UN Supports Afghan Transition Toward Better Future
United Nations Secretary General Ban Ki-moon on Saturday condemned the deadly attack on a Kabul restaurant that killed 21 people, including four UN staff, and said that the UN fully supports the...
View ArticleTOWDE KHABARE: Reactions to Attack on Lebanese Restaurant in Kabul
A number of presidential candidates and religious scholars condemned the Friday night attack on the Lebanese Taverna restaurant in Kabul, which caused the deaths of 21 people, including 13 foreigners....
View ArticlePurso Pal: Exclusive Interview with Omar Samad
To watch Reza Nuri’s exclusive interview with former ambassador to Canada and France Omar Samad, click here:{youtube}O7YzNwMryck{/youtube}
View ArticleENTEKHABAT 93: 76 Days to The Elections January 16, 2014
Today's election stories: Afghan Security Organizations report to Independent Election Commission (IEC) regarding uncertainty and doubt in providing security for the 2014 Election in 100 polling...
View ArticleIEC Says 20 Percent of Materials Still Missing
The Independent Election Commission (IEC) reported on Sunday that basic election materials had arrived in 20 provinces already, but the spokesman for the Commission also acknowledged that 20 percent...
View ArticleMedia Advocates Rebuke Investigation Into Pro-BSA Ads
Recent investigations by the Attorney General's office and the Government Media and Information Center (GMIC) into the funding of television ads supporting the Kabul-Washington security pact are an...
View ArticleSenate Repeats Calls for BSA Signing
In what has become a regular routine, a number of Afghan Senators on Sunday called on President Hamid Karzai to sign the Kabul-Washington Bilateral Security Agreement (BSA), which has been shelved...
View ArticleActivists Condemn Taliban Kabul Restaurant Attack
A number of civil society activists on Sunday gathered in remembrance out front of the popular Kabul Lebanese restaurant that was attacked by Taliban militants Friday night, leaving 21 dead, including...
View ArticleTOLOnews 19 January 2014
Top news in this Bulletin: In what has become a regular routine, a number of Afghan Senators on Sunday called on President Hamid Karzai to sign the Kabul-Washington Bilateral Security Agreement (BSA),...
View ArticleIEC Assures Transparent Elections to Lower House
The Deputy Chief of the Independent Election Commission (IEC) Abdul Rahman Hotaki was summoned to a general session of Parliament on Saturday to answer questions and offer assurances to the...
View ArticleInsurgents Trying to Destabilize Elections: MoI
Minister of Interior Mohammad Omar Daudzai on Saturday cautioned foreign and Afghan officials that the Taliban insurgency is trying to destabilize the Presidential and Provincial Council elections set...
View ArticleUS Urges Egypt to Implement Rights Under New Constitution
The United States Saturday called on Egypt to fully implement the rights guaranteed under its newly approved constitution. Egyptian voters approved the constitution by more than 98 percent in a...
View ArticleAfghan Carpet Weavers Mostly Working in Pakistan
More than 90% of Afghan carpet weavers are active in Pakistan and their produced carpets are supplied to international markets under Pakistan's name, officials at the Afghan Chambers of Commerce and...
View ArticleIEC Says 20 Percent of Materials Still Missing
The Independent Election Commission (IEC) reported on Sunday that basic election materials had arrived in 20 provinces already, but the spokesman for the Commission also acknowledged that 20 percent...
View ArticleAfghan Girl Cricketers Criticize Cricket Board
A number of girl cricketers criticized the Afghan Cricket Board (ACB) on Sunday for not supporting girls compare to boys on the cricket field. The girl cricketers, members of what they call the...
View ArticleIran to Attend Syria Peace Conference: Ban
Iran will attend this week's Syria peace conference after it pledged to play a "positive and constructive role" in efforts to end the war, UN leader Ban Ki-moon said Sunday. Ban said he made a late...
View ArticleAfghanistan Expected to Join the World Trade Organization
Officials at the Ministry of Commerce and Industries (MoCI)have announced that preparations for Afghanistan to join the World Trade Organization (WTO) are in the final stages and that in the next...
View ArticleTOWDE KHABARE: Put down arms, begin peace talks: US to Taliban
The US has asked the Taliban to put down arms and begin peace talks as it condemned the deadly suicide attack on a popular Kabul restaurant that killed 21 people, including an Indian-origin British...
View ArticleFARAKHABAR:19 January 2014
The US asked the Taliban to put down arms and begin peace talks as it condemned the deadly suicide attack on Friday on a popular Kabul restaurant that killed 21 people, including an Indian-origin...
View ArticleENTEKHABAT 93: 75 Days to The Elections January 19, 2014
Today's election stories: Host Anayatullah Mudares discusses the possibility of fraud in the2014 election, with the head of TOLO News election programming Abdul Farid Ahmad.Topic of the Day: Host...
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