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Karzai Denies Sacking Aleko
President Karzai's office has officially denied reports that the President fired Attorney General Mohammad Ishaq Aleko on Sunday, saying that he remains and will continue to remain Afghanistan's top...
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TOLOnews 19 August 2013
Top news in this Bulletin:On Monday, August 19, Afghanistan celebrates the 94th anniversary of its Independence Day. On this national holiday, Afghans gather with family members, friends and neighbors...
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Egypt Arrests Muslim Brotherhood Chief As Death Toll Mounts
Egyptian authorities said on Tuesday they had arrested the supreme guide of the Muslim Brotherhood, as they stepped up a campaign to crush the party of ousted president Mohamed Morsi. Read more...
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Afghanistan Plans to Export Gas to Tajikistan
Omar Zakhilwal, the Afghan Finance Minister, met with Gul Sherali, the Energy and Industry Minister of Tajikistan, on Sunday to discuss the plans for exporting gas from Jawzjan province to Tajikistan....
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Pakistan Beats Afghanistan in Asian Cricket Council Cup
The Pakistan cricket team beat Afghanistan by two wickets in a low-scoring Group A match at the Asian Cricket Council's Emerging Teams Cup (ACCETC) in Singapore on Monday. Before suffering the loss to...
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NATO Soldier Killed in Insurgent Attack in Eastern Afghanistan
A NATO soldier was killed in an attack launched by insurgents on Tuesday in eastern Afghanistan. Read more...
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Violence Against Journalists Up 65 Percent in 2013: Nai
On Tuesday, Nai, NGO dedicated to "Supporting Open Media in Afghanistan," reported that violence against journalists in Afghanistan has increased by 65 percent in 2013, cautioning that such trends...
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Unemployment, Domestic Violence Fueling Emigration: MoLSAMD
The Afghan Ministry of Labour, Social Affairs, Martyrs and Disabled (MoLSAMD) said on Tuesday that a lack of employment opportunities and increasing rates of domestic violence are both compelling...
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Afghanistan Defeats Pakistan 3-0 in Kabul Friendly Match
In a highly anticipated face-off between the national football teams of Afghanistan and Pakistan in Kabul on Tuesday, the Afghan team struck three unanswered goals against their south Asian rivals in...
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Khalili Visits India to Talk Economic, Defense Aid
Mohammad Karim Khalili, the Second Vice-President of Afghanistan, arrived in New Delhi on Tuesday afternoon. Mr. Khalili's three-day visit is expected to advance recently announced plans for Indian...
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BSA Talks Enter New Stage, Completion Expected Soon
The Afghan Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MoFA) announced on Tuesday that negotiations on the Afghan-US Bilateral Security Agreement (BSA) entered a new phase and that it is confident the agreement...
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TOLOnews 20 August 2013
Top news in this Bulletin: In a highly anticipated face-off between the national football teams of Afghanistan and Pakistan in Kabul on Tuesday, the Afghan team struck three unanswered goals against...
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Pakistan Beats Afghanistan in Asian Cricket Council Cup
The Pakistan cricket team beat Afghanistan by two wickets in a low-scoring Group A match at the Asian Cricket Council's Emerging Teams Cup (ACCETC) in Singapore on Monday. Before suffering the loss to...
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Afghanistan Defeats Pakistan 3-0 in Kabul Friendly Match
In a highly anticipated face-off between the national football teams of Afghanistan and Pakistan in Kabul on Tuesday, the Afghan team struck three unanswered goals against their south Asian rivals in...
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Blast at US Naval Station Wounds Eight: officers
An explosion struck a US naval weapons station in New Jersey on Tuesday, injuring eight people, including one seriously, officers said. Read more...
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Two ALP Officers Killed in Nangarhar Blast
Local officials on Wednesday confirmed the deaths of two Afghan Local Police (ALP) officers in a roadside bomb blast in Khew district of eastern Nangarhar province. Mohmmad Akaram, Commander of the...
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Farah's Watermelon Yield Jumps in 2013
Local officials in western Farah province said on Tuesday that the yield from this year's watermelon harvest of 544,000 tons doubled the amount produced last year. Already, 250,000 tons - the total...
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After Historic Win, Afghan Football Team Heading to SAFF Championship
Following their historic 3-0 win over their Pakistani rivals in Kabul on Tuesday, the Afghan National Football Team plans to depart in less than a week for the South Asian Football Federation Gold Cup...
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35 Insurgents Killed, 11 Injured, Nine Captured During Multi-Province Operation
The Ministry of Interior (MoI) on Wednesday confirmed that at least 35 Taliban insurgents were killed, 11 injured and nine others arrested during a multi-province operation launched by the Afghans...
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Grand Coalition Party to be Announced by Saturday: Masoud
Ahmad Zia Masoud, the leader of the National Front Party (NFP), said on Wednesday that a grand coalition for the 2014 Presidential election in April, consisting of political parties from across the...
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