United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon made a surprise visit to Afghanistan today, meeting with top officials there ahead of a planned conference on the country he will attend early next month in Rome. During a four-hour stay in Kabul, the Secretary General met with President Hamid Karzai, with the leader of the Wolesi Jirga (House …
UNAMA, Kabul – The Special Representative of the Secretary General for Afghanistan, Jean Arnault,announced today the appointment of Adrian Edwards as his spokesperson and director of UNAMA’s Office of Communication and Public Information.Mr. Edwards, who has been in Afghanistan since 12 June 2005, succeeds Manoel de Almeida e Silva, and acting spokesperson Ariane Quentier. Mr. Edwards is a …
Afghanis near cereals self-sufficiency Afghanistan’s cereals production has doubled in the six years since the ouster of the Taliban regime, according to FAO’s latest production figures. Despite the continuing tense security environment, FAO forecasts the country’s cereals output will reach 4.6million tonnes in 2007, more than twice the 2001 level of 2.0 million tonnes. This …
