Dawoudzai Optimistic for Karzai's Trip to Pakistan
In an exclusive interview with TOLOnews on Wednesday, Omar Dawoudzai, the Afghan Ambassador to Pakistan, said that he was confident President Karzai's upcoming tour to Pakistan would yield positive...
View ArticleTOLOnews 21 August 2013
Top news in this Bulletin: 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...
View ArticleECC Selection Committee Has 10 Days to Make Nominations
President Karzai asked the selection committee of the Electoral Complaints Commission (ECC) on Wednesday to hasten its submission of the list of 15 candidates it is allowed to nominate for membership...
View ArticleGovernors Meet in Kapisa to Discuss Security in Northeastern Provinces
The Governors of Kunar, Nangarhar, Laghman, Nuristan, Kapisa, Panjsher and Parwan provinces met on Wednesday with national and provincial security officials in Mahmud Raqi, the capital of Kapisa...
View ArticleFarah'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...
View ArticleSyria Opposition Says 1,300 Dead in Chemical Attacks by Army
Syria's main opposition group accused the government of "massacring" more than 1,300 people in chemical weapons attacks near Damascus, as the UN Security Council called for "clarity" and expressed...
View ArticleKarzai's Jirga to be Held Within Two Months
In an interview with Associated Press, Emal Faizi, spokesman of President Karzai, said that the proposed Loya Jirga would be convened within the next two months. According to the President's office,...
View ArticleAREU Indicates Corruption in Balkh Construction Sector
According to a new assessment done by the Afghanistan Research and Evaluation Unit (AREU), cozy relationships between Balkh provincial officials and private construction companies are pervasive and...
View ArticleACAA Opens Centers in Kabul and Pol-e-Khomri
Seeking to improve employment opportunities, fight poverty, promote cultural and social awareness and provide legal assistance to vulnerable groups, the Afghanistan and Central Asian Association...
View ArticleChinese Company Seeks Amendments to Ainak Copper Mine Contract
Wahidullah Shahrani, the Afghan Minister of Mines, told TOLOnews on Thursday the that China Metallurgical Group Corporation (CMGCC) requested a review its contract with the Afghan government for the...
View ArticleU.S. Blacklists Pakistani Madrassa for Terror Links
The U.S. Treasury Department recently designated the Taleem-Ul-Quran-Wal-Hadith Madrassa in Peshawar, Pakistan, an organization that provides financial and training support for various terrorist...
View ArticleTOLOnews 22 August 2013
Top news in this Bulletin: The U.S. Treasury Department recently designated the Taleem-Ul-Quran-Wal-Hadith Madrassa in Peshawar, Pakistan, an organization that provides financial and training support...
View Article35 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...
View ArticleGrand 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...
View ArticleDawoudzai Optimistic for Karzai's Trip to Pakistan
In an exclusive interview with TOLOnews on Wednesday, Omar Dawoudzai, the Afghan Ambassador to Pakistan, said that he was confident President Karzai's upcoming tour to Pakistan would yield positive...
View ArticleTOLOnews 21 August 2013
Top news in this Bulletin: 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...
View ArticleECC Selection Committee Has 10 Days to Make Nominations
President Karzai asked the selection committee of the Electoral Complaints Commission (ECC) on Wednesday to hasten its submission of the list of 15 candidates it is allowed to nominate for membership...
View ArticleGovernors Meet in Kapisa to Discuss Security in Northeastern Provinces
The Governors of Kunar, Nangarhar, Laghman, Nuristan, Kapisa, Panjsher and Parwan provinces met on Wednesday with national and provincial security officials in Mahmud Raqi, the capital of Kapisa...
View ArticleSyria Opposition Says 1,300 Dead in Chemical Attacks by Army
Syria's main opposition group accused the government of "massacring" more than 1,300 people in chemical weapons attacks near Damascus, as the UN Security Council called for "clarity" and expressed...
View ArticleKarzai's Jirga to be Held Within Two Months
In an interview with Associated Press, Emal Faizi, spokesman of President Karzai, said that the proposed Loya Jirga would be convened within the next two months. According to the President's office,...
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