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Ministers, Governors, Deputies Accused of Corruption: Attorney General
The Attorney General's Office said Tuesday that 62 corruption-related cases are currently under investigation, and those implicated include ministers, provincial governors and deputy ministers. The...
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Bona Fides of Taliban Representatives At Paris Meeting Unclear: MoFA
Afghan Minister of Foreign Affairs said Tuesday that there is insufficient information about the backgrounds of the two Taliban representatives at the Paris meeting, and that the Afghan government has...
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TOLOnews 25 December 2012
Top news in this Bulletin: The Attorney General's Office said Tuesday that 62 corruption-related cases are currently under investigation, and those implicated include ministers, provincial governors...
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Hesco Barriers, Road Blockages Major Concern for Kabul Residents: MPs
Lawmakers criticized Tuesday the heavy use of Hesco barriers and protective concrete slabs by companies, offices and foreign organizations in Kabul, asking the government to enforce a presidential...
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Policewoman Who Killed US Adviser Was Iranian: MoI
The Afghan policewoman who killed a US civilian adviser in Kabul was originally from Iran and appears to have a mental disorder, Ministry of Interior Spokesman Sediq Sediqi said Tuesday. Speaking in a...
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Afghanistan Remains Dangerous for Journalists: Afghan Watchdog
Afghanistan is a dangerous country for the press and journalists encounter serious challenges, said Afghan media watchdog Nai. Two journalists were killed and 69 violent cases have been reported this...
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3 Killed in Explosion at Nato Base in Khost
At least two civilians and a policeman were killed and seven civilians injured after a suicide bomber detonated an explosives-laden vehicle at a Nato base in the eastern Khost province Wednesday...
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Egypt Adopts New Constitution as Opposition Cries Foul
Egypt's electoral commission confirmed on Tuesday that a controversial, Islamist-backed constitution was passed by 64 percent of voters, rejecting opposition allegations of polling fraud. Those...
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Syria Peace Envoy Brahimi Meets Opposition
International peace envoy Lakhdar Brahimi met Tuesday in Damascus with three opposition groups tolerated by the regime, a day after holding talks with President Bashar al-Assad, an AFP correspondent...
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Haqqani, Taliban Leaders Arrested in Afghan Operation
A Haqqani and Taliban leaders were captured in joint Afghan and Nato troops operations in on Wednesday, Isaf said. “An Afghan and coalition security force arrested a Taliban leader and detained one...
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Rights Violators Should Be Kept Out of Elections: Activists
A group of more than 20 Afghan civil society organizations Wednesday urged the Afghan government not to allow human rights violators to participate in the upcoming elections. “We are concerned that...
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Russia Makes First Direct Investment in Afghanistan Since Fall of Najib
A Russian company will build a facility in Kabul to produce prefabricated house modules, the first major investment from a Russian company since the fall of the Soviet-backed government of Dr....
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Murdered Kunduz Girl's Family Seeks Justice
An Afghan family in the northern province of Kunduz is accusing two local judges of accepting bribes and freeing the alleged murderer of their daughter, the son of a local warlord. The 14-year-old...
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TOLOnews 26 December 2012
Top news in this Bulletin: A group of more than 20 Afghan civil society organizations Wednesday urged the Afghan government not to allow human rights violators to participate in the upcoming elections....
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Seven Dead as US Storm Snarls Christmas Travel
A massive Christmas storm that whipped up tornadoes, ice and snow from the Gulf of Mexico to the Great Lakes has killed at least seven people in the United States and grounded more than 2,000 flights....
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Standards Will Improve Production Quality: Officials
The technical committee of the National Norms and Standards Agency has approved 150 standards in 13 production sectors to improve the quality of the Afghan products, officials said Thursday. Speaking...
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Whooping Cough Epidemic Kills 12 Children in Badakhshan
Twelve children suffering from whooping cough died in a snow-bound district in the northeastern province of Badkhshan, the provincial governor spokesman said Thursday. The childrens were between the...
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Herat Woman Dies from Self-Immolation
An 18-year woman died of self-immolation in Guzara district of the western province of Herat, the district governor said Thursday. The incident took place Tuesday and the woman, who was not named, was...
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Policewoman Had Mental Disorder, Was Suicidal: Family
The Afghan policewomen who shot dead a US civilian adviser earlier this week was suffering from mental disorder, family members said Thursday. Read more...
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Karzai to Visit Washington in January
President Hamid Karzai is scheduled to visit the United States on 7 January to discuss issues related to the bilateral security agreement currently being negotiated by diplomats of the two countries....
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