Afghan Refugees Face Challenges in Iran and Pakistan
"Afghan refugees are experiencing numerous challenges in Iran and Pakistan. The Foreign Affairs and the Refugees and Repatriation Ministries are not working effectively to provide a permanent...
View ArticleAfghan Forces to Lead All Military Operations in Few Weeks: Govt
The Ministry of Defence (MoD) on Sunday said that the Afghan security forces will take over the responsibility of all military operations in the country within 20 days. Officials of the Ministry said...
View ArticleEthnicity Should be Mentioned in Electronic ID Cards: Abdullah
The Head of National Coalition Party Dr. Abdullah Abdullah on Sunday said that ethnicity should be mentioned in the electronic ID cards. Dr. Abdullah has stressed that the Government should seek...
View ArticleDisabled Citizens Protest Over ICRC's Decision To Stop Operations
Dozens of handicapped people demonstrated in the eastern Nangarhar province on Sunday, in reaction to the International Committee of the Red Cross' (ICRC) decision to stop all of its aid projects on...
View ArticleKarzai to Leave for Turkmenistan for Inauguration of Railway Project
Afghan President Hamid Karzai will soon fly to Ashgabat in Turkmenistan to attend the inauguration ceremony of the Turkmenistan, Tajikistan and Afghanistan railway project, the Ministry of Foreign...
View ArticleTOLOnews 02 June 2013
Top news in this Bulletin:The Head of National Coalition Party Dr. Abdullah Abdullah on Sunday said that ethnicity should be mentioned in the electronic ID cards. {youtube}hipd-02cNpw{/youtube} Read...
View ArticleTaliban Delegations Visit Iran
A senior delegation of the Taliban was invited by Iran to negotiate with the Iranian officials, Iranian media reported. Read more...
View ArticleKarzai to Leave for Turkmenistan for Inauguration of Railway Project
Afghan President Hamid Karzai will soon fly to Ashgabat in Turkmenistan to attend the inauguration ceremony of the Turkmenistan, Tajikistan and Afghanistan railway project, the Ministry of Foreign...
View ArticleTaliban Delegation Visits Iran
A senior delegation of the Taliban was invited by Iran to negotiate with the Iranian officials, Iranian media reported. The delegation was led by Sayed Taib Agha and Mohammad Ullah Nomanee, the...
View ArticleSeven Civilians Killed in Laghman Roadside Bomb Blast
At least seven civilians were killed in a roadside bomb blast in the eastern Laghman province early Monday, local officials said. The incident took place at about 8:00 am (local time) in Mehtarlam,...
View ArticleHezbollah, Rebels Clash in Syria Near Lebanon Border
At least one member of Lebanon's Shiite group Hezbollah was killed overnight in clashes with Syrian rebels on the Syrian side of the border with Lebanon, a security source told AFP on Sunday. "Clashes...
View ArticleSuicide Bomber Kills 10 Civilians in Paktia
At least 10 people including school children were killed in a suicide attack outside a market in the Paktia province Monday afternoon, local officials said. More than 16 others including a police...
View ArticleTaliban Confirms Delegation's Visit to Iran
Taliban's Spokesman Qari Yousef Ahmadi has confirmed that a senior delegation was invited by Iran to negotiate with the Iranian officials. Speaking over phone to TOLOnews from an undisclosed location,...
View Article24 Taliban Insurgents Clash With Security Forces in Helmand
At least 24 Taliban insurgents were killed and 17 others injured in a clash with security forces in the southern Helmand province Sunday, local officials said. "The clash happened in the Musa Qala...
View ArticleLand Grabbing A new Concern For Afghanistan
A Parliamentary Commission on Supervising the Government's Activities on Monday said that about 1,290,000 acres of lands have been grabbed by 15,000 people across Afghanistan. After conducting a...
View ArticleAfghan Basketball Team Beats Maldives in Asian Championship
Afghanistan's National Basketball Team beat Maldives by 99-52 in the Asian Championship on Monday. Afghanistan will play against Nepal on Monday, while India will take on Afghanistan in the final...
View ArticleKandahar Residents Complain Against Police's Attrocities
A number of Panjwai district residents of southern Kandahar province criticised the unlawful activities of the district's local police. The residents said that the local police forces are supposed to...
View ArticleKarzai Talks to John Kerry About Afghan Peace Process
The Afghan President Hamid Karzai talked to the US Secretary of State John F. Kerry about peace process, Karzai's office said Sunday. Speaking over phone, President Karzai told John Kerry that the...
View ArticleMoI Seeks UN's Help to Handle Pakistan
In light of the missile attacks on Afghanistan carried out by Pakistan, the Afghan Ministry of Interior Affairs (MoI) on Monday asked the United Nations (UN) to immediately take control of the...
View ArticleTOLOnews 03 June 2013
Top news in this Bulletin: The Afghan President Hamid Karzai talked to the US Secretary of State John F. Kerry about peace process, Karzai's office said Sunday. {youtube}6WoMupVWhnE{/youtube} Read more...
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