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ECC Nixes 19 Provincial Council Candidates
The Electoral Complaints Commission (ECC) announced the disqualification of 19 individuals from the final list of eligible Provincial Council candidates on Sunday. At a press conference, the ECC said...
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MoFA Hopeful for BSA Signing
Despite the challenges facing the Kabul-Washington Bilateral Security Agreement (BSA), Minister of Foreign Affairs Zarar Ahmad Usmani expressed optimism for a postiive outcome from negotiations between...
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Kabul Students Take Kankor Exam
The first round of the Kankor Exam, Afghanistan's nationwide university entrance exam, began on Sunday in Kabul. Officials at the Ministry of Higher Education (MoHE) announced that Kabul schools will...
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Activist Prepare 'Afghan Women Charter'
Women's rights activists gathered in Kabul on Sunday to raise awareness of women's issues and press the government to due more to address the persisting disadvantages and abuse Afghan women face...
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TOLOnews 6 pm News 16 February 2014
Top news in this Bulletin: 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...
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UN Refugee Chief to Visit Iran for Talks About Afghans
UN refugee chief Antonio Guterres visits Iran on Monday for talks with officials on the plight of hundreds of thousands of Afghan refugees, the UNHCR said in a statement. The visit comes ahead of...
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FARAKHABAR: 16 February 2014
India will provide helicopters to war-torn Afghanistan "very soon", the Indian External Affairs Minister Salman Khurshid said Monday, months after President Hamid Karzai sought lethal weapons from the...
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17 Taliban Insurgents Killed in Afghan Operations
Seventeen Taliban insurgents were killed and 12 others were injured in joint Afghan security forces operations over the past 24 hours, the Afghan Ministry of Interior said in a statement on Monday....
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ENTEKHABAT 93: 44 Days to Elections February 16, 2014
In this episode of Entekhabat 93 host Omid Farooq discusses the candidates' electoral campaign expenses with the following guests:Noor Mohammad Noor, Independent Election commission (IEC)...
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TAKANI: Women's Rights and Equal Rights in the Govt
In this episode of Takani, host Shapoor Bakhtiyar discusses programs of Gul Agha Sherzai, Rassoul Sayyaf, Nadir Naeem and Daoud Sultanzoy regarding women and their roles in the government with the...
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Ahmadzai Speaks on Long-lasting Security
Presidential contender Ashraf Ghani-Ahmadzai on Monday said that he would seek cooperation of religious scholars to restore long-lasting peace and security in Afghanistan. As election campaigns enter...
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Security Officials Assess Northern Threats
Afghan National Security Forces are attempting to provide security for the campaign season and elections, the Afghan Chief of Army Staff Sher Mohammad Karimi said on Monday. In a gathering in...
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Civil Society Claims Fines for Candidates Too Small
Civil society activists on Monday claimed that the fines mandated by the Election Law for violations were insignificant amounts, making it easy for candidates to pay the fines and continue their...
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Justice Ministry Reexamines Criminal Code
Based on the 25th and 26th of the Afghan Criminal Procedure Code, family members involved in domestic violence are not allowed to appear as witnesses in court. However, after the new draft law...
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Afghan Cricket Team Defeats Australia in World Cup
The Afghan Under-19 National Cricket Team defeated Australia by 36 runs in the second match in the International Cricket Council (ICC) Under-19 World Cup in Abu Dhabi on Monday. The Afghan team won...
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TOLOnews 6 pm News 17 February 2014
Top news in this Bulletin: On Monday, the civil society institutions cited that the fine in the election law is quite insignificant, making it easy for candidates to pay the hundred thousand Afghanis...
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Presidential Candidates Use Foreign Printing Industry
The Afghan Industrial Union (AIU) on Monday criticized the presidential candidates' offices for printing promotional materials abroad, particularly in Peshawar, Pakistan. The Head of AIU, Sakhi Ahmad...
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Ministry Looks to Empower Afghan Businesswomen
The Ministry of Women Affairs (MoWA) on Monday announced the establishment of a new strategy aimed at expanding and supporting Afghan women's economic security. According to Afghan officials, the new...
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Herat Man Throws Grenade at Family
A man named Ahmad Shah in western Herat province threw a hand grenade at his wife and young children on Monday, local officials said. The suspect fled the scene after leaving his family badly injured...
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Iran, World Powers Seek 'Comprehensive' Nuclear Deal
Nuclear talks between Iran and world powers move to the next level Tuesday as negotiators begin work on an ambitious lasting accord to silence for good fears about Tehran's atomic ambitions. Success...
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