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Construction of Mazar-e-Sharif-Aqina Railway Project Inaugurated
The Afghan Ministry of Public Works and the local officials of northern Balkh province on Sunday inaugurated the construction of a railway project in north of Afghanistan. The Minister of Public Works...
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Pressure On Russia Over Syria As G8 Summit Opens
World leaders head to the G8 Summit in Northern Ireland looking to put pressure on Russia to back away from its support of Syrian President Bashar al-Assad amid growing Western efforts to arm the...
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Police Chief Survives Suicide Attack in Helmand
A suicide bomber attacked the convoy of Provincial Police Chief, Mohammad Nabi Ilham in southern Helmand province early Monday, injuring three police officers, local officials said. "The incident took...
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Nai Condemns Khawasi's 'Jihad' Against Media Outlets
Nai Supporting Open Media in Afghanistan on Sunday strongly condemned the recent speech made by the representative of northern Parwan province Abdul Satar Khawasi in the Lower House of the Afghan...
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Pakistan Using Religious Extremism to Destabilise Afghanistan: Karzai
President Hamid Karzai said that the military and intelligence agency of Pakistan are adopting extremist methods based on religion to destabilise Afghanistan. Read more...
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Coalition By Political Parties Favorable For Election: IEC
The Independent Election Commission (IEC) on Monday called for the creation of a 'coalition' by political parties and said that it will be favorable for the upcoming 2014 Presidential election....
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Lower House Summons Afghan Minister of Finance
The Lower House of the Afghan Parliament has summoned the Finance Minister Omar Zakhilwal for questioning over the allegations of raising illegal demands and corruption made by him against six MPs....
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Fifth Phase of Security Transition To Be Announced Tomorrow
Afghan defence officials have said that the fifth and last phase of security transition will be announced on Tuesday. They said that the Afghan security forces are now capable enough to provide...
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Afghan Journalist's Union Condemns Khawasi's 'Jihad' Against Media
Afghanistan's National Journalist's Union (ANJU) on Monday strongly condemned the recent speech made by MP Abdul Satar Khawasi in the Lower House of the Afghan Parliament and his declaration of...
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Dostum's Men Attack Jawzjan Governor's House
An armed clash took place near the house of Jawzjan's Provincial Governor Mohammed Alim Sayee, in northern Jawzjan early Monday. According to reports, the attackers were sent by Gen. Abdul Rashid...
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TOLOnews 17 June 2013
Top news in this Bulletin: President Hamid Karzai said that the military and intelligence agency of Pakistan are adopting extremist methods based on religion to destabilise Afghanistan....
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Afghanistan Must Put Pettiness Aside, Ex Diplomat Samad Says
This opinion is brought to your attention with no ulterior motives in mind. Read more...
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Senate Armed Services Committee Holds Hearing on the U.S. Strategy in...
Good morning, everybody. The committee receives testimony on the U.S. strategy in Afghanistan and in Iraq. This morning's hearing is Secretary Panetta's first appearance before this committee as...
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Pakistan Unlikely to Act Against Haqqani for the Time Being: Rashid
Despite continuing pressure from the United States, Pakistan is unlikely to act against the Haqqani network at least for the time being, bestselling author and journalist Ahmed Rashid told TOLOnews in...
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Don't Abandon Afghanistan Now
Monday fifth of December marked the 10th anniversary of the first International Conference on Afghanistan, held in Bonn under the auspices of the UN to chart out a post-Taliban governing system for...
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Arab Spring Turns to Bloody Winter
The Arab uprising, which started in Tunisia and spread across northern Africa and the Middle East, has so far caused the collapse of four dictatorships. In Tunisia, the uprising was relatively...
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Multimedia Project Offers Peek into Working Lives of Kabulis
A young boy who sat on the roof of his home to watch rockets fly overhead now passes his time skateboarding. A middle aged man who returned from abroad to find his home reduced to rubble rebuilds his...
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Taliban are the Murderers of Afghan People, a New Discovery by Spanta
I didn't watch the interview but I read the report published by TOLOnews. The title of the report was "Taliban are the Murderers of Afghan People". Read more...
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A History of Women in Afghanistan: Then and Now
It may be surprising to know that women in Afghanistan participated socially, politically and economically in the life of their societies before the Taliban came into power. Read more...
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What Nato's Chicago Summit Means for Afghanistan: Gass
On 20-21 May in Chicago, Nato will hold its largest Summit ever. Leaders of around 60 countries and international organisations are expected to attend. Nato has a wide agenda for its future as an...
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