Spozhmai Life Under Threat: Father
Abdul Ghafoor, the father of the Helmand female child suicide bomber named Spozhmai, said on Thursday that his son serves as a Taliban commander and the group would gun down he and his daughter if...
View ArticleFinal Election Security Report Expected In Two Days
The Independent Election Commission (IEC) on Thursday welcomed news that the finalized security report on polling sites around the country would be submitted in two days time and said that the move...
View ArticleTaliban Commander Released From Bagram A Year Ago
The Kandahar office of the National Directorate of Security (NDS) reported the arrest of a group of 15 terrorists, which led to intelligence about a Taliban commander who was released from Bagram...
View ArticleBSA, Bagram Release Issues Sideline Elections
A number of Afghan journalists have criticized the Afghan government over the ongoing stalemate facing the Kabul-Washington Bilateral Security Agreement (BSA) and the controversial release of inmates...
View ArticleGeneral Dunford Advocates for BSA
General Joseph Dunford, the Commander of the International Security Assistance Force (ISAF) and U.S. Forces in Afghanistan, has endorsed the Bilateral Security Agreement (BSA) and assured that its...
View ArticleTOLOnews 09 January 2014
Top news in this Bulletin:General Joseph Dunford, the Commander of the International Security Assistance Force (ISAF) and U.S. Forces in Afghanistan, has endorsed the Bilateral Security Agreement...
View ArticleAfghan Govt to Release 72 'Dangerous' Bagram Prisoners
The Afghan government on Thursday said that it's going to release all but 16 of 88 prisoners considered a security threat by the United States. In a statement Thursday, Karzai says that a review of...
View ArticleKarzai Unlikely To Sign Security Pact: Report
The US ambassador in Kabul James Cunningham has privately warned Washington that its efforts to persuade President Hamid Karzai to sign the Bilateral Security Agreement are likely to fail, the...
View ArticleTOWDE KHABARE: US fighting in Afghanistan Wrong
In this episode of Towde Khabare, host Shapoor Bakhtiar discusses comments by Nawaz Sharif's Security Advisor, Sar Taj Aziz on US fighting in Afghanistan. To watch the programme, click here:...
View Article6:30 Report: Ghazanfar Group and the Issue of import of Semi-Refined Oil
In this episode of the 6:30 report, we will discuss the assessments on the Ghazanfar Group and the issue of the import of semi-refined oil in the country. We have tried to find out information on the...
View ArticleU.S. Considers Bagram Releases Major Threat To Afghans
Jen Psaki, spokesperson for the U.S. State Department, has indicated that the U.S. considers the Afghan government's push to release inmates from Bagram prison a mistake, and that once freed, the...
View ArticleFinal Election Security Report Expected Saturday
The Ministry of Interior reported on Friday that review of voting center security around the country has been completed and provided some encouragement, with much changed from when the preparation...
View ArticleTransparent Elections in Afghan Hands, Not U.S.: Official
With the elections only three months, officials are kicking efforts to ensure transparent and smooth-running elections into high gear. Being the first national elections since the fall of the Taliban...
View ArticleAFF Nominated For 2013 FIFA Fair Play Award
For the first time in the history of Afghanistan, the Afghan Football Federation (AFF) has been nominated for the 2013 Fair Play Award by the Fédération Internationale de Football Association (FIFA)....
View ArticleTOLOnews 10 January 2014
Top news in this Bulletin: With the elections only three months, officials are kicking efforts to ensure transparent and smooth-running elections into high gear. Being the first national elections...
View ArticleFinal Election Security Report Expected Saturday
The Ministry of Interior reported on Friday that review of voting center security around the country has been completed and provided some encouragement, with much changed from when the preparation...
View ArticleTransparent Elections in Afghan Hands, Not U.S.: Official
With the elections only three months, officials are kicking efforts to ensure transparent and smooth-running elections into high gear. Being the first national elections since the fall of the Taliban...
View ArticleAFF Nominated For 2013 FIFA Fair Play Award
For the first time in the history of Afghanistan, the Afghan Football Federation (AFF) has been nominated for the 2013 Fair Play Award by the Fédération Internationale de Football Association (FIFA)....
View Article500 Killed in Syria Rebel-Jihadist Fighting
Nearly 500 people, among them at least 85 civilians, have been killed in a week of fighting pitting Syrian rebels against jihadists in the north of the strife-torn country. The fighting raged as...
View ArticleKarzai Condemned Killing of Child by US Forces
President Hamid Karzai on Friday condemned the killing of a 4-year-old boy by ISAF in southern Helmand province last week, reaffirming his demand for a quick end in foreign troops operations on Afghan...
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