MAIMANA (Pajhwok): Two high-ranking United Nations (UN) officials on Wednesday visited northwestern Faryab province to closely assess humanitarian activities in the war-affected areas.
Mark Bowden, the UN secretary general’s deputy special envoy and Scott Anderson, the UN humanitarian assistance programme in-charge, met local officials in Maimana, the provincial capital.
Bowden said the visit was a follow-up of an earlier visit by Nicholas Haysom, head of the United Nations Assistance Mission (UNAMA) in Afghanistan.
He said they wanted to assess the . . .
