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UN to open offices in Afghanistan's volatile provinces by admin in Miscellaneous visit site

The United Nations Assistance Mission in Afghanistan (UNAMA) would open its offices in Afghanistan's restive provinces to push the process of stability and reconstruction there, the world body's special envoy to the post- Taliban nation said Monday.

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UN Afghan Mission Will Be Expanded in Southern, Eastern Areas by admin in Miscellaneous visit site

The United Nations will expand its mission into Afghanistan's southern and eastern provinces where the Taliban have stepped up attacks this year in response to offensives by the U.S.-led coalition and the Afghan army.

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Kabul Cancels Korean Christian Group's Event, Sends Organizers Away by admin in Miscellaneous visit site

Afghan officials say a three-day "peace festival" proposed by a South Korean Christian group has been canceled and its organizers expelled from the country. The event, which had been scheduled to start Saturday (August 5), was to include a medical conference and two soccer matches at Kabul's Olympic Stadium. It was being organized by the Institute of Asian Culture and Development, a Seoul-based Christian humanitarian aid group that has run medical clinics in Afghanistan since ...

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Canadian diplomat proposes to Afghan girlfriend at UN headquarters by admin in Miscellaneous visit site

A Canadian official at the United Nations surprised his Afghan girlfriend Wednesday when he proposed to her at UN headquarters in New York.