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Pakistan to Release Baradar This Month
Pakistan Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif said that former Taliban second-in-command Mullah Ghani Baradar would be released this month while speaking at a press conference in Turkey. Read more...
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MoCN to Reward Drug Free Provinces With Development Projects
In a new effort to combat the illicit drug trade in Afghanistan, the Afghan Ministry of Counter Narcotics (MoCN) on Wednesday signed an agreement with several construction companies pledging 26...
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Thursday Will See Rematch of Last Year's RAPL Championship
Toofan Harirod is set to face Simorgh Alborz on Thursday in a rematch last year's Roshan Afghan Premier League (RAPL) championship game, where Toofan Harirod beat Simorgh Alborz for the inaugural...
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MPs Call on Government to Better Uphold Human Rights
A day after the United Nations Human Rights Commissioner, Navi Pillay, expressed her concern over signs of increased human rights violations in Afghanistan, several MPs criticized the government for...
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Journalists Stage Protests Demanding Approval of RTI Law
Dozens of Afghan journalists on Wednesday staged a demonstration in front of the National Assembly building in Kabul and demanded the approval of the Right to Information (RTI) Law. According to...
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Afghan Prison Conditions Expected to Improve
Gul Rahman Qazi, the Director of the Commission for Overseeing the Implementation of the Constitution (COIC), on Wednesday announced that numerous steps have been taken to improve the conditions of...
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TOLOnews 18 September 2013
Top news in this Bulletin: Dozens of Afghan journalists on Wednesday staged a demonstration in front of the National Assembly building in Kabul and demanded the approval of the Right to Information...
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Iran President Praises 'Positive' Obama Approach: NBC
Iran's new President Hassan Rowhani on Wednesday praised his US counterpart Barack Obama for taking a "positive" approach in an exchange of letters."From my point of view, the tone of the letter was...
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Five Pakistanis Killed by Afghan Forces in Border Firing
Pakistan accused Afghan forces of killing five Pakistanis on Wednesday in cross-border "indiscriminate firing" in its southwestern Baluchistan province. Read more...
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23 Security Personnel Killed, 21 Injured in Badakshan Ambush
On Thursday, the officials of northern Badakshan province on condition of anonymity confirmed the deaths of 23 security personnel in an ambush in the Wardoj district of Badakshan. The incident happened...
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TOLOnews 19 September 2013
Top news in this Bulletin: After an elaborate voting process, the newly inducted members of the Electoral Complaints Commission (ECC), elected Abdul Satar Saadat as the chief of the Commission on...
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Simorgh Alborz-Toofan Harirod Match Ends in 3-3 Draw
The match between Simorgh Alborz and Toofan Harirod in the 2013 Roshan Afghan Premier League (RAPL) held on Thursday, ended in a thrilling 3-3 draw. A win for Simorgh Alborz would not only have...
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Liu Jieyi Presses International Community to Assist in Afghan Peace Process
Liu Jieyi, the Permanent Representative (PR) of China to the United Nations (UN), at the UN Security Council meeting held in New York on Thursday, urged the international community to seriously work...
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"Martyr of Peace" Remembered Two Years After Death
At a special ceremony held in Kabul city on Friday, President Hamid Karzai and several other high-ranking government officials offered tribute to the former Afghan President and Chairman of the High...
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Avetisyan Criticizes International Community Over Failure to Equip ANSF
In an exclusive interview with TOLOnews, Andrey Avetisyan, the Russian Ambassador to Afghanistan, cited failure of the international community in equipping the Afghan forces as one of the key reasons...
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Shaheen Asmayee Beats Maiwand Atalan 2-0 in RAPL
Shaheen Asmayee defeated De Maiwand Atalan 2-0 in the Roshan Afghan Premier League (RAPL) on Friday. In the match, Hashmatullah (#10) and Amrudeen Sharifi (#9) of Asmayee scored two goals in the 54th...
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18 ANP Personnel Killed, 13 Injured, None Taken Hostage in Badakshan Ambush: MoI
Sediq Siddiqi, the spokesman of the Ministry of Interior (MoI), on Friday confirmed that 18 Afghan National Police (ANP) personnel were killed and 13 others injured when a group of insurgents ambushed...
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TOLOnews 20 September 2013
Top news in this Bulletin: At a special ceremony held in Kabul city on Friday, President Hamid Karzai and several other high-ranking government officials offered tribute to the former Afghan President...
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France's Hollande to Meet Iran President at UN
French President Francois Hollande will meet his Iranian counterpart Hassan Rowhani on the sidelines of the UN General Assembly next week, Hollande's office announced Friday. Read more...
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Update: Mullah Baradar Released From Pakistani Prison, HPC Welcomes Move
In an effort to accelerate the stalled peace process, Pakistani government released Mullah Abdul Ghani Baradar, the Taliban's second-in-command, from prison on Saturday. On Friday, the Pakistani...
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