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Indian Teenager Gang-Raped and Burned Alive
An Indian teenager was gang-raped in two separate attacks and then died after being set on fire, sparking protests in the eastern city of Kolkata, police said on Thursday. The 16-year-old was...
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Civil Society Federation Demands Foreign Troop Withdraw
The Federation of Afghan Civil Society Institutions asserted on Thursday that one of the main reasons for the ongoing war and rampant corruption in Afghanistan is the presence of foreign troops,...
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Leading Presidential Tickets Trade Blows
As the Presidential election draws near, the campaign trail heated up this week when Dr. Abdullah Abdullah's ticket took issue with recent statements from Dr. Ashraf Ghani Ahmadzai's camp. Based on...
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Three Death Row Inmates Released
Afghan lawmakers on Thursday claimed that the government had released three dangerous inmates from prison who were convicted and sentenced to the death penalty on charges of coordinating suicide...
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Exclusive: U.S. Senators on Security Transition, Elections, Karzai
Speaking with TOLOnews in Kabul, U.S. Senators Lindsey Graham and John McCain discussed the pending security pact between Washington and Kabul, recently announced prisoner releases, the upcoming...
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IEC Focuses on Public Awareness
With about four months left until the Presidential and Provincial Council elections, the Independent Election Commission (IEC) has said that public awareness is crucial to the success of the elections...
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ECC To Refer Candidate Criminal Cases To Courts Next Week
The Electoral Complaints Commission (ECC) announced on Thursday that the cases of a number of Vice-Presidential and Provincial Council candidates registered for the upcoming elections but accused of...
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TOLOnews 02 January 2014
Top news in this Bulletin: Afghan lawmakers on Thursday claimed that the government had released three dangerous inmates from prison who were convicted and sentenced to the death penalty on charges of...
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IEC Awaits Updated Security Assessments
The Independent Election Commission (IEC) has asked security institutions to submit new assessments on the security statuses of polling centers within the next two days, saying that much of the...
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Officials Rethink Poppy Strategy
Minister of Counter Narcotics Din Muhammad Rashedi suggested this week that the strategies used over the past 12 years in fighting endemic poppy cultivation in Afghanistan have been ineffective. He...
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TOLOnews 03 January 2014
Top news in this Bulletin: In a press release issued from the presidential palace it was stated that cases of Bagram inmates would be reviewed. Washington has also criticized the release of dangerous...
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IEC Focuses on Public Awareness
With about four months left until the Presidential and Provincial Council elections, the Independent Election Commission (IEC) has said that public awareness is crucial to the success of the elections...
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ECC To Refer Candidate Criminal Cases To Courts Next Week
The Electoral Complaints Commission (ECC) announced on Thursday that the cases of a number of Vice-Presidential and Provincial Council candidates registered for the upcoming elections but accused of...
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IEC Awaits Updated Security Assessments
The Independent Election Commission (IEC) has asked security institutions to submit new assessments on the security statuses of polling centers within the next two days, saying that much of the...
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More Than 100 Die As Iraq Forces Battle Qaeda
More than 100 people were killed Friday as Iraqi police and tribesmen battled Al-Qaeda-linked militants who took over parts of two Anbar provincial cities, announcing one an Islamic state. Parts of...
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NATO Solider Dies in Taliban Attack
At least five Taliban insurgents and a NATO solider have been killed on Saturday morning when a group of insurgents launched an early morning raid on a joint military base, officials said. The...
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Roadside Bomb Kills Three Nangarhar Policemen
Local officials of eastern Nangarhar province said that three police officers were killed by a roadside bomb early Saturday in Bati-Kot district of the province. Read more...
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Possible Delay in Election Security Report
Despite the requests of the Independent Election Commission (IEC) to have a full security assessment of polling sites around the country presented by Sunday, Afghan officials have indicated there...
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Tempered Hope for Election Observers
Despite concerns about the credibility of the upcoming Presidential and Provincial Council elections, Afghan officials have expressed confidence in plans readied for impartial observers, including...
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2014 Budget Draft Rejected By Lower House
The Lower House of Parliament voted by majority to reject the 2014 government budget draft assembled by the Ministry of Finance (MoF), requiring the Ministry to reassess its draft and make a number of...
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