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The three-year long mission of the UN special envoy for Afghanistan, Deborah Lyons, is ending.

Local officials in Kunar province say an explosion in Asadabad, the provincial capital, has killed one person and injured four others. Malawi Abdulhaq Haqqani, the provincial police chief said the blast took place on Sunday at around 9:00 AM. The device used was an IED which was attended to a police Ranger vehicle. According to

Gunmen opened fire on a vehicle carrying airport workers in Afghanistan’s northern Balkh province on Sunday, killing two of them and wounding six more, police said. The attack happened as the victims were travelling from Mazar-i-Sharif International Airport to the city center. Asif Waziri, a spokesman for Balkh police, said that the attack happened around

The UN Special Envoy for Afghanistan Deborah Lyons met with the acting Minister of Foreign Affairs Amir Muttaqi, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs said.  

The UN Special Envoy for Afghanistan Deborah Lyons met with the acting Minister of Foreign Affairs Amir Muttaqi, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs said.  

Kazakhstan President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev met with the head of the UN Assistance Mission in Afghanistan (UNAMA) Deborah Lyons on Wednesday in Almaty and reaffirmed Kazakhstan’s commitment to supporting Afghanistan. According to the Kazakhstan presidential press service they discussed prospects for cooperation between Kazakhstan and the UN as part of international efforts to stabilize the situation

ALMATY. KAZINFORM Kazakh President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev received Deborah Lyons, the Special Representative of the UN Secretary-General for Afghanistan and Head of the United Nations Assistance Mission in Afghanistan (UNAMA), the Akorda press service reports.

ALMATY. KAZINFORM - Meeting of the Special Representatives of the European Union and Central Asian countries on Afghanistan was held in Almaty. The extensive agenda of the event included an overview of current and new challenges to regional security in the context of the situation in Afghanistan. The conference participants reaffirmed their joint aspirations for a peaceful, stable and prosperous Afghanistan, Kazinform has learned from the press service of the Kazakh MFA.

The political commission of the Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan (IEA) is drafting a plan to hold a grand assembly, an official said Wednesday. Inamullah Samangani, deputy spokesman of IEA, said that the plan would be made public once it is finalized and approved by the government’s leadership. “The political commission of the Islamic Emirate of

With the Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan (IEA) increasing restrictions on women and the closure of Afghan girls' secondary and high schools, the EU Special Representative for Afghanistan said Wednesday girls should return to school and women should continue to work. Tomas Niklasson wrote on Twitter on Wednesday that the situation in Afghanistan was discussed at