Youth Group Organizes Meeting to Discuss Elections, Female Participation
The Young Activists for Reform and Change Network (YARCN) held a meeting in Kabul on Monday to draw attention to the upcoming elections and the issues the group was most concerned with, including...
View ArticleAfghanistan Beats Bhutan 3-0 in SAFF Opening Match
The Afghan National Football Team defeated Bhutan 3-0 in its first match of the 2013 South Asian Football Federation (SAFF) Cup on Monday evening in Kathmandu, Nepal. Read more...
View ArticleSecurity Threats an Issue for Nearly Half of All Voting Sites: IEC
Zia-ul-Haq Amarkhail, the head of the Independent Election Commission (IEC) Secretariat, acknowledged major concerns regarding the securing of polling sites for the upcoming election on Monday....
View ArticleFrench Intel Blames Syria's Assad for 'Massive' Chemical Attack
A French intelligence report said Monday that forces loyal to Bashar al-Assad carried out a "massive" chemical attack last month, as the Syrian leader warned that military strikes against him would...
View ArticleTaekwondo Team Wins Bronze at Polish Open
Afghanistan's National Taekwondo Team bagged two bronze medals at the Polish Open-Warsaw Cup 2013 on Monday in Warsaw, Poland. Ahmad Nawid Zahir and Fraidoon Amiri won the third place medals after...
View ArticleTen Percent Increase in Fruit, Vegetable Exports: Officials
Officials of the Export Promotion Agency of Afghanistan (EPAA) on Monday proudly announced that the country's fruit and vegetable exports have increased by just over 10 percent during the first...
View ArticleOperations Leave 12 Insurgents Dead, 33 in Custody
Ministry of Interior (MoI) officials said in a statement on Tuesday that 12 insurgents were killed, two injured and 33 others arrested in a series of coordinated operations launched by the Afghan...
View ArticlePostpone Presidential Election Until 2018: Tribal Elders
A number of tribal elders from various provinces of Afghanistan jointly advocated for Afghanistan's Presidential election slated for next spring to be delayed until 2018 in light of the security...
View ArticleCivil Society Objects to Ayoubzada’s Appointment to ECC Selection Committee
A number of civil society members spoke out on Tuesday against the appointment of Mohammad Naeem Ayoubzada to the Selection Committee of the Electoral Complaints Commission (ECC). The activists said...
View ArticleNew Coalition Formed to Challenge AEA
After the announcement of the Afghanistan Electoral Alliance (AEA) made headlines last week, a new high-profile political coalition vying for next spring's elections announced its formation on...
View ArticleMedical Supplies and Pharmaceutical Shortages Cost Afghanistan $3 Million...
Qurban Ali Haqjo, Chairman of the Afghanistan Chamber of Commerce and Industries (ACCI), talked about the problems caused by the lack of quality medical supplies and pharmaceuticals in Afghanistan. He...
View ArticleTOLOnews 03 September 2013
Top news in this Bulletin: After the announcement of the Afghanistan Electoral Alliance (AEA) made headlines last week, a new high-profile political coalition vying for next spring's elections...
View ArticleTen Percent Increase in Fruit, Vegetable Exports: Officials
Officials of the Export Promotion Agency of Afghanistan (EPAA) on Monday proudly announced that the country's fruit and vegetable exports have increased by just over 10 percent during the first...
View ArticleObama Heads to Sweden, Russia to Sell Syria Strikes
US President Barack Obama left for Europe, seeking tacit support for a plan to strike Syria without a UN mandate and a looming confrontation with Vladimir Putin. Obama headed for Sweden and the G20...
View ArticleOfficers Face Trial After Killing Swimming Children
The Ministry of Interior (MoI) said on Tuesday night that eight police officers would be prosecuted in a military court after being arrested for killing six children swimming in the Larkhab river in...
View ArticleTaekwondo Team Returns After Medaling at Polish Open
The Afghan National Taekwondo Team that took two bronze medals on Monday at the Polish Open-Warsaw Cup 2013 in Warsaw, Poland, returned to Afghanistan early Wednesday morning met by a warm welcome at...
View ArticleKarzai Shouldn't Worry About Immunity Post-2014: Abdullah
Dr. Abdullah Abdullah, leader of the National Coalition of Afghanistan on Tuesday said that President Hamid Karzai should not worry himself with what will happen after his final term as President of...
View ArticleRoadside Bomb Injured Governor of Spinghar District in Nangarahr
Local officials said that the Governor of Spinghar district in eastern Nangarhar, Kazim Khan Muhmand was injured in a roadside bomb blast. The incident took place in the district, while he was on his...
View ArticleSafi Airways Expands Fleet
Safi Airways, a popular Afghan private airline company, announced on Wednesday that it has rented two Airbus A-319 planes in an effort to expand and improve its services. Safi officials announced that...
View ArticleWomen Affairs Minister Offers Praise for Award Winners
Over a month after Bamyan Governor Habiba Sarabi and MP Masouda Karokhi were given prestigious awards for their work in the field of governance, peace building and women's empowerment in Afghanistan,...
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