Security On Alert In Kandahar Ahead of Election Campaigns
With only a few days to the start of Presidential campaigns, officials in Kandahar spoke of preparations for security of Presidential and Provincial Council candidates during their campaign in Kandahar...
View ArticleElection Awareness Campaign Delicate in Ghazni
Representatives from Ghazni Provincial Council and civil society institutions have raised their voice over the sluggish process of public awareness campaigns in the 2014 presidential elections. Local...
View ArticleOfficials Beef Up Candidates' Security
General Salem Ehsas, Chairman of the Election Security Commission (ESC) has said that 385 security officers have been assigned as detail to the Presidential candidates and their Vice Presidential...
View ArticleArmed Theft Wave in Kabul Has Residents Playing Police
Kabul residents are concerned with what seems to be a growing trend of armed robberies in the capital, and many have taken it upon themselves to protect their communities in lieu of police vigilance....
View ArticleSIGAR Concerned About Ministry Aid, Accountability
The U.S.-based budget watchdog, Special Investigator General for Afghanistan Reconstruction (SIGAR), has claimed that a number of Afghan government Ministries have failed to report on their...
View Article16 Taliban Fighter Killed, 13 Others Wounded
In a gun battle with Afghan security forces in Helmand province on Thursday night, 16 Taliban fighters were killed and 13 others were wounded. Toryalai Zeerak, the Marjah District Police Chief in...
View ArticleTOLOnews 6 pm News 31 January 2014
Top news in this Bulletin: General Salem Ehsas, Chairman of the Election Security Commission (ESC) has said that 385 security officers have been assigned as detail to the Presidential candidates and...
View ArticleOfficials Assure Security for 323 New Polling Stations
Security officials on Thursday reported that all necessary security precautions have been taken to ensure some 323 new polling stations suggested by the Independent Election Commission (IEC) would be...
View ArticleIEC Sticks to the Rule Book 3 Days Ahead of Campaigns
On Thursday, just three days before the start of the campaign season, the Independent Election Commission (IEC) reiterated a number of regulations governing what candidates can and cannot do as they...
View ArticleSecurity On Alert In Kandahar Ahead of Election Campaigns
With only a few days to the start of Presidential campaigns, officials in Kandahar spoke of preparations for security of Presidential and Provincial Council candidates during their campaign in Kandahar...
View ArticleSyria Talks End With Accusations
Syria's warring sides traded barbs on Friday over the failure to achieve concrete results at peace talks in Geneva, amid doubts over the regime's participation in a planned new round in February....
View ArticleFour Kandahar Policemen Killed by Roadside Blast
Four policemen were killed and another was injured in a roadside bomb blast in southern Kandahar province on Friday, local officials said on Saturday. The incident took place in Panjwai district of...
View ArticlePakistan Steadfast in Support for Afghan Peace: Officials
The Pakistan Government has restated its support for an Afghan-led peace process and said that the peace reconciliation process is of central importance for enduring stability, Pakistan's Ministry of...
View ArticleENTEKHABAT 93: 63 Days to Elections January 31, 2014
Today's election stories: Host Muslim Shirzad discusses the presidential and provincial election campaigns. Topic of the Day: Host Muslim Shirzad discusses the presidential and provincial election...
View ArticlePURSO PAL: Exclusive Interview with Sayed Ali Kazimi
To watch Muslim Shirzad's exclusive interview with Sayed Ali Kazimi, the chairman of Aqtidar-i-Mili Party, click here: {youtube}LkUtJkGdmJQ{/youtube}
View ArticleTOWED KHABARE: U.S. Must Choose Between Afghanistan or Pakistan: Spanta
The U.S. must choose between having Afghanistan or Pakistan as a strategic partner before Kabul is willing to sign the Bilateral Security Agreement (BSA), Afghan National Security Advisor Dr. Rangeen...
View Article6:30 Report: Children in Suicide Attacks
Aghan Security Organizations have arrested dozens of children on accusation of having a hand in suicide and explosive attacks in the country. To watch the programme, click here:...
View ArticlePolice Official Links Insurgency to Corruption
The General Commander of the Kabul Police Academy, Sayed Noorullah Zal, has said that corruption is a greater threat to the Afghan government than the Taliban insurgency as it enables the militants to...
View ArticleOn the Eve of Presidential Campaigns
With Presidential campaign starting tomorrow, the Independent Election Commission (IEC) held a meeting with senior security officials to discuss security for the Presidential candidates. In addition...
View ArticleIEC to Facilitate Prisoners' Vote
Prisoners are deprived of the most basic freedoms, but come election day in April, according to the Independent Election Commission (IEC), voting centers will be set up in prisons around the country....
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