Afghan Basketball Team Lose to India in Asian Championship
The Afghan National Basketball Team lost to India by 46-64 in the Asian Championship final on Tuesday and earned the second place. Tuesday's match was the first major international basketball...
View ArticlePolice Officer Killed in Baghlan Roadside Bomb Blast
A police officer was killed and one person injured in a roadside bomb blast in northern Baghlan province early Wednesday, local officials said. "The blast took place in the Baghlan-e-Markazi district...
View ArticleLawmakers Endorse Sharif As New Pakistani PM
Nawaz Sharif was endorsed as Pakistan's new Prime Minister Wednesday, beginning an unprecedented third term with the country facing a daunting array of problems ranging from crippling power cuts to...
View ArticleAfghan High Peace Council to Talk to Taliban: Rabbani
The Chair of the Afghan High Peace Council Salahuddin Rabbani said on Wednesday that the Council is ready for direct peace talks with the Taliban. Salahuddin Rabbani said that further consultations...
View ArticleIEC Not To Open Registration Centres in Five Districts
The Independent Election Commission (IEC) on Wednesday said that the Commission will not open registration centers in five districts of the Ghazni, Nuristan, Zabul and Helmand provinces. The Head of...
View ArticlePoppy Cultivation To Increase If Farmers’ Issues Not Dealt With: AREU
The Afghanistan Research and Evaluation Unit (AREU) warned that poppy cultivation in Afghanistan will increase post 2014, if the Government and the international community does not support the farmers...
View ArticleTOLOnews 05 June 2013
The Independent Election Commission (IEC) on Wednesday said that the commission will not open registration centers in five districts of the Ghazni, Nuristan, Zabul and Helmand provinces....
View ArticleFinance Minister’s Accusations Against Six MPs Baseless: Special Commission
The Commission investigating the case of six accused MPs said that all allegations made by the Afghan Finance Minister Hazrat Omar Zakhilwal are baseless. The Commission officials said that they had...
View ArticleIEC Not To Open Registration Centres in Five Districts
The Independent Election Commission (IEC) on Wednesday said that the Commission will not open registration centers in five districts of the Ghazni, Nuristan, Zabul and Helmand provinces. Read more...
View ArticleUK to Restart Afghan Detainee Transfers
Britain is to restart the transfer of detainees captured by its forces in Afghanistan back to the Afghan justice system later this month, the Ministry of Defence announced on Thursday. Defence...
View ArticleDrone Attack Kills Three Civilians in Kunar
A foreign force's drone strike killed at least three civilians and wounded six others in the eastern Kunar province on Wednesday, officials said. Kunar Provincial Governor Fazlullah Wahidi confirmed...
View ArticleFour Months, And Kunar Still Under Taliban Siege
Four months have passed and the Chapa Dara district of Kunar province is still under siege of the Taliban. The Head of Provincial Council of Kunar province Meya Hassan said that the district is still...
View ArticleUS Ready to Help Afghanistan For Transparent Elections
The United States wants a free, fair and transparent election in Afghanistan, and to achieve this they have assured all possible assistance to Afghanistan. Read more...
View ArticleMPs Seek Judicial Help For False Allegations on The Six MPs
The Administrative Delegation of Parliament consisting of Mirwais Yasini, First Deputy Speaker; Salih Mohammad Saljoqi, Second Deputy Speaker; Sayed Ekramuddin, Secretary and Irfanullah Urfani, Vice...
View ArticleKandahar Police Chief Concerned Over Pakistan-Iran Intervention
Police officials have recently said that the armed anti-government insurgents based in the southern Kandahar province have strong support from Iran and Pakistan. Read more...
View ArticleHead of AIHRC Criticises The Functioning of High Peace Council
The Chairperson of Afghanistan Independent Human Rights Commission (AIHRC), Dr. Sima Samar on Thursday while attending the eleventh foundation anniversary of the Independent Human Rights Commission in...
View ArticleTOLOnews 06 June 2013
Top news in this Bulletin: Police officials have recently said that the armed anti-government insurgents based in the southern Kandahar province have strong support from Iran and Pakistan....
View ArticleSeven Isaf Service Members Killed in Terror Attack
In yet another terror attack, seven Georgian Isaf service members were killed in southern Afghanistan. The incident happened on Thursday, when a group of terrorists detonated a car filled with...
View ArticleTOLOnews 07 June 2013
Top news in this Bulletin: Turkish police clashed with demonstrators overnight ahead of the return of Prime Minister Tayyip Erdogan to a nation rattled by a week of protest against his...
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