Parliament Gets Poor Review in New Report
The Women, Peace & Security Research Institute released a new report on Thursday that found coordination between the tripartite bodies of the Afghan government to be heavily flawed and MPs not...
View ArticleSemi-Refined Fuel Causing Pollution: NEPA
Officials from the National Environmental Protection Agency (NEPA) said on Thursday that some of the lower-grade fuel materials imported into Afghanistan, such as "Premagon", have been blended with...
View ArticleNAI Pans Pakistan for Blocking Afghan TV Channels
Sediqullah Tawhidi, Chairman of NAI, and NGO supporting open media in Afghanistan, Thursday accused the Pakistani intelligence service (ISI) of trying to deprive people of access to unfiltered...
View ArticleTribes Should Unite To Support Peace: Officials
The Afghan Ministry of Borders & Tribal Affairs (MoBTA) on Thursday announced plans to connect and rally villages nationwide around the cause of sustainable peace and security in Afghanistan. The...
View ArticleConference Convenes South Asia to Talk Afghanistan
On the first day of the Afghanistan and Central Asian States Conference on Thursday, representatives of over 30 countries along with officials from major security and cultural organizations gathered in...
View ArticleTOLOnews 19 December 2013
Top news in this Bulletin: The Women, Peace & Security Research Institute released a new report on Thursday that found coordination between the tripartite bodies of the Afghan government to be...
View Article32 Canals to Be Constructed in 9 Provinces
Officials of the Ministry of Agriculture, Irrigation and Livestock on Wednesday said that 32 water supply networks in nine provinces are to be constructed and reconstructed. Officials of the Ministry...
View ArticleSemi-Refined Fuel Causing Pollution: NEPA
Officials from the National Environmental Protection Agency (NEPA) said on Thursday that some of the lower-grade fuel materials imported into Afghanistan, such as "Premagon", have been blended with...
View ArticleKarzai Open to Signing BSA Soon: MPs
A number of MPs on Thursday met with President Hamid Karzai and reported that if the U.S. seriously focuses on the issue of raids on Afghan homes, the President would soon sign the Bilateral Security...
View ArticlePublic Adamant About Election Timing
Based on investigations by TOLOnews, the top concern amongst most Afghans when it comes to the April Presidential and Provincial Council elections is whether or not they will be held on time. With...
View ArticleIEC Demands Cooperation From Security Officials
Ziaulhaq Amarkhail, the head of the Independent Election Commission (IEC), said on Friday that security institutions must share the un-doctored outcomes of their security assessments regarding the...
View ArticleTOLOnews 20 December 2013
Top news in this Bulletin: Based on investigations by TOLOnews, the top concern amongst most Afghans when it comes to the April Presidential and Provincial Council elections is whether or not they...
View ArticleAshraf Ghani, Students, Millat Party Weigh In On Elections
Speaking to a number of Afghan university students and professors in Kabul, Presidential candidate Ashraf Ghani Ahmadzai said that the youth were critical to the elections and ensuring they ushered in...
View ArticleLeaders Talk Hard Issues And Culture
On the second day of the Afghanistan and Central Asian States Conference in Kabul, dignataries discussed counter narcotics and smuggling in the region. However, they also spoke at length about cultural...
View ArticleObama Tells Congress 'No Need' for New Iran Sanctions
President Barack Obama issued a stern defense of his outreach to Iran on Friday, warning US lawmakers not to derail diplomatic efforts to curtail the Islamic state's nuclear program. In an end-of-year...
View ArticleKANKASH: The Afghan Policewomen
Only 1% of Afghanistan's police officers are female, and if the country does not dramatically increase the number of women in the service it will struggle to end crimes such as domestic abuse, forced...
View ArticleSharif Says Friendship Among Pakistan, India, Afghanistan is Only Option
Pakistani Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif on Friday said that Pakistan, Afghanistan and India had no option other than becoming good friends. He added that President Hamid Karzai had agreed not to let his...
View ArticleAmericans Think Afghan War Was Not Worth Fighting: Poll
A year ahead of the NATO troop withdraw, according to a recent Washington Post and ABC News poll, two-thirds of Americans believe that the 13-year war in Afghanistan was not worth fighting. However,...
View ArticleIEC Demands Cooperation From Security Officials
Ziaulhaq Amarkhail, the head of the Independent Election Commission (IEC), said on Friday that security institutions must share the un-doctored outcomes of their security assessments regarding the...
View ArticleAshraf Ghani, Students, Millat Party Weigh In On Elections
Speaking to a number of Afghan university students and professors in Kabul, Presidential candidate Ashraf Ghani Ahmadzai said that the youth were critical to the elections and ensuring they ushered in...
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