Footage Shows Insurgents Executing Afghan Soldier After 'Trial'
Insurgents have released a video of the alleged killing of an Afghan Army soldier after prosecuting him in an insurgent military court. Read more...
View ArticleTOLOnews 28 December 2012
Top news in this Bulletin: Australian troops have begun their withdrawal from Afghanistan and millions of dollars worth of equipment, including heavily armed ASLAV fighting vehicles, is already on its...
View Article4 Insurgents Killed in US Drone Strike in Pakistan
At least four insurgents were killed in a US drones strike in Pakistan's restive tribal region near the Afghan border on Friday, security officials said. The attack took place in Gurbuz town, 65...
View ArticlePakistan Closes Torkham Border Over Driver Complaints
Pakistan closed the Torkham gate Friday after Pakistani truck drivers protested the alleged torture of two drivers by Afghan officials. Thousands of trucks remain stranded on the Pakistan-Afghan...
View Article5 Insurgents Killed in Attack on Afghan Outpost
At least five Taliban insurgents were killed in an attack on an Afghan National Army outpost in the eastern Nuristan province Friday night, local officials said. Two other Taliban insurgents were...
View ArticleVice President Laments Lack of Government Capacity
Afghanistan's second vice president on Saturday expressed concerns that despite progress in workforce development, acute shortages of skilled workers remain in the government. "Capacity development in...
View ArticleAfghan, Pakistan to Open Border, Probe Citizen Abuse Cases
Afghan and Pakistani officials pledged to open the Torkham Border and start an immediate probe into recent incidents of abuse of Pakistani and Afghan citizens in each country, Ministry of Foreign...
View ArticleKANKASH: The Paris Meeting and Taliban Office in Qatar
The Afghan foreign ministry has said that the agreement for the Taliban representation in Qatar is due to be finalised in a bid to prevent sporadic sessions in other foreign countries with the Taliban...
View ArticleThe Gang-Rape on a Bus That Sickened India
After spending her evening watching "Life of Pi" in a New Delhi mall, the 23-year-old student and her male companion were looking for a quick lift home when a bus with tinted windows pulled over. The...
View ArticleRussia Urges Assad to Talk to Opposition
Russia, the only world power with close ties to the Syrian regime, urged President Bashar al-Assad on Friday to talk to the opposition as Moscow itself put out feelers that received a cold reception...
View ArticleParliament to Review Draft Election Law
The Ministry of Justice on Saturday presented the draft of the Afghan elections law to the lawmakers. Speaking before the MPs, Justice Minister Habibullah Ghalib urged the lawmakers to consider...
View ArticleFinance Ministry Amending Budget After Parliament Rejection
The Finance Ministry said that its budget committee is reworking the draft budget that was rejected by parliament last week and will send it for approval again. "We are working on the budget and will...
View Article'Powerful Figures' Involved in Land Grabbing: Parliament Commission
The newly formed parliament commission on supervising the government's activities said Saturday that 1.25 million acres of land have been confiscated illegally over the past few years across the...
View ArticleTOLOnews 29 December 2012
Top news in this Bulletin: Afghan and Pakistani officials pledged to open the Torkham Border and start an immediate probe into recent incidents of abuse of Pakistani and Afghan citizens in each...
View Articleپنج شورشی در ولایت نورستان کشته شدند
مقام های محلی روز شنبه گفته اند که دست کم پنج شورشی در ولایت نورستان کشته شده اند.سخنگوی قول اردوی دو صد و یک سیلاب، نعمان عاطفی گفته است که این شورشیان هنگامی کشته شدند که جمعه شب بر یک پاسگاه...
View Articleخلیلی: کمبود ظرفیت ها نهاد های حکومتی را تهدید می کند
معاون دوم رییس جمهور کرزی، محمد کریم خلیلی روز شنبه از کمبود ظرفیت ها در نهاد های حکومتی، ابراز نگرانی کرده است. آقای خلیلی که در یک گارگاه آموزشی سه روزه سخن می زد، گفته است که پایین بودن میزان ظرفیت...
View Articleگذرگاۀ تورخم دو باره ازسوی پاکستان آزاد شد
گذرگاۀ تورخم روز شنبه، پس از گفتگوهای مقام های افغان-پاکستانی، دوبار باز شده است. مقام ها گفته اند که دراین گفتگو دربارۀ توهین به شهروندان نیز بحث و گفتگو شده است. بربنیاد گزارش ها، چند شهروند، روز...
View Articleنشست پاریس و نمایندگان سیاسی طالبان
پس از نشست پاریس که نمایندگان گروه های سیاسی، طالبان، حزب اسلامی به رهبری حکمتیار و جامعه مدنی در آن شرکت داشتند و دربارۀ مذاکرات صلح گفتگو کردند، وزیر خارجه افغانستان، زلمی رسول گفته است که دیگر...
View Articleدرگذشت دختر تجاوزشدۀ هندی در بیمارستان در سینگاپور
آژانس خبررسانی فرانسه نگاشته است که، دختر ۲۳ سالۀ هندی که در شهر دهلی مورد تجاوز گروهی قرار گرفته بود، در یک بیمارستان در سینگاپور در گذشت. شبکۀ خبری نیودهلی صبح روز شنبه خبر مرگ این دختر را گزارش...
View Articleتأکید روسیه بربشارالاسد برای گفتگو با مخالفان
روسیه، تنها قدرت جهان که با رژیم سوری ارتباط نزدیک دارد، روز جمعه بر رییس جمهور بشار الاسد تأکید ورزید تا همراه با مخالفان کشور گفتگو کند. روسیه همچنان رییس گروۀ مخالف "ائتلاف ملی" را به گفتگوها دعوت...
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