TOWDE KHABARE: Events in 2014
In this episode of Towde Khabare, host Shapoor Bakhtyar discuses the most important events in 2014 with the following guests: Dr. Faiz Mohammad Zaland, political analyst Abdul Qadar Zazai, MP Dr....
View ArticleFARAKHABAR: 01 January 2014
There is an ongoing debate regarding the reputations and legacies for Afghanistan's warlords – who've also been called Mujahideen, freedom fighters, revolutionaries, and so on. To watch the programme,...
View ArticleENTEKHABAT 93: 93 Days To The Elections Jan 01, 2014
In this episode of Entekhabat 93 watch Habiba Surabi second Vice-Presidents of Dr. Zalmai Rasoul, with Mujahid Kakar. To watch the programme, click here: {youtube}ezTmtubhKxM{/youtube}
View ArticleIndian 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...
View ArticleCivil 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,...
View ArticleLeading 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...
View ArticleThree 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...
View ArticleExclusive: 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...
View ArticleIEC 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...
View ArticleECC 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...
View ArticleTOLOnews 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...
View ArticleIEC 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...
View ArticleOfficials 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...
View ArticleTOWDE KHABARE: Power-Brokers Abuse Security Forces
In this episode of Towde Khabare, host Shapoor Bakhtiar discusses instances of high-ranking officials abusing the security forces for their personal interests. To watch the programme, click here:...
View ArticleENTEKHABAT 93: 92 Days To The Elections Jan 02, 2014
Today's election stories:A number of Afghan Senators called on the Electoral Complaints Commission (ECC) to cut the names of candidates with a history of human rights abuses out of the running for the...
View ArticlePURSO PAL: Afghanistan Leading Producer &Cultivator of Opium
Afghanistan has retained its position as the lead producer and cultivator of opium globally, with 74 percent of the world's illicit opium production in 2012, according to the 2013 World Drug Report of...
View ArticleTOWED KHABARE: 88 Prisoners Threaten US-Afghan Ties
Afghanistan is planning to release 88 people from Bagram military prison, undermining an already shaky relationship with the United States. Washington's warnings have fallen on deaf ears. To watch the...
View ArticleENTEKHABAT 93: 91 Days To The Elections Jan 03, 2014
Today's election stories: Review of People awareness about electoral process and the media, Host Enayatullah Mudaris discussed it with Producer of TOLOnews Election programmes Mohammad Fahim Sabir....
View Article6:30 REPORT: Execution Process in Afghanistan
What is the Execution Process in Afghanistan and who are sentenced to it? What are types of Execution in our country? How many people are awaiting to be executed in the prisons of Afghanistan? Anisa...
View ArticleAshraf 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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