UN seeks Afghan backing from key ministers
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U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon sought increased backing on Sunday for efforts to impose peace and order in Afghanistan from representatives of key countries involved there.
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The joint UN - Afghan election commission has asked the United Nations to appoint a panel of independent experts to investigate claims of voting fraud in Saturday&#39;s presidential election in Afghanistan.
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United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon made a surprise visit Friday to Afghanistan, where he met with President Hamid Karzai and the commander of NATO troops.
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UNITED NATIONS, Dec 4: Although UN Secretary-General Kofi Annan received unqualified support from most of the 191 member states of the United Nations, UN officials and diplomats fear that
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KABUL: A leading rights group urged Afghan President Hamid Karzai on Saturday to sideline warlords implicated in rights abuses and strengthen his governmentâs commitment to improving security and the rule of law when he announces a new cabinet after
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Iran gives political and material support to President Hamid Karzai's Western-backed government, but it also may be aiding the Taliban as a way of hedging its bets in neighboring Afghanistan, NATO's top general here said Monday.
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Defence and foreign ministers arrive in Edinburgh to discuss the future of Afghanistan.
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Militants holding three foreign United Nations workers in Afghanistan said that they had held negotiations with officials from the Afghan government and the United
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Support is growing for a bid by four influential countries for more permanent seats on the UN Security Council.
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Diplomats from several countries have expressed support for the United Nations Secretary-General, Kofi Annan, after a call for his resignation over the UN role in the Iraq Oil-for-Food programme.
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Afghanistan's defense minister asked on Thursday for more money and equipment to fight soaring Taliban violence as America's Pentagon chief criticized NATO allies for failing to deliver promised aid.
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Ministers from countries with troops in southern Afghanistan are set to meet in Scotland to discuss the country's future.
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The United Nations urgently needs  international support to boost its presence in Somalia and  restore basic services, or the country could collapse into  chaos, U.N. aid officials said on Monday.
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Afghanistan's defense minister said Tuesday his government had contacts with the Taliban to try to persuade them to lay down their arms and return to normal life, but vowed no let-up in the military campaign against them.
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Afghanistan&#39;s government is trying to secure the rapid release of three United Nations workers taken hostage by an Afghan group, the UN said.
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Afghan leader Hamid Karzai has effectively tried to sideline a powerful regional rival by promoting him to cabinet minister less than a month before presidential elections on Oct. 9. Ismail
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The U.N. Security Council gave its support on Friday to plans for a quick U.N. response to a plea for help from Nepal's government and Maoist rebels in enforcing their landmark peace agreement.