7 Insurgents Arrested in Nangarhar Raid
Seven insurgents were arrested in joint Afghan security forces in Lalpur district of eastern Nangarhar province, the Ministry of Interior said in a statement on Saturday. "In past 24 hours, Afghan...
View Article8 Year-Old Girl Killed, 8 Others Injured in Nangarhar Blast
An eight-year-old girl was killed and 8 other civilians were injured in a roadside bomb blast in Jalalabad city, in eastern Afghanistan, on Saturday afternoon, local officials said. The bomb was...
View ArticleCandidates Should Visit Provinces: Residents
As the Presidential campaigns head into their second week, a number of Kabul residents on Saturday urged the Presidential hopefuls to take their shows on the road, and travel to other provinces to...
View ArticleInsurgents Trying to Destabilize Elections: Nabil
Insurgent groups are actively trying to destabilize the Presidential and Provincial Council elections set for April, according to Rahbatullah Nabil, the head of the National Directorate of Security...
View ArticleDanford Introduces New Commander, ISAF Commitments Reaffirmed
General Joseph F. Danford, Commander of International Security Assistance Forces (ISAF) in Afghanistan, spoke at a ceremony in Kabul on Saturday and said that despite political challenges, ISAF's goal...
View ArticleElection Materials Transferred to 27 Provinces: IEC
According to the Independent Election Commission (IEC), essential election materials such as voting ballots, ink and other items have been dispatched to 27 provinces, with the remaining seven expected...
View ArticleSultanzoy Targets Corruption
Seven days into the Presidential campaigns, Presidential candidate Daoud Sultanzoy met in Kabul with a number of residents from different provinces, emphasizing that rule of law and combatting...
View ArticleTOLOnews 6 pm News 08 February 2014
Top news in this Bulletin: Insurgent groups are actively trying to destabilize the Presidential and Provincial Council elections set for April, according to Rahbatullah Nabil, the head of the National...
View ArticleCandidates Should Visit Provinces: Residents
As the Presidential campaigns head into their second week, a number of Kabul residents on Saturday urged the Presidential hopefuls to take their shows on the road, and travel to other provinces to...
View ArticleDunford Introduces New Commander, ISAF Commitments Reaffirmed
General Joseph F. Dunford, Commander of International Security Assistance Force (ISAF) in Afghanistan, spoke at a ceremony in Kabul on Saturday and said that despite political challenges, ISAF's goal...
View ArticleElection Materials Transferred to 27 Provinces: IEC
According to the Independent Election Commission (IEC), essential election materials such as voting ballots, ink and other items have been dispatched to 27 provinces, with the remaining seven expected...
View ArticleSultanzoy Targets Corruption
Seven days into the Presidential campaigns, Presidential candidate Daoud Sultanzoy met in Kabul with a number of residents from different provinces, emphasizing that rule of law and combatting...
View ArticleHotel Blaze Kills 15 Pilgrims in Saudi Holy City
A fire at a hotel in the Saudi holy city of Medina on Saturday killed 15 pilgrims and injured 130 others, state-run news agency SPA reported. Officials quoted by SPA did not identify the victims but...
View ArticleHandicap Handicrafts On Show
An exhibition called "Mashq-e-Tawanaee" displaying handicrafts made by handicapped Afghan women opened in Kabul on Saturday. The organizers of the exhibition said the event aimed to open up the market...
View ArticleFARAKHABAR: 08 February 2014
Civilian casualties in Afghanistan were 14 percent higher in 2013 than the previous year, the United Nations said in an annual report released on Saturday. To watch the programme, click here:...
View ArticleENTEKHABAT 93: 54 Days to Elections February 08, 2014
Review the first week of the Presidential candidates' election campaigns and their programmes.Host Enayatullah Mudaris discusses the issue with the following guests: Fazal Ahmad Manawi, former IEC...
View ArticleTaliban Responsible For 90 Percent of Civilian Casualties: ISAF
The Taliban insurgent group is responsibility for nearly 90 percent of all civilian casualties in Afghanistan, the NATO-led International Security Assistance Force (ISAF) said in a statement on...
View Article15 Polling Centers To Be Closed in Zabul: Officials
Fifteen polling centers out of 81 total in Zabul province will be closed on the upcoming election day due to security threats, local officials said on Sunday. The Acting Governor of Zabul, Mohmmad Jan...
View ArticleSnowfall Kills 9 in Helmand
At least nine people were killed and 14 others injured in snowfall and rain in the past week in southern Helmand province, local officials said on Sunday. More than two thousand families have been...
View ArticleFootball Team Kicks Off Training for Asian Cup
The Afghan National Football Team started the second phase of training for the AFC Challenge Cup 2014, which will be held in the Maldives on May 19, in eastern Nangarhar province on Sunday. The Afghan...
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