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Media Advocates Call for Access to Information Bill
Less than three months ahead of the elections, civil society groups and media activists on Monday expressed serious concern with the failure of the government to pass an Access to Information Law...
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FIFA to Announce Awards in Zurich Monday
It's expected that Fédération Internationale de Football Association (FIFA) announce 2013 FIFA superior faces tonight in the Swiss city of Zurich. This year, Afghanistan is also among the candidates...
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Nearly Half of Closed Polling Centres In Only Three Provinces
Details of a security report on polling centres for the spring Afghan elections show that 175 polling centres out of 414 to remain closed on the election day are in only three provinces in south and...
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Hikmatyar Looks to Rally Supporters for Votes
The leader of Aghanistan's Islamist party Hizb-e Islami, Golbuddin Hikmatyar, reversed his previous boycotts of Afghan elections and asked his supporters on Monday to participate in the upcoming...
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Election Materials In, IEC Looks to Bolster Public Confidence
The Independent Election Commission (IEC) on Monday reported that election materials from abroad will soon arrive in Afghanistan and the transfer to polling centers around the country will get...
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FIFA to Announce Awards in Zurich Monday
It's expected that Fédération Internationale de Football Association (FIFA) announce 2013 FIFA superior faces tonight in the Swiss city of Zurich. This year, Afghanistan is also among the candidates...
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Afghanistan Wins 2013 FIFA Fair Play Award
Afghanistan's Football Federation won the 2013 FIFA Fair Play award at the FIFA Ballon d'Or 2013 soccer awards ceremony in Zurich on Monday, after hosting their first international match at home, a...
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US, Russia Call for 'local ceasefires' ahead of Syria Talks
Moscow and Washington made a joint call Monday for Syria's regime and rebels to agree to ceasefires in parts of their battle-scarred country ahead of peace talks this month. But the two countries...
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Imports Down, Exports Up
Afghanistan's imports decreased in the second quarter of the year compared to the first quarter, while exports increased, Afghanistan's Central Statistic Organization (CSO) announced on Monday....
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ENTEKHABAT 93: 81 Days to The Elections January 10, 2014
Today's election stories:Host Sadaf Ameri discusses security report provided by security agencies. To watch the programme, click here: {youtube}8wHnzfHMCrU{/youtube} Topic of the Day:Host discusses...
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Obama Defends Afghanistan Policy
US President Barack Obama defended his Afghanistan policy on Monday, saying he continues to have "faith" in the U.S. mission in the country, after his former Pentagon chief said the president had...
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FARAKHABAR: 13 January 2014
The leader of Aghanistan's Islamist party Hizb-e Islami, Golbuddin Hikmatyar, reversed his previous boycotts of Afghan elections and asked his supporters on Monday to participate in the upcoming...
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Afghan Asylum Seekers Struggle In Belgium
At least two hundred Afghan asylum seekers staged a peaceful demonstration chanting "We are not dangerous people, we are facing threats" in Belgium on Monday after the Belgian government refused to...
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Updated: Suicide Bomber Gunned Down in Kabul
One would-be suicide bomber was fatally shot by a tribal elder's private security guards Tuesday night near the 7th District police station on Darul Aman road in Kabul, according to officials. The...
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Female Police Chief Tapped in Kabul
Kabul named Colonel Jamila Bayaz the first female Police Chief in the country on Tuesday, while the Ministry of Interior (MoI) said that in the future it plans to nominate a female Provincial Police...
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Election Materials Arrive in Kabul
The first loads of election materials, including ballots, arrived in Kabul from Dubai on Tuesday, the Independent Election Commission (IEC) said. IEC officials said that about 20 percent of the...
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Afghan Football Budget Slashed After Banner Year
Despite the unprecedented success of Afghan football in 2013, the Ministry of Finance (MoF) has reportedly allocated a menial budget for the Afghan Football Federation (AFF) in its draft budget for...
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MPs Question Election Security Report Accuracy
Lawmakers in the Lower House from Jowzjan, Logar, Faryab, Nuristan and Nangarhar provinces said Tuesday that the recent security report submitted to the Independent Election Commission (IEC) did not...
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Activists Raise Issue With Bagram Releases
Human rights activists on Tuesday have organized a conference in which the Bagram prisoner releases were discussed. The activists criticized the move and said releasing Taliban and other insurgent...
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TOLOnews 14 January 2014
Top news in this Bulletin: Lawmakers in the Lower House from Jowzjan, Logar, Faryab, Nuristan and Nangarhar provinces said Tuesday that the recent security report submitted to the Independent Election...
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