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Candidates Observe International Anti-Corruption Day in Kabul
A number of Presidential candidates for the April elections observed International Anti-Corruption Day on Monday in Kabul by attending a gathering to discuss corruption in Afghanistan. The gathering...
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IEC to Use 2 Kinds of Dye for Ballots
Officials of the Independent Election Commission (IEC) on Monday announced that two kinds of dye would be used in the upcoming elections, the same ones used in other countries around the world. The...
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TOLOnews 09 December 2013
Top news in this Bulletin: A number of Afghan lawmakers on Monday spoke out against the recent announcement of a "Friendship & Cooperation Pact" to be signed between Kabul. The representatives were...
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Auto Giant Chevrolet Opens Shop in Mazar
The U.S. auto giant Chevrolet's second Afghan franchise was established on Monday in Mazar-e-Sharif, capital of northern Balkh province, officials said. Read more...
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32 Insurgents Join Peace Process in Kandahar
Thirty-two Taliban insurgents surrendered their weapons and joined the government's reconciliation program, local officials of southern Kandahar province said on Tuesday. Panjwai District Security...
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World Unites for Mandela Memorial
Huge crowds of grieving South Africans converged on Soweto's World Cup stadium on Tuesday, to sit side-by-side with presidents, priests, queens and sheikhs at a memorial service for unifying global...
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15 Insurgents Killed in Afghan Raids
Nineteen insurgents were killed during a series of coordinated operations over the past 24 hours carried out by the Afghan National Army (ANA), Afghan National Police (ANP) and National Directorate of...
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Human Rights Activists Want BSA Signed
At a ceremony in Kabul for the 65th Anniversary of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights, human rights activists argued signing the Bilateral Security Agreement (BSA) with Washington would ensure...
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Northern Female Activists Discuss Women's Role in Elections
A number of women's activists in norther Afghanistan gathered on Tuesday for a conference in Mazar-e-Sharif where they called on the government to dedicate greater resources and focus to providing...
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Afghanistan Isolated Without BSA: Hagel
U.S. Secretary of Defense Chuck Hagel reiterated Washington's warning on Tuesday that it would completely withdraw troops from Afghanistan if the Bilateral Security Agreement (BSA) was not signed by...
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Salang Roads Could Go Bad to Worse in Winter
According to Salang commuters, the roads are in horrible condition and are constant trouble for drivers. However, with the winter weather setting in, many fear things may only get worse, posing a...
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Kabul Attacks Foiled, Organizers Arrested: NDS
The masterminds behind planned attacks against the Presidential Palace, Ministry of Defense (MoD) and Kabul International Airport were arrested by security forces in Kabul, the National Directorate of...
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TOLOnews 10 December 2013
Top news in this Bulletin: U.S. Secretary of Defense Chuck Hagel reiterated Washington's warning on Tuesday that it would completely withdraw troops from Afghanistan if the Bilateral Security Agreement...
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Education Ministers Summoned By Senate
The Minister of Education and Minister of Higher Education were both summoned to the Senate this week to discuss the state of education in Afghanistan, the major problems it faces and solutions being...
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Ukrainian Police Storm Kiev's Independence Square
Ukrainian security forces stormed Kiev's Independence Square early Wednesday, occupying the area protesters had held for over a week and ripping down their tents. Thousands of Berkut anti-riot police...
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MP, Traffic Cop Win 'Honest Man' Award
Civil society groups and the Afghan Anti-corruption Network declared this year's winners of the "Honest Man" award MP Dr. Ramazan Bashardost and a traffic officer Abdul Saboor. The "Honest Man" award...
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Pro-BSA Gathering Held in Herat
A number of civil society activists and participants of the Advisory Loya Jirga gathered in Mazar-e-Sharif, Balkh province, on Tuesday to discuss the Kabul-Washington security pact, express favor for...
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Kabul Suicide Bomber Targets NATO Military Convoy
A suicide bomber detonated an explosives-laden vehicle near a NATO military convoy entering Kabul International Airport early Wednesday, killing himself but causing no other casualties. The blast was...
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U.S. Behaves Like A Colonizer: Karzai
Amidst highly public tensions with the United States over negotiating a long-term security deal for the coming years, President Hamid Karzai has said that the U.S. is behaving like a colonial power....
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Journalists Want Regional Framework for Media
A number of Afghan, Pakistani and Tajik journalists gathered in Kabul on Wednesday and discussed the merits of establishing a legal and ethical framework for news media in the region. They said such...
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