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Former Slovakian foreign minister named next UN Afghan envoy [Nov 24, 2011] KABUL: The United Nations (UN) has appointed the former Slovakian foreign minister as its next envoy to Afghanistan, succeeding current envoy Staffan de Mistura. [via YahooNews] More >>

U.N. chief appoints Slovakia's Kubis as Afghan envoy [Nov 24, 2011] UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) - U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon on Wednesday named Slovak diplomat Jan Kubis as his next special envoy to Afghanistan, a challenging post that will be changing hands for the third time in four years. Kubis will replace Staffan de Mistura of Sweden, whose tenure expires on December 31. Kubis, 59, who speaks five languages and graduated from a Moscow international ... [via YahooNews] More >>

UN chief names new envoy for Afghanistan [Nov 24, 2011] United Nations, Nov 24 (IANS) UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon has announced the appointment of Jan Kubis of Slovakia as his special representative and head of the UN Assistance Mission in Afghanistan (UNAMA). [via YahooNews] More >>

U.N. chief appoints Slovakia's Kubis as Afghan envoy [Nov 24, 2011] UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) - U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon on Wednesday named Slovak diplomat Jan Kubis as his next special envoy to Afghanistan, a challenging post that will be changing hands for the third time in four years. Kubis will replace Staffan de Mistura of Sweden, whose tenure expires on December 31. Kubis, 59, who speaks five languages and graduated from a Moscow international ... [via YahooNews] More >>

Hounslow plotting bid with military precision [Sep 01, 2011] If circumstances had been different, Rich Hounslow might have been preparing to travel to Afghanistan as an Army officer rather than preparing to board a flight to Slovakia for next week's World Canoe Slalom Championships. [via YahooNews] More >>