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Logar Residents Resist Against Taliban: Officials
The residents of the Baraki Barak district of eastern Logar province have resisted against Taliban insurgents, local officials said on Monday. "The residents of Baraki Barak district rose up against...
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Kabul Suicide Bomb Targeting Foreign Troops Kills 2
A suicide attack targeted a foreign troop vehicle near Pul-e-Charkhi prison in eastern Kabul on Monday afternoon. The attack killed two contractors working for the NATO coalition. A statement released...
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Char Asiab Residents Ready for Elections, But Neglected
Residents of the Char Asiab District of Kabul have called on the future government to take the needs and interests of villages more seriously. They said they planned to cast votes in April for the...
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MoI to Finalize Security for New Polling Stations
The Ministry of Interior (MoI) has finished the security review of 323 new polling stations suggested by the Independent Elections Commission (IEC). However, six of the polling centers face security...
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Disqualified Candidates Endorse Arsala
Candidates disqualified by election officials back in the fall announced their support for Presidential candidate Hedayat Amin Arsala on Monday. Speaking to his supporters, Arsala vowed to fight...
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TOLOnews 6 pm News 10 February 2014
Top news in this Bulletin:The Ministry of Interior Affairs (MoI) has finished the security review of 323 new polling stations suggested by the Independent Elections Commission (IEC). Six of the said...
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Kerry Heads Thursday on New Asia Visit
US Secretary of State John Kerry will make his fifth trip to North and Southeast Asia on Thursday, stopping in China, South Korea and Indonesia for climate change and North Korea talks. The...
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ANSA to Monitor Oil Quality at Afghan Refineries
The Afghanistan National Standard Authority will now be responsible for checking quality of petroleum in oil refineries and imported products, officials said on Sunday. "In the new draft all aspects...
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Char Asiab Residents Ready for Elections, But Neglected
Residents of the Char Asiab District of Kabul have called on the future government to take the needs and interests of villages more seriously. They said they planned to cast votes in April for the...
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MoI to Finalize Security for New Polling Stations
The Ministry of Interior (MoI) has finished the security review of 323 new polling stations suggested by the Independent Elections Commission (IEC). However, six of the polling centers face security...
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Disqualified Candidates Endorse Arsala
Candidates disqualified by election officials back in the fall announced their support for Presidential candidate Hedayat Amin Arsala on Monday. Speaking to his supporters, Arsala vowed to fight...
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France Donates $21 Million for Kapisa Projects
On Monday, the Afghan Minister of Finance, Hazrat Omar Zakhilwal, announced that the French financial cooperation will help cover a number of important projects, including electricity supplying...
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Civil Society Support of Candidates Contrary to NGO Laws
The Joint Group of Civil Society Institutions raised concerns over the issue and called on the government, presidential candidates, and the election commission to prevent the tenure on Monday. The...
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First Polio Case Recorded in Kabul Since 2001
Kabul has recorded its first polio case since 2001, raising alarm in the city and compelling the Afghan Ministry of Health (MoH) to launch a three-day polio vaccination campaign. A three-year-old...
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Syrian Opposition Warns Won't Return for Talks If No Progress
The Syrian opposition delegation in Geneva for a second round of peace talks warned Monday it would not return for a third round if no progress is made."If there is no progress at all, I think it...
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Taliban Kill Helmand Woman Prison Guard in Pakistan
Taliban fighters shot dead a 40-year-old Afghan woman prison guard from Helmand in Pakistan this week, local officials said on Tuesday. The body of Rabia, a 40-year-old woman, was returned to the...
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ENTEKHABAT 93: 52 Days to Elections February 10, 2014
The assessment of 2014 Presidential candidates' perspectives. Host Muslim Shirzad discusses the issue with the following guests: • Ahmad Saeedi, political analyst• Mohammad Fahim Dashti, journalist To...
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FARAKHABAR: 10 February 2014
The U.S. is proposing almost $300 million in new aid programs over five years for Afghanistan in an effort to stabilise the economy and offset losses after American troops withdraw by the end of 2014....
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Five Taliban Insurgents Killed in Joint Raids
Five insurgents were killed and four others were injured in joint Afghan security forces operations over the past 24 hours, the Ministry of Interior (MoI) said in a statement on Tuesday. Eighteen...
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Public Awareness of Candidates Lacking
As the first month of Presidential campaigns nears the halfway mark, many Afghans still say that they barely know who are the candidates, let alone relevant information about them. TOLOnews...
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