ENTEKHABAT 93: 81 Days to The Elections January 13, 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...
View ArticleElection 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...
View ArticleAfghan 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...
View ArticleUS Slams Israeli Defense Minister Attack on Kerry
A senior US official on Tuesday urged Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to publicly disavow a complaint by Israel's defense minister that John Kerry has a messianic "obsession" with Middle...
View ArticleBagram Review Committee Turns To 10 New Cases
After controversy erupted surrounding the planned release of some 88 prisoners from Bagram prison, the committee assigned to sifting through Bagram inmate cases by President Hamid Karzai announced on...
View ArticleGovernment Revenues Miss Fiscal-Year Target
Revenues collected for the 1392 fiscal year missed the government's target by 5 billion AFG, a finance ministry official said on Tuesday. The finance ministry had set a target of collecting 114...
View Article16 Insurgents Killed, 3 Injured in Operations
Sixteen insurgents were killed and 3 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...
View ArticleENTEKHABAT 93: 80 Days to The Elections January 14, 2014
Today's election stories: Host Muslim Sherzad discusses interference of neighbor countries in Afghanistan's upcoming elections, with Producer of TOLOnews Election programmes Mohammad Fahim Sabir.Topic...
View ArticleFARAKHABAR: 14 January 2014
A security report on polling centers for the spring Afghan elections shows that 175 polling centers out of 414 to remain closed on the election day are in only three provinces in south and western...
View ArticleTOWDE KHABARARE: Hezb-e-Islami Yet to Decide on Poll Participation
The Hezb-e-Islami Party officials have rejected reports regarding Gulbuddin Hekmatyar’s instructions to his party members to participate in the forthcoming presidential and provincial council...
View ArticleNATO Soldier Killed in Eastern Afghanistan
A NATO soldier was killed in an insurgent attack in eastern Afghanistan early Wednesday, ISAF forces said, though they did not provide details about the exact location of the incident and nationality...
View ArticleAfghan Delegation Returns to Kabul With FIFA Fair Play Award
A delegation of the Afghan Football Federation (AFF) returned to Kabul on Wednesday after receiving the Fédération International de Football Association (FIFA)'s fair play award at the FIFA Ballon...
View ArticleCandidates Hopeful Karzai Will Sign BSA
A number of Vice Presidential candidates on Wednesday said that there is a high possibility that the Bilateral Security Agreement (BSA) will be signed soon, citing assurances President Hamid Karzai...
View ArticleAttorney General Drops Candidate Investigations
The Attorney General's office on Monday announced that the investigations into past criminal activities of current Presidential candidates would be folded after insufficient evidence was found to...
View ArticleLower House Approves 2014 Budget
MPs in the Lower House on Wednesday approved the fiscal budget for 2014 after rejecting the first draft and pushing through some amendments. "With only eight red cards, the 1393 fiscal year budget was...
View ArticleEU Delegation Travels to Take Election Pulse
A delegation from the European Union Commission arrived in Afghanistan this week to meet with Afghan officials and assess conditions related to the upcoming elections, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs...
View ArticleTOLOnews 15 January 2014
Top news in this Bulletin: A delegation of the Afghan Football Federation (AFF) returned to Kabul on Wednesday after receiving the Fédération International de Football Association (FIFA)'s fair play...
View ArticleUS Slams Israeli Defense Minister Attack on Kerry
A senior US official on Tuesday urged Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to publicly disavow a complaint by Israel's defense minister that John Kerry has a messianic "obsession" with Middle...
View ArticleGovernment Revenues Miss Fiscal-Year Target
Revenues collected for the 1392 fiscal year missed the government's target by 5 billion AFG, a finance ministry official said on Tuesday. The finance ministry had set a target of collecting 114...
View ArticleTOWDE KHABARE: Hezb-e-Islami Yet to Decide on Poll Participation
The Hezb-e-Islami Party officials have rejected reports regarding Gulbuddin Hekmatyar’s instructions to his party members to participate in the forthcoming presidential and provincial council...
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