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US: Assad responsible even if he didn't order gas attack
The United States said Wednesday it holds Syrian President Bashar al-Assad directly responsible for alleged chemical weapon attacks against his people, even though he may not have issued orders...
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Fifteen ANP Officers Killed in Farah Ambush
Local Farah provincial officials confirmed that at least fifteen Afghan National Police (ANP) officers were killed and ten others wounded during a clash with Taliban insurgents on Wednesday. No...
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Foreign Firm to Survey Afghan-Tajikistan-Turkmenistan Railway Project
The Afghan Ministry of Public Works (MoPW) on Thursday said that a foreign company would soon begin an assessment the Afghan leg of the Afghanistan-Tajikistan-Turkmenistan railway project. The MoPW...
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Khalili's Office Orders Ghazanfar Refinery to be Sealed
Abbas Basir, the head of the Office of the Second Vice-President, announced on Thursday that orders had been issued to seal the Hairatan Port refinery owned by Ghazanfar Group while the a team...
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Truckers Strike Over Kabul-Herat Highway Insecurity
Several truck drivers who commute on the Kabul-Herat highway staged demonstrations in Kabul city on Thursday in order to call attention to the lack of security on the highway. The truckers claimed...
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IEC Committed to Enforcing Nomination Protocol
Just over two weeks ahead of the beginning of the official candidate nomination period, the Independent Election Commission (IEC) reemphasized strict adherence to the protocols set out for the...
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TOLOnews 29 August 2013
Top news in this Bulletin: Just over two weeks ahead of the beginning of the official candidate nomination period, the Independent Election Commission (IEC) reemphasized strict adherence to the...
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"Electoral Alliance" Announces Members, Intent for Presidential...
A gathering of Afghan political figures on Thursday officially announced to the public the formation of grand coalition called the "Afghanistan Electoral Alliance (AEA)," bringing together many of the...
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Eight, Including Governor, Killed in Suicide Attack in Dasht-e-Archi
A suicide attacker detonated his explosive in the Dasht-e-Archi district of Kunduz province early Friday, killing at least eight people, including the Governor of Dasht-e-Archi District, Sheikh...
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TOLOnews 30 August 2013
Top news in this Bulletin: A suicide attacker detonated his explosive in the Dasht-e- Archi district of Kunduz province early Friday, killing at least eight people, including the Governor of...
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Students Take Kankour for Evening Courses, Cheating Concerns Many
Out of the 19,000 high school graduate who took the nationwide tertiary exam, "Kankour," for entry into the evening class programmes across the country on Friday, only 8,000 will be accepted. Cheating...
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IEC Committed to Enforcing Nomination Protocol
Just over two weeks ahead of the beginning of the official candidate nomination period, the Independent Election Commission (IEC) reemphasized strict adherence to the protocols set out for the...
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US Not Alone on Syria, France Our 'Oldest Ally': Kerry
Secretary of State John Kerry insisted Friday the United States is not alone in its quest to punish Bashar al-Assad's Syrian regime, citing the support of France, America's "oldest ally." On Thursday,...
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Updated: Suicide Bomber Kills Six, Injures 22 in Kandahar
Local officials said that a suicide bomber detonated his explosive near the New Kabul Bank branch in southern Kandahar province early Saturday, killing six people and injuring 22 others, including...
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De Abasin Sape Upsets De Maiwand Atalan 2-0
In the second week of the 2013 Roshan Afghan Premier League (RAPL) season, De Abasin Sape representing the southeastern region defeated their highly favored rival De Maiwand Atalan representing the...
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Six Children Killed by Blast in Baghlan
Local officials said on Saturday that six children were killed by an explosion in northern Baghlan province on Friday afternoon. The incident took place in Dushe district of the province while the...
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KANKASH: U.S. Ready to Launch Operation in Syria
The U.S. is weighing options for an attack against the Syrian government after confirming the use of chemical weapons, which it reported resulted in the deaths of 1,429 people, including at least 426...
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NATO Soldier Killed in Eastern Afghanistan
The International Security Assistance Force (ISAF) announced in a statement on Saturday that a NATO soldier was killed by insurgents in eastern Afghanistan. "An International Security Assistance Force...
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Officials Concerned About Civilian Casualty Uptick
Officials from the Independent Human Rights Commission (AIHRC) and Ministry of Interior (MoI) have expressed concerns about the rise in civilian causalities seen this year, which are said to be a...
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Selection Committee Receives 300 Applications for ECC Membership
The Selection Committee for the Electoral Complaints Commission (ECC) on Saturday announced that it had received over 300 applications for ECC membership. Gul Rahman Qazi, Director of the Commission...
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