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9 Insurgents Killed in Kunar Clashes
At least nine insurgents were killed in clashes with the Afghan army in eastern Kunar province on Friday, local officials said on Saturday. The clash took place in Sarkano district of the province,...
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PURSO PAL: Exclusive Interview with Wais Ahmad Barmak
To watch Muslim Shirzad's exclusive interview with Wais Ahmad Barmak, Afghan Minister of Rural Rehabilitation and Development, click here: {youtube}Lga_5WGK0n8{/youtube}
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Karzai in Kandahar to Open New Agricultural University
President Hamid Karzai arrived in the southern city of Kandahar on Saturday morning to inaugurate a new Indian-supported agricultural university. The Afghan National Agricultural Sciences and...
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1 Civilian Killed, 8 Injured in Kunduz Suicide Attack
At least one civilian was killed and eight others were injured in a suicide attack in northern Kunduz province early Saturday, local officials said. The attack took place in the Khan Abad district of...
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Ghazni Residents Want More Registration Centers
Residents of eastern Ghazni have expressed their concern over a lack of voter registration centers in the province and are asking the Independent Elections Commission (IEC) to open more centers in the...
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Football Team Fly to Qatar for Asian Cup Training
The Afghan National Football Team leave Kabul for Qatar on Saturday to start the third phase of training for the AFC Challenge Cup 2014, which will be held in the Maldives on May 19. The Afghan...
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PEOPLE'S VOICE: People's Role in Elections
In this episode of People's Voice, host Shahpoor Bakhtiar take a look at people's role in the upcoming elections.To watch the whole programme, click here: {youtube}4SkDDApu0lk{/youtube}
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Candidate Sherzai Critical of Jihadi History
Presidential Candidate Gul Agha Sherzai on Saturday called the Jihadi government that formed in Pakistan during the Soviet invasion a "shame in Afghan history" and denounced the mujahidin leaders who...
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Competition Offers Prize for Best Election Song
The School of Leadership in Afghanistan (SOLA) has launched a singing competition for the upcoming elections. The winner of the competition gets 1,000 USD for composing the song that best promotes...
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ECC Takes Action Against Candidates
The Electoral Complaints Commission (ECC) has forwarded a complaint against Presidential candidate Daoud Sultanzoy to the Attorney General's office and issued a 50,000 AFN fine against Dr. Ashraf...
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TOLOnews 6 pm News 15 February 2014
Top news in this Bulletin: Presidential Candidate Gul Agha Sherzai on Saturday called the Jihadi government that formed in Pakistan during the Soviet invasion a "shame in Afghan history" and denounced...
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Pakistan's Bhutto Lashes Out at 'Stone-Age' Taliban
Bilawal Bhutto Zardari, the son of Pakistan's assassinated premier Benazir Bhutto, slammed the Taliban Saturday for trying to drag the country back to a "stone-age era", as peace talks between the...
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Afghanistan Imports 80% of Dairy From Abroad
Around 80 percent of Afghanistan's dairy is imported, particularly from Iran and Pakistan, the Kabul Dairy Union said on Saturday. Only five cooperative unions have been created for collecting,...
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Former Jihadi Leader Calls for Systemic Release of Bagram Prisoners
Presidential Candidate and former Jihadi leader Abdul Rab Rasoul Sayyaf said on Saturday that the release of Bagram prisoners must be based on the constitution and go through the necessary steps....
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ENTEKHABAT 93: 45 Days to Elections February 15, 2014
In this episode of Entekhabat 93 host Muslim Shirzad discuses candidates' priorities during electoral campaigns and Hezb-e-Islami's support for presidential candidate Qutbuddin Helal for upcoming...
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28 Taliban Insurgents Killed in Afghan Raids
Twenty eight Taliban insurgents were killed and seven others were injured in joint Afghan security forces operations over the past 24 hours, the Afghan Ministry of Interior said in a statement on...
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FARAKHABAR: 15 February 2014
Twenty-five years has passed since the exit of the Soviet Red Army from Afghanistan.In this episode of Farakhabar, host Yama Siawash discusses the topic with the following guests:Gen Abdul Qadir,...
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Ukraine's Afghanistan Veterans at the Frontline of Protests
They fought in the bloody Soviet war in Afghanistan that ended 25 years ago and are now on the frontline of anti-government protests rocking Ukraine, vowing to hold out even against "tanks." On...
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Hezb-e-Islami Endorses Helal in Presidential Election
The Hezb-e-Islami insurgent party, led by Gulbuddin Hekmatyar, endorsed Qutbuddin Helal on Saturday to be the next Afghan president, according to a representative of the party. The decision was taken...
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24 Of 414 Threatened Polling Centers to Open for Voters: MoI
Twenty four of 414 polling centers that were previously to be closed due to security threats will be open on election day, the Ministry of Interior announced on Sunday. "Twenty four of 414 polling...
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