf of the Secretary-General and my colleagues at UNAMA, I would like to congratulate the people of Afghanistan on the opening …
The United Nations Assistance Mission in Afghanistan (UNAMA) today marks the International Day in Support of Victims of Torture by calling for all allegations of torture in Afghanistan to be properly investigated. UNAMA’s chief human rights official, Norah Niland, calls for those responsible for such abuse to be brought to account. Niland says: “Torture, without …
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UNAMA strongly condemns this morning’s suicide attack in Khogiani district of Nangarhar province whose principal victims were reportedly civilians. We share the outrage of all Afghans at such indiscriminate targeting of innocent people. Our condolences go to the families and communities of those killed or injured. We also note that the circumstances of this attack …
We Very much welcome the decision of the Security Council to expand the mandate of the International Security Assistance Force (ISAF). We note that Afghans Will be disappointed if the deployment does not take place early enough and widely enough to respond to the aspirations of the Afghan people and the security requirements of the country. Now that the Security …
