UNITED NATIONS -- The UN Security Council has renewed the mandate of its mission in Afghanistan, known as UNAMA, until March of 2012.
UNAMA is a civilian mission, including 1,500 people -- 80 percent of them Afghans -- tasked with providing support for the Afghan government.
They work in three key areas, reconstruction, development, and fighting drug trafficking.
UNAMA is a civilian mission, including 1,500 people -- 80 percent of them Afghans -- tasked with providing support for the Afghan government.
They work in three key areas, reconstruction, development, and fighting drug trafficking.