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Constitutional Watchdog Flags Prisons
The Independent Commission For Overseeing the Implementation of the Constitution (ICOIC) shared the findings of a three-month investigation onTuesday, expressing concerns with the state of the Afghan...
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Parliament Reconciles, Budget Approved
After a chaotic day on Monday, in which a number of Senators were caught in a brawl during a heated debate, the Upper House quashed tensions on Tuesday and was able to vote and approve changes to 2014...
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Sultanzoy Talks Economy, Security Pact
Presidential candidate Daoud Sultanzoy sat down with TOLOnews for an exclusive interview in which he focused on the Afghan economy, what it needed to grow, and the future of Afghanistan's relationship...
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Afghanistan Tops World Corruption List
In its annual report, Transparency International placed Afghanistan amongst the top most corrupt countries in the world, putting it in the company of countries like Somalia and North Korea....
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TOLOnews 03 December 2013
Top news in this Bulletin: NATO won't be able to deploy its noncombat training and advisory mission in Afghanistan after next year unless President Hamid Karzai agrees to a Bilateral Security Agreement...
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Human Rights Violations Fall to the Courts: IEC
Following a report released by Human Rights Watch (HRW) and supported by the Afghan Independent Human Rights Commission (AIHRC) calling on the Afghan government to pursue justice against war...
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Sultanzoy Talks Economy, Security Pact
Presidential candidate Daoud Sultanzoy sat down with TOLOnews for an exclusive interview in which he focused on the Afghan economy, what it needed to grow, and the future of Afghanistan's relationship...
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Afghanistan to Import 500,000 Tons of Russian Oil
Officials of the Afghan Ministry of Commerce & Industries (MoCI) said on Tuesday that the acting Minister of Commerce and Industries during a visit to Russia agreed to purchase 500,000 tons of oil...
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US Halts Shipments From Afghanistan Through Pakistan
The US military on Tuesday suspended shipments of equipment out of Afghanistan through Pakistan, citing protests that posed a risk to truck drivers, officials said. The move came after club-wielding...
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Karzai Puts Afghan Mission at Risk by Not Signing BSA: NATO
NATO Chief Anders Fogh Rasmussen said on Tuesday that NATO would have to pull all its troops out of Afghanistan by the end of 2014 if Afghan President Hamid Karzai does not sign the Bilateral Security...
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Iran Again Raises Opposition to BSA
Iranian Deputy Foreign Minister for Asia and Pacific Affairs Ebrahim Rahimpour once again raised his country's opposition to signing the security pact between Kabul and Washington. "Iran, as a friend...
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27 Insurgents Killed, 6 Injured in Operations
Twenty seven insurgents were killed and 6 were injured during a series of coordinated operations over the past 24 hours carried out by the Afghan National Army (ANA), Afghan National Police (ANP) and...
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Afghan Minister of Defense Could Sign BSA: Kerry
U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry suggested on Tuesday that the Afghan Defense Minister Bismillah Khan Mohammadi could, instead of a reluctant President Hamid Karzai, sign the Bilateral Security...
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BSA Deadlock Sees Afghani Dive
Concerns were raised on Wednesday over the deadlock in Bilateral Security Agreement (BSA) negotiations between Kabul and Washington affecting the national economy. A number of experts and officials...
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Donors Will Halt Aid if BSA Not Signed: MPs
With differences between Kabul and Washington over the signing of the Bilateral Security Agreement (BSA) still persistent, a number of Afghan Lawmakers warned on Wednesday that major donor countries...
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Emirates Begins Flights to Afghanistan
Officials of Emirates Airlines have announced that flights to and from Afghanistan have officially begun, and the route will maintain seven roundtrip flights between Dubai and Kabul a week. After the...
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TOLOnews 04 December 2013
Top news in this Bulletin: Officials of Emirates Airlines have announced that flights to and from Afghanistan have officially begun, and the route will maintain seven roundtrip flights between Dubai...
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Afghanistan to Play Pakistan in Cricket Sunday
The Afghan National Cricket Team will play Pakistan next Sunday in the United Arab Emirates (UAE) as part of a preparation program for the World Cup next year.The Afghan National Cricket Team has...
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Civil Society Wants Bigger Role in Elections
Civil society institutions on Wednesday asked the Independent Election Commission (IEC) to establish a more formal framework for civil society and its involvement in preparation for the upcoming...
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Syria's Assad to 'Lead During Transition'
Syria's Bashar al-Assad will remain president and lead any transition agreed upon in Geneva peace talks planned for next month, a government minister insisted on Wednesday. "If anyone thinks we are...
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