Presidential Candidates Turn to Women's Rights
A number of Presidential contenders attended a women's advocacy conference in Kabul on Sunday in which they stressed the importance of an expanded role for women in public life in Afghanistan and...
View ArticleUS Officials 'Want to Kill Me': Snowden
Fugitive intelligence leaker Edward Snowden voiced fears that US "government officials want to kill me", in a TV interview to be broadcast in Germany Sunday. The comment comes just days after...
View Article3 Insurgents Killed, 23 Arrested in Operations
Three insurgents were killed and 23 were arrested 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 ArticleOrder Readies 37 of Bagram 88 for Release, U.S. Outraged
The U.S. government has condemned an ordered release of the first wave of 88 prisoners from Bagram prison, saying that more than 40 percent of the prisoners who are set to go were involved in direct...
View ArticleHerat Policeman Kills Five Other Officers, Joins Taliban
An Afghan policeman shot dead five fellow police officers at a checkpoint in Herat province on Sunday night, local officials said on Monday. The police officer in question, Bismihullah, reportedly...
View ArticleTOWDE KHABARE: Karzai's BSA-Durand Line Comparison, not Logical: Experts
In response to the reason comparison made by President Hamid Karzai of the Kabul-Washington security pact with the much resented Durand Line Treaty made with Great Britain in the 19th century, a...
View ArticleInvestors Present Policy To Support Afghan Economy
Representatives of the Afghan private business sector in a discussion with government officials on Sunday criticised the government's economic policies. The private sector representatives warned that...
View ArticleENTEKHABAT 93: 68 Days to Elections January 26, 2014
Today's election stories: Host Omid Farooq discusses about recent attacks, insecurities and its impacts on election process, with TOLOnews reporter Aazem Arash.Topic of the Day: Host Omid Farooq...
View ArticleFARAKHABAR: 26 January 2014
In an hour long press conference on Saturday, President Hamid Karzai said he does not want the Kabul-Washington security pact to be a second Durand Line Treaty, referring to a deal made by former...
View ArticleMP, Victims Call Report On Ghorband Casualties False
A Parwan MP and family members of the civilians killed two weeks ago during a confrontation between Taliban insurgents and coalition and Afghan forces in Ghorband District have called into question...
View ArticleIEC Walks Presidential Hopefuls Through Campaign Rules
The Independent Election Commission (IEC) held a meeting on Monday to familiarize the Presidential candidates with the procedures and regulations surrounding election campaigns, which are set to begin...
View ArticleECC Disqualifies 25 Provincial Candidates From Election
The Electoral Complaints Commission (ECC) on Monday announced that further review of Provincial Council candidate documents yielded evidence indicating that at least 25 individuals from Kabul, Parwan,...
View ArticleU.S.-Pakistan Holds Strategic Talks In Washington
U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry and Pakistani National Security Advisor Sartaj Aziz are set to hold talks on a strategic partnership between their two nations in Washington on Monday. In the lead...
View ArticleTOLOnews 6 pm News 27 January 2014
Top news in this Bulletin: The Electoral Complaints Commission (ECC) on Monday announced that further review of Provincial Council candidate documents yielded evidence indicating that at least 25...
View ArticleInvestors Present Policy To Support Afghan Economy
Representatives of the Afghan private business sector in a discussion with government officials on Sunday criticised the government's economic policies. The private sector representatives warned that...
View ArticleIEC Walks Presidential Hopefuls Through Campaign Rules
The Independent Election Commission (IEC) held a meeting on Monday to familiarize the Presidential candidates with the procedures and regulations surrounding election campaigns, which are set to begin...
View ArticleECC Disqualifies 25 Provincial Candidates From Election
The Electoral Complaints Commission (ECC) on Monday announced that further review of Provincial Council candidate documents yielded evidence indicating that at least 25 individuals from Kabul, Parwan,...
View ArticleUS Tells Pakistan of 'Tiger' Potential
US Secretary of State John Kerry on Monday told Pakistan it had the potential to become a future economic tiger as he backed reforms and inclusion of women and minorities.The United States and...
View ArticleAfghan Football Team Starts Training for Asia Challenge Cup
The Afghan National Football Team started training in Kabul for the AFC Challenge Cup 2014, which will begin in the Maldives on May 19. The Afghan National Football team coach Yousef Kargar has called...
View ArticleTOWDE KHABARE: Ghorband Casualties False:MPs
A Parwan MP and family members of the civilians killed two weeks ago during a confrontation between Taliban insurgents and coalition and Afghan forces in Ghorband District have called into question...
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