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Suicide Bomber Strikes Near Kabul, Kills 3 Foreign Soldiers
A suicide bomber driving a car full of explosives detonated the vehicle near a foreign soldiers' convoy passing nearby in Kabul early on Friday afternoon, Kabul police said. Read more...
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'Complete Drawdown' Could Be Catastrophic: U.S. Experts
Experts from the United States Institute Of Peace warned this week that if U.S. President Barack Obama is unable to convince the Afghan President Hamid Karzai to sign the Bilateral Security Agreement...
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EU To Send Probe Before Election Observers
The European Union has expressed interest in observing the Afghan Presidential and Provincial Council elections, but has said that it will first need to send an "exploratory mission". In a newsletter,...
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TOLOnews 27 December 2013
Top news in this Bulletin: A suicide bomber driving a car full of explosives detonated the vehicle near a foreign soldiers' convoy passing nearby in Kabul early on Friday afternoon, Kabul police...
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Turkey PM Reshuffles Cabinet Amid Graft Scandal
Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan replaced nearly half his cabinet in a dramatic reshuffle late Wednesday after a spreading graft scandal forced the resignation of three top ministers and...
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Election Officials Emphasize Impartial Surveys
Election officials on Thursday said public surveys related to the spring Presidential and Provincial Council elections were good for informing the public, but cautioned that they must not favor a...
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IEC Invites Foreign Observers To Monitor Elections
The Independent Election Commission (IEC) reported this week that letters had been sent to foreign election observers inviting them to take part in the spring elections. "The IEC has officially sent...
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MPs Suggest Alternative Path to BSA
Based on the International Treaties and Conventions Law, President Hamid Karzai could in fact authorize another government official to sign the Bilateral Security Agreement (BSA) with the U.S., which...
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Iran Nuclear Talks to Resume Monday After Holiday Break
Experts from Iran and world powers will on Monday resume technical talks on implementing a landmark nuclear deal after a Christmas break, both sides said Friday. Abbas Araqchi told the official IRNA...
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Taliban Kill Man in Nimruz: Local Officials
Taliban insurgents shot dead a man in Kashroad district of Nimruz province over allegations of sexual relations with a woman, provincial officials said on Saturday. Read more...
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Boy Trained by Haqqani Claims He Was Raped
The National Directorate of Security (NDS) claimed in a statement this week that based on investigations it was discovered that Haqqani Network leaders often sexually abuse the young boys they...
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Sydney Kicks off New Year Celebrations with Fireworks
Sydney kicked off New Year celebrations with a dazzling fireworks spectacular, the first in a wave of pyrotechnics to usher in 2014 from Hong Kong to world record-chasing Dubai. Seven tonnes of...
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Local Afghan Voices on 2014
Afghanistan will be witness to monumental events in the year 2014, which is only a matter of hours away. Chief amongst these are the April Presidential and Provincial Council elections and the...
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Pakistan's Musharraf Faces Treason Trial
Pakistan's former military ruler Pervez Musharraf is due to face trial for treason on Wednesday, a week after the case was adjourned because of a bomb scare. The 70-year-old stands accused over his...
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NATO Casualties Lowest in 6 Years, Afghan Numbers Increase
The NATO security forces suffered the lowest number of casualties in Afghanistan in 2013, as compared to the past six years, while the Afghan security forces have seen casualties increase this year as...
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War Victims Condemn Bagram Releases
The families of people who have died in result of the ongoing insurgent war in Afghanistan on Wednesday denounced the release of prisoners from Bagram prison and demanded the full prosecution and...
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Parliament Livid Over Bagram Releases
A number of MPs spoke out agains the release of dangerous prisoners from Bagram prison, which they called a betrayal to the people of Afghanistan and their sacrifices. It was announced earlier this...
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TOLOnews 01 January 2014
Top news in this Bulletin: The stalemate on the issue of the Bilateral Security Agreement and the peace negotiation process with the Taliban constitute the two incomplete tasks which the Afghan...
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Exploding Safe Kills Palestinian Envoy to Prague
The Palestinian ambassador to the Czech Republic died after a blast at his Prague home, which police said was likely caused by the explosion of an anti-theft system on a safe he was opening. Jamal...
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