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Second-Hand Imports Hurting Afghan Economy: ACCI
The Afghan Chamber of Commerce and Industries (ACCI) criticized the Afghan government for not putting adequate checks on the importing of low-quality second-hand goods in Afghanistan. According to the...
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Parliament to Resume on Saturday, Big Items on Agenda
After a 45-day recess, the Administrative Board of the Senate and Lower House announced that the Parliament would resume work on Saturday. The legislature is expected to immediately dive into a...
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SIGAR Notes Financial Malfeasance at MoPH
The Special Inspector General for Afghanistan Reconstruction (SIGAR), on Friday reported that the majority of financial aid provided for the Ministry of Public Health (MoPH) by the U.S. has been...
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Filing for Candidate Nominations to Begin Monday: IEC
The Independent Election Commission (IEC) on Friday announced that the filing of nomination papers for candidates for the April 5 Presidential and Provincial elections would begin Monday. The IEC said...
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TOLOnews 6pm news 06 September 2013
Top news in this Bulletin: The Special Inspector General for Afghanistan Reconstruction (SIGAR), on Friday reported that the majority of financial aid provided for the Ministry of Public Health (MoPH)...
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Two Killed in Laghman Roadside Bomb Blast
Local officials said that two civilians were killed in a roadside bomb blast on Friday in eastern Laghman province. Two others were injured. The incident took place in Alishing district of the...
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G20 Fails to Heal Rift Over Syria
World leaders at the G20 summit on Friday failed to bridge their bitter divisions over US plans for military action against the Syrian regime, with Washington signalling that it has given up on...
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Afghanistan Draws Scoreless Match Against Maldives in SAFF Cup
The Afghan National Football Team finished a 0-0 draw against the Maldives on Friday, but is still set to face-off in the semi-finals of the SAFF Cup with hosts Nepal at the Dashrath Stadium on...
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Updated: Pakistan Releases Seven Taliban Prisoners
In an effort to help get the Afghan peace process back on track, and improve strained relations with Afghanistan, the Pakistani government freed a group of seven Taliban detainees on Saturday in...
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One Killed, Four Injured in Herat at Protest Outside Iranian Consulate
Local officials said that one protester was killed and four others including a police officer were injured on Saturday during a demonstration-turned-riot at the Iranian Consulate in Herat province....
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Lower House Resumes Work, Security Remains Top Priority
When the Afghan Parliament resumed session on Saturday, Abdul Raouf Ibrahimi, the Speaker of the Lower House along with several MPs expressed serious concerns with the security situation in...
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NFP Leader Praises Mujahidin, Calls for Election Mobilization
At a gathering organised by the Elders Council of the 17th district of Kabul in honour of "Martyr Week," Ahmad Zia Massood, the leader of the National Front Party (NFP), praised the mujahidin leaders...
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MoPH Refutes SIGAR Report as ‘Baseless’
The Special Inspector General for Afghanistan Reconstruction recently released a report centring on supposed financial mismanagement within the Ministry of Public Health (MoPH) has been repudiated by...
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TOLOnews 07 September 2013
Top news in this Bulletin: In an effort to help get the Afghan peace process back on track, and improve strained relations with Afghanistan, the Pakistani government freed a group of seven Taliban...
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Afghanistan Draws Scoreless Match Against Maldives in SAFF Cup
The Afghan National Football Team finished a 0-0 draw against the Maldives on Friday, but is still set to face-off in the semi-finals of the SAFF Cup with hosts Nepal at the Dashrath Stadium on...
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MoPH Refutes SIGAR Report as ‘Baseless’
The Special Inspector General for Afghanistan Reconstruction recently released a report centring on supposed financial mismanagement within the Ministry of Public Health (MoPH) has been repudiated by...
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Pluralism and Political Parties in Afghanistan
Afghanistan is a country that has more than 50 officially registered parties and numerous more movements occupying its political landscape. Political parties are supposed to be domestic agents that...
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Obama Says US Can't Turn 'Blind Eye' to Syria
Inaction is not an option for the United States in Syria after a horrendous chemical attack, President Barack Obama said Saturday as he urged holdout lawmakers to back a military strike. Read more...
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Eleven Taliban Affiliates Reportedly Exchanged for Abducted MP
After mixed-accounts circulated this morning, a number of Kandahar MPs and an official involved in the negotiations have confirmed that 11 Taliban-affiliated prisoners were exchanged by the government...
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Four NDS Personnel Killed, 120 Civilians Injured in Maidan Wardak
Provincial officials on Sunday said that four employees of the National Directorate of Security (NDS) of Maidan Wardak province were killed and 120 civilians injured during a clash between Afghan...
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