Candidates 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 ArticleKarzai Accuses U.S. of Killing 7 Children in Airstrike
President Hamid Karzai on Wednesday accused the United States of killing seven children and a woman in an airstrike in central Afghanistan -- an incident set to further damage frayed ties between the...
View ArticleEgypt Awaits Outcome of Key Electoral Test for Morsi Ouster
Egypt awaited voters' verdict Wednesday on last year's overthrow of Islamist president Mohamed Morsi after polls closed in a two-day referendum on a new constitution. Officials have said that army...
View ArticleMoTCA Collects 4 Billion AFG Revenue
Officials of the Afghan Ministry of Transportation and Civil Aviation (MoTCA) on Wednesday said they had collected 210 million AFG in additional revenue over the past year, adding to a total of four...
View ArticleTOLOnews 15 January 2014 Exclusive Interview with Mohammad Khan
To watch Mujahid Kakar's interview with Mohammad Khan, first vice president to Abdullah Abdullah, click here: {youtube}4BlUM_oihWA{/youtube}
View ArticleLocal Officials Intimidate Journalists in the North: NAI
Mistreatment of journalists by local figures in the northern part of Afghanistan is a major threat to the freedom of press in the country, NAI, an organization supporting open media in Afghanistan,...
View ArticleTOWDE KHABARE: Illegal Armed Groups in North Will be Disarmed: MoI
Illegal armed groups will be disarmed in the north of Afghanistan to provide security for upcoming elections, the Ministry of Interior (MoI) said on Wednesday.Host Shapoor Bakhtiyar will discuss the...
View ArticleFARAKHABAR: 15 January 2014
MPs in the Lower House on Wednesday approved the fiscal budget for 2014 after rejecting the first draft and pushing through some amendments. To watch the programme, click here:...
View ArticleFemale Prisoners On Hunger Strike, Demand Bagram Treatment
Female prisoners at the Kabul Female Prison have been on hunger strike for the last five days, saying they will continue to starve themselves until the government addresses their cases in the same way...
View ArticleIEC, Activists Want Public Reassured About Security
After receiving a report last week that concluded over 90 percent of polling centers will be open on election day in April, the Independent Election Commission (IEC) on Monday called on security...
View ArticleAbdullah, Mohaqeq Discuss Election Challenges
Mohammad Mohaqeq, Vice Presidential running mate of Dr. Abdullah Abdullah, on Thursday in a public speech on Thursday blamed the sitting government for a number of "crises" Afghanistan faces heading...
View ArticlePresidential Candidates Rally Behind BSA
Presidential candidates on Monday called on Parliament and civil society to work toward resolving the fate of the Kabul-Washington Bilateral Security Agreement (BSA). They criticized President Hamid...
View ArticleTOLOnews 16 January 2014
Top news in this Bulletin: Mistreatment of journalists by local figures in the northern part of Afghanistan is a major threat to the freedom of press in the country, the NAI, an organization...
View ArticleTOWDE KHABARE: US Troops Break the Bilateral Agreements
President Hamid Karzai on Wednesday accused the United States of killing seven children and a woman in an airstrike in central Afghanistan -- an incident set to further damage frayed ties between the...
View Article6:30 Report: Monitoring of Foreign and Local Air Companies in Afghanistan
In this week's 6:30 Report, host Anisa Shahid assesses the activities of all air companies in the country.To watch the programme, click here: {youtube}UVVg5GyPshU{/youtube}
View ArticleENTEKHABAT 93: 78 Days to The Elections January 16, 2014
Today's election stories:The independent Election Commission IEC has urged Afghan Security Organizations to be more honest on providing security of the 2014 presidential and provincial council...
View ArticleBaghlan Police Chief Accuses Tribal, Political Leaders of Malfeasance
According to newly appointed Baghlan Police Chief Ameenullah Amarakhail, representatives of Baghlan in Parliament, Provincial Council members and tribal elders are the biggest impediments to effective...
View ArticleU.S. Drug Diplomat Highlights Opium-Taliban Link
U.S. Assistant Secretary of State for International Narcotics and Law Enforcement Affairs William Brownfield has said that Afghanistan today produces well over 80 percent of the world's opium,...
View ArticleIndia Advocates for Post-2014 Troop Presence
Addressing the International Contact Group (ICG) on Afghanistan and Pakistan Thursday, the Indian Foreign Minister Salman Khurshid emphasized the importance of continued international support for...
View ArticleBiden Wants Less Troops Post-2014, Washington Shifting
In a meeting on Thursday regarding Afghanistan, U.S. Vice President Joe Biden reportedly favored a total commitment of only 2,000 troops after the NATO combat mission ends in December, a stance said...
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