United Nation Report On Afghanistan

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  Myanmar Overtakes Afghanistan As World's Biggest Opium Producer: UN

  Myanmar is now the world's biggest producer of opium, overtaking Afghanistan after the Taliban's crackdown on the trade, according to a United Nations report released on Tuesday.

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  UN To Withdraw From Afghanistan Over Taliban's Curbs On Women: Report

  The UN has said it is ready to withdraw from Afghanistan in May if it cannot convince the Taliban to permit local women to work for the organization, the head of the UN Development Program said, Afghanistan-based Khaama Press reported.

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  UN To End Travel Ban Exemptions For Taliban Officials: Report

  The United Nations is set to end travel ban exemptions for 13 Taliban officials Friday, pending any deal by Security Council members on a possible extension, diplomats told AFP.

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  Pak's TTP Maintains Ties With Taliban, Its 6,000 Terrorists Still In Afghanistan: UN Report

  Pakistan-based terror group Tehreek-i-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) has maintained ties with the Taliban as about 6,000 of its terrorists are on the Afghan side of the border, Dawn reported citing a report prepared for the United Nations Security Council (U

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  Al Qaeda Chief Al-Zawahiri Likely Near Afghan-Pakistan Border: UN Report

  A significant part of terror group Al Qaeda resides in the Afghanistan-Pakistan border region, including its chief Aiman al-Zawahiri, who is probably alive but too frail to be featured in propaganda, according to a United Nations report.

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  Civilian Casualties In Afghanistan Hit Record High: UN

  Civilian casualties of the war in Afghanistan rose to record levels for the seventh year in row in 2015, as violence spread across the country in the wake of the withdrawal of most international troops, the United Nations reported today.

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  Islamic State Gaining Ground in Afghanistan: UN

  The Islamic State group is making inroads in Afghanistan, winning over a growing number of sympathizers and recruiting followers in 25 of the country's 34 provinces, a UN report said Friday.

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  No Decision Yet on Meeting Between President Obama and Nawaz Sharif: US

  Amid reports that US President Barack Obama has invited Pakistan Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif for a meeting at the White House in October, a top American official has said this was "news" to him.

• Roadside Bomb Kills Eight Afghanistan Civilians: Official

  A roadside bomb killed eight civilians travelling in a vehicle in a volatile district of southern Afghanistan on Saturday, officials said, days after the United Nations (UN) reported a surge in civilian casualties in the country.

• Afghan War Inflicting Devastating Toll on Civilians - United Nations

  Afghanistan's war is inflicting an increasingly devastating toll on the civilian population, with the number of casualties rising by almost a quarter in the first half of this year, the United Nations said in a report on Wednesday.

• Afghan civilian deaths up in 2013 as war intensifies: UN

  War took an increasing toll on Afghanistan's civilians in 2013 as fighting intensified between the government and insurgents, the United Nations said in a report on Saturday, with total casualties rising 14 per cent.

• India no country for old men: UN report

  India stands a dismal 73rd in the list of 91 countries, according to a UN-backed study on the wellbeing of the elderly in a rapidly ageing world.

• United Nations Secretary General Ban Ki-moon to visit Pakistan

  UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon will arrive in Islamabad on Tuesday for a two-day visit, the state media reported on Saturday.