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New Air Strikes on Syria's Aleppo Kill Dozens
Syrian regime helicopters bombarded residential areas of the divided city of Aleppo with crude explosive-filled barrels, killing dozens of people in a tactic widely condemned as unlawful. The Syrian...
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Abdullah Leads New Poll
A recent election poll conducted by the Democracy International Organization of more than 2,500 Afghan citizens across all 34 provinces and in at least 115 districts revealed Dr. Abdullah Abdullah is...
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ANP Casualties Spiked 15 Percent in 2013
The Ministry of Interior (MoI) claimed on Monday that the Taliban's "Kahlid Bin Walid" fighting push this year was successfully disrupted by Afghan forces, but also acknowledged higher casualty rates...
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Ban on Afghan TV in Pakistan Causes Backlash
Afghans living in Pakistan on Monday reacted against the recent prohibition of Afghan TV channels in Pakistan, which they claimed first began several months ago. "For several months Pakistani...
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Officials Want Bases Handed Over, Not Destroyed
Officials from the Ministry of Interior have critcized U.S. moves toward dismantling military bases around the country, which were originally expected to be handed over to Afghan forces after the NATO...
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Survey Shows Public Support for Candidates Rising
According to a recent survey conducted by ATR and TOLOnews, public interest in the upcoming elections increased over the past two months, with more Afghans decided on who they will support for...
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TOLOnews 23 December 2013
Top news in this Bulletin: President Hamid Karzai should sign the Bilateral Security Agreement between Kabul and Washington, new German Defence Minister Ursula von der Leyen said on Sunday during a...
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Russia's Kalashnikov, Designer of AK-47, Dies
Mikhail Kalashnikov, the designer of fabled AK-47 automatic rifle, died Monday, the office of the presidency in the Udmurtia region where he worked said. He was 94. Kalashnikov designed a weapon that...
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7 Insurgents Killed, 8 Injured in Operations
Seven insurgents were killed and eight 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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Security Scare Delays Treason Trial for Pakistan's Musharraf
The start of former Pakistani military ruler Pervez Musharraf's trial for treason was delayed over security fears Tuesday after explosives were found near the road he was to take to court. The...
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Ghazanfar Oil Refinery Resumes Operation
The Ghazanfar Group is resuming operations, after closing for four months over accusations the company lacked enough capacity to refine oil properly. In a Dec. 18 decision, the Council of Ministers...
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Senate Approves Presidential Order For Hindu Seat
The Upper House of Parliament unanimously approved a Presidential order from Hamid Karzai that would create one seat for the Hindu and Sikh minority groups on Tuesday. The Lower House has rejected the...
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Security Major Obstacle to Elections in Logar: MPs
A number of representatives from Logar province in Parliament on Tuesday voiced concerns that if more was not done to improve the security situation in the province there could be large swaths of it...
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Hindu Backlash to Lower House Seat Refusal
Members of the Sikh and Hindu minority in Afghanistan on Tuesday criticized the Lower House's refusal to approve a Presidential Decree that would designate a single seat to them in Parliament....
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Russian Politician Talks BSA, Foreign Presence
Sergei Naryshkin, the Speaker of the State Duma, the lower chamber of Russia's parliament, visited Kabul this week and said that the presence of foreign forces in Afghanistan at the moment was...
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Survey Shows Public Support for Candidates Rising
According to a recent survey conducted by ATR and TOLOnews, public interest in the upcoming elections increased over the past two months, with more Afghans decided on who they will support for...
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Russia's Kalashnikov, Designer of AK-47, Dies
Mikhail Kalashnikov, the designer of fabled AK-47 automatic rifle, died Monday, the office of the presidency in the Udmurtia region where he worked said. He was 94. Read more...
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Security Scare Delays Treason Trial for Pakistan's Musharraf
The start of former Pakistani military ruler Pervez Musharraf's trial for treason was delayed over security fears Tuesday after explosives were found near the road he was to take to court. The...
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Security Major Obstacle to Elections in Logar: MPs
A number of representatives from Logar province in Parliament on Tuesday voiced concerns that if more was not done to improve the security situation in the province there could be large swaths of it...
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Abdullah Asks Youth for Wide Participation in Elections
Dr Abdullah Abdullah, a presidential candidate in the upcoming elections told journalism students in Kabul on Tuesday that youths can play a crucial role in the election and in ensuring peaceful...
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