Nothing Can Stop Us From Working in Afghanistan: IOM
International Organisation for Migration (IOM) on Sunday said that no terror attack can prevent them from working in Afghanistan. Richard Danziger, IOM's Chief of Mission for Afghanistan, while...
View ArticleKarzai to Visit Turkmenistan for Railway Project Inauguration
The Afghan President Hamid Karzai will visit Turkmenistan for the inauguration ceremony of the joint railway project of Turkmenistan, Tajikistan and Afghanistan. The railway project between the...
View ArticleSyrian Opposition Divided Amid International Peace Bid
International efforts to end the unrest in Syria accelerated on Monday with key talks in Brussels and Paris, amid a push for a new peace conference despite growing divisions within the Syrian...
View ArticleSuicide Attack Injures Two Civilians in Farah
Two civilians were injured in a suicide attack in Western Farah province on Monday, local officials said. The incident took place in the morning at Balablok district of the province, when a suicide...
View ArticleAfghan Athlete Wins Bronze in Bodybuilding
The Committee for Afghan Athletes in Europe said that Osman Anwari, an Afghan athlete won a bronze medal in the Europe Bodybuilding Championship on Sunday. The two-day event was organised in Kive,...
View ArticleWomen And Activists Demand An Approved EVAW Law
A group of civil society and women rights activists put up demonstrations demanding an immediate approval of the Elimination of Violence Against Women (EVAW) Law on Monday. The activists gathered in...
View ArticleKarzai Requests The Transfer of Guantanamo Detainees
The Afghan President Hamid Karzai on Sunday has urged the US to hand over all the Afghan detainees from Guantanamo prison. "President Hamid Karzai welcomed the US President Barack Obama's efforts to...
View ArticleMCIT Launches DEWAE Programme To Encourage Innovations
In an effort to encourage innovations in the country, the Ministry of Telecommunication and Information Technology (MCIT) has started the DEWAE (Innovation Beacon) programme and will give away cash...
View Article1300 Register For Voter ID On First Day, Low Female Turnout
On the first day of voter's registration, approximately 1300 individuals received their voter ID. Out of the 1300 individuals, 200 women got themselves registered. Read more...
View ArticleTOLOnews 27 May 2013
Top news in this Bulletin: On the first day of voter's registration, approximately 1300 individuals received their voter ID. Out of the 1300 individuals, 200 women got themselves registered....
View ArticleKabul University Student’s Eight-Day Hunger Strike Ends
The eight-day hunger strike put up by the students of the Social Science Faculty of Kabul University was finally called off on Monday. Read more...
View ArticleAfghan Athlete Wins Bronze in Bodybuilding
The Committee for Afghan Athletes in Europe said that Osman Anwari, an Afghan athlete won a bronze medal in the Europe Bodybuilding Championship on Sunday. The two-day event was organised in Kive,...
View ArticleMCIT Launches DEWAE Programme To Encourage Innovation
In an effort to encourage innovations in the country, the Ministry of Telecommunication and Information Technology (MCIT) has started the DEWAE (Innovation Beacon) programme and will give away cash...
View ArticleUS F-15 Crashes in Japan, Pilot Survives
A US F-15 fighter crashed in waters, off Japan's southernmost Okinawa prefecture but the pilot was understood to have ejected safely, Japan's coast guard said on Tuesday. "We sent airplanes and patrol...
View ArticleEU Ends Arms Embargo Against Syrian Rebels
The European Union agreed to lift its embargo against arming Syrian rebels, but no member state intends to send any arms in the coming months for fear of endangering a US-Russia peace initiative....
View ArticleTaliban Criticises Kabul's Pink Balloon Art Project
The Taliban in an article has criticised the art project in which 10,000 pink balloons were distributed in Kabul to spread the message of peace. The Taliban said that the event was un-Islamic. The...
View Article18 Taliban Insurgents Killed in Helmand Raid
At least 18 Taliban insurgents were killed in a clash with the Afghan security forces in southern Helmand province on Monday, local officials said. Nearly 20 Taliban insurgents were injured in the...
View ArticleUS Still At War In Afghanistan: Obama
The US President Barack Obama on Monday reminded the Americans that the country is still at war, during a Memorial Day ceremony at the Arlington National Cemetery, where he paid tribute to the fallen...
View ArticleMan Kills 7 Police Officers in Kandahar
In a shocking incident, a man killed seven police officers in the southern Kandahar province Monday night. "The incident took place in the Argestan district of the province, when the man was invited...
View ArticleAfghan Forces Need Air Support From Foreign Troops: Senators
A number of Afghan Senators on Tuesday said that terror activities by the Taliban have increased due to lack of air support from the foreign and Afghan security forces. The Afghan Senators have asked...
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