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U.S. Intelligence Report Rebuffed
In response to a recently published U.S. Intelligence Report, David Sedney, a Former Deputy Assistant to the Secretary of Defense, criticized pessimistic predictions of Afghanistan's future in the...
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No Delay in Bagram Prisoner Releases: Officials
After concerns regarding the release of Bagram prisoners were voiced earlier this week, rumors circulated that the releases had been delayed. However, officials involved in the decision making process...
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Ashraf Ghani, Dostum Cautioned By ECC
In a letter to Presidential Candidate, Dr. Ashraf Ghani Ahmadzai and his First Vice President, General Abdul Rashid Dostum, the Electoral Complaints Commission (ECC) has issued them a warning about...
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TOLOnews 04 January 2014
Top News in this Bulletin: Normal 0 false false false EN-US X-NONE AR-SA After concerns regarding the release of Bagram prisoners were voiced earlier this week, rumors circulated that the releases had...
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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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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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Bomb Blast in Kabul Near NATO Base, Embassies
A bomb exploded in Kabul on Saturday evening in a district housing several embassies and NATO's military headquarters, but no casualties were immediately reported, officials said. "There was an...
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US Condemns 'Barbarism' By Qaeda Fighters in Iraq
The United States on Saturday said it was closely watching developments in Iraq's Anbar province, where militants have taken control of Fallujah, condemning Al-Qaeda-linked fighters for committing...
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15 Taliban Killed in Ghazni Clash
At least 15 Taliban insurgents, including key commanders Mawlawi Mohammad Nambi and Manan, were killed in gun battle with Afghan security forces in eastern Ghazni province late Saturday, local...
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Early Days of 2014 See Flurry of Attacks
With the start of 2014, expected to be a fateful year for Afghanistan, the Taliban insurgency has set a ominous tone with a bevy of attacks around the country. In the past few days alone, the Taliban...
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Karzai Meets With Candidates, Talks Elections and BSA
In a lunch meeting with the eleven Presidential candidates and their Vice Presidents on Sunday, President Hamid Karzai assured the contenders of ongoing efforts to ensure transparent and fair...
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Security Report Delay Could Spell Problems for IEC
Officials of the Independent Elections Commission (IEC) on Sunday said that the delayed presentation of updated election security reports from security officials could create problems for the elections...
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Activists, Officials Look to Stem Bacha Bazi
The Afghan Independent Human Rights Commission (AIHRC) has shown new commitment to combating the practice of Bacha Bazi recently. AIHRC head Seema Samar said on Sunday that in order to end the...
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Karzai Media Advisor Encourages Uprising, Criticizes Media
Dr. Muhammad Hashem Esmat Ilahi, the media advisor to President Karzai, has said that just as the uprising against the Soviet Union's invasion of Afghanistan is a point of national pride, so too...
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TOLOnews 05 January 2014
Top news in this Bulletin: Officials of the Independent Elections Commission (IEC) on Sunday said that the delayed presentation of updated election security reports from security officials could...
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7 Insurgents Killed, 2 Injured in Operations
Seven insurgents were killed and two 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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Ahmadzai Afghan Presidential Favorite: Poll
Dr. Ashraf Ghani Ahmadzai came in first in a new poll conducted by Glevum Associates, with 29 percent support, followed by Dr. Abdullah Abdullah with 25 percent and Qayum Karzai with 8 percent at...
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Afghanistan Gains Will Be Lost After Drawdown: Report
A new U.S. intelligence estimate predicts that gains the United States and allies made in Afghanistan will be significantly rolled back by 2017, even if some U.S. troops remain after next year, the...
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Prison Problems Discussed in Parliament
Abdul Haleem Kohistani, the head of Prisons and Detention Centers in Afghanistan, reported that due to corruption, prisons around the country are overcrowded, prisoners are often released prematurely...
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