Iranian Envoy Supports Afghan Right to BSA, With Reservations
As Kabul-Washington Bilateral Security Agreement (BSA) negotiations wear on, Iranian Ambassador to Afghanistan Mohammad Reza Bahrami Wednesday said that it was Afghanistan's right to sign the...
View ArticleHezb-e-Musharikat Milli Accuses Leaders of Sabotaging BSA
A number of protestors associated with Hezb-e-Musharikat Milli Afghanistan accused Afghan politicians and religious leaders of seeking help from Iran and Pakistan to prevent the signing of the...
View ArticleObama Does Not Know If Iran Deal Possible This week
US President Barack Obama said Tuesday he did not know whether world powers would clinch an interim deal with Iran over its nuclear program during talks this week. Read more...
View ArticleHRW Rails Iran's Treatment of Afghan Refugees
Human Rights Watch (HRW) has released a report on Wednesday with harsh criticisms of Iran's policy toward Afghan refugees, indicating Tehran was responsible for a number of human rights violations....
View ArticleAnti-BSA Demonstration in Jalalabad Angers Civil Society Groups
A demonstration was organized in Jalalabad, the capital of eastern Nangarhar province, on Tuesday in which the Kabul-Washington Bilateral Security Agreement (BSA) was denounced and the Taliban...
View ArticleIEC Announces Final List of Candidates for 2014 Elections
The Independent Election Commission (IEC) on Wednesday held a press conference in Kabul to announce the final list of eligible candidates for the 2014 spring Presidential and Provincial Council...
View ArticleTOLOnews 6 pm News 20 November 2013
Top news in this Bulletin:The Independent Election Commission (IEC) on Wednesday held a press conference in Kabul to announce the final list of eligible candidates for the 2014 spring Presidential and...
View ArticleBSA Negotiations Ongoing, Tensions Over U.S. 'Apology'
The day before the Loya Jirga is set to begin proceedings, security pact negotiations over the issue of U.S. unilateral operations post-2014 remain un-finalized and a new disagreement between...
View ArticleNuclear Deal Will Not Just Buy Iran Time: Kerry
Secretary of State John Kerry vowed Wednesday that the United States would not let any deal with Iran become a ploy by the Islamic republic to buy time to increase nuclear capability. As talks between...
View Article'Afghan Delegation In Pakistan For Peace Talks'
A high-ranking peace delegation from Kabul is in Pakistan to hold talks on kick-starting Afghanistan's peace process, an official said Wednesday, but he was unable to confirm whether they would meet...
View ArticleSix Dead in Rare US Drone Strike Outside Pakistan Tribal Areas
A US drone killed six people in northwest Pakistan Thursday in only the second such strike outside the country's lawless tribal districts, threatening to inflame tensions between Washington and...
View ArticleKarzai: BSA to Yield Advantages
Economists say that signing of the Bilateral Security Agreement (BSA) between Kabul and Washington will help Afghanistan to attract international investments and enhance economic activities in the...
View ArticleAdvisory Jirga starts in a Peaceful Environment
Advisory Jirga started their work in a peaceful environment on Thursday. Kabul has been witness of unprecedented security measures in the past few days. There have been widespread presence of Security...
View ArticleAfghan Citizens Reaction to Advisory Jirga
TOLOnews reporters talked to a number of citizens in different provinces of the country to gather their opinions. A number of citizens who favor the signing of BSA agreement have said that, signing...
View ArticlePossible Security Deal between Kabul Washington Follows Diverse Perspectives
A number of countries and international organizations have interpreted signing of the Bilateral Security Agreement (BSA) in favor of Afghanistan's national interests and appreciate the agreement to be...
View ArticleKarzai: BSA to be Signed After Elections
In his opening speech on the first day of Advisory Jirga, President Karzai said that if the Jirga agrees to BSA between Kabul and the United States, this agreement will be signed after the Presidential...
View ArticleTOLOnews 6 pm News 21 November 2013
Top news in this Bulletin: In his opening speech on the first day of Advisory Jirga, President Karzai said that if the Jirga agrees to BSA between Kabul and the United States, this agreement will be...
View ArticleAfghans Suffer in Pakistani Jails, Fates Unknown
Hundreds of Afghan nationals are currently serving sentences in Pakistani detention centers without trial, or even being told why they have been imprisoned in some cases, according to Afghan officials....
View ArticleAfghan Haqqani Network Deputy Killed by Drone Strike
Maulavi Ahmad Jan, Deputy Chief of the Haqqani Network and linked with a number of suicide bombings in Afghanistan, was killed in a U.S. drone attack in northern Pakistan on Thursday. According to an...
View ArticleWaheed Muzhda On Call With Taliban
TOLOnews was given a recording of a phone conversation allegedly taken place between Jabhe Wahdat Milli spokesman Waheed Muzhda and a leader of the Afghan Taliban, in which information and advise is...
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