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HRW Asks Karzai to Address Persistence of Child Marriage and Domestic Violence
In a strongly-worded letter to President Hamid Karzai, the Human Rights Watch (HRW) on Wednesday called for immediate action to be taken against child marriage practices and domestic violence in...
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TOLOnews 04 September 2013
Top news in this Bulletin: In a strongly-worded letter to President Hamid Karzai, the Human Rights Watch (HRW) on Wednesday called for immediate action to be taken against child marriage practices and...
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NSC Tasks MoI With Reviewing Security of Polling Stations
Following concerns voiced by the Independent Election Commission (IEC) regarding security threats against polling stations ahead of next spring's elections, the National Security Council (NSC) on...
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Afghanistan Beats Sri Lanka 3-1 in SAFF Cup
The Afghan football team qualified for the semi-finals of the 2013 South Asian Football Federation (SAFF) Championship in Nepal on Wednesday after defeating Sri Lanka 3-1. Afghanistan is scheduled to...
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Female Employee of Azizi Bank Stole Upwards of $1 Million
Noorullah Dilawari, the Governor of the Central Bank of Afghanistan, confirmed that a female employee of Azizi Bank – a large Afghan private commercial bank – stole more than $1 million from the bank,...
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Presidential Decree Reserves Seats for Hindu and Sikh in Parliament
President Hamid Karzai issued a Legislative Decree that would jointly entitle the Hindu and Sikh populations of Afghanistan a single seat in the National Assembly, increasing the total number of seats...
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Taekwondo 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...
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Safi 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...
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NSC Tasks MoI With Reviewing Security of Polling Stations
Following concerns voiced by the Independent Election Commission (IEC) regarding security threats against polling stations ahead of next spring's elections, the National Security Council (NSC) on...
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Afghanistan Beats Sri Lanka 3-1 in SAFF Cup
The Afghan football team qualified for the semi-finals of the 2013 South Asian Football Federation (SAFF) Championship in Nepal on Wednesday after defeating Sri Lanka 3-1. Afghanistan is scheduled to...
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Update: Pakistani Insurgents Attack Kabul Mosque
In the early hours of Thursday morning, two Pakistani nationals, said to be members of the terrorist group Lashkar Jangawi, open fired on worshipers in a Shiite mosque in western Kabul. Three people...
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Obama to Meet Russian Gay Activists on G20 Visit
US President Barack Obama will meet with Russian gay rights activists in the course of his visit to Russia, two groups invited to the meeting told AFP Wednesday. The US leader, who called for equal...
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NATO Afghanistan Oil Supplies Resume Through Pakistan
Overland oil shipments to NATO troops in landlocked Afghanistan resumed through Pakistan on Wednesday under tighter security after a five-month suspension due to attacks, Pakistani officials said....
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Balkh Residents Call Attention to IAG Activity
Despite assurances from security officials that all measures are being taken to address the issue, residents of Sholgarah district in northern Balkh province on Thursday drew attention to the growing...
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New Coalition Endorsed by Taliban Formed for Elections
The formation of a new political coalition named the Association of National Amity of Afghanistan (ANAA) was announced on Thursday. The newly established political coalition was formed with the...
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Nine-Year-Old Boy Raped in Jowzjan
According to reports from doctors and police officials in Jowzjan province, a nine-year-old boy was hospitalized after being raped by an older boy in the Mangjak district on Wednesday. The victim's...
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NAI Presses for Approval of Right to Information Law
NAI, an Non-Governmental Organization (NGO) dedicated to "Supporting Open Media in Afghanistan," on Thursday criticized the Council of Ministers for unnecessarily holding up the draft of the Right to...
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TOLOnews 05 September 2013
Top news in this Bulletin: In the early hours of Thursday morning, two Pakistani nationals, said to be members of the terrorist group Lashkar Jangawi, open fired on worshipers in a Shiite mosque in...
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Taliban Shoot Dead Indian Author in Afghanistan: Police
Suspected Taliban in Afghanistan shot dead Indian author Sushmita Banerjee, whose book about her dramatic escape from the militants in the 90s became a Bollywood film, police said on Thursday. Police...
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Kapisa Governor Fuels IAG Concerns
Mehrabuddin Safi, the Governor of Kapisa province, on Friday said that the presence of Illegal Armed Groups (IAGs) in his province was the single greatest threat to its residents' security and safety,...
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