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Candidates Exaggerate Parliament's Support
A number of Presidential candidates have claimed to have the support of anywhere from 70 to 150 MPs in the National Assembly. However, given the total number of MPs in Parliament is 351, it is...
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Considering Karzai's Legacy
As the April elections grow near, and the country gets closer to electing its next Head of State, the legacy President Hamid Karzai leaves behind has come into focus but received mixed reviews....
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Afghan U19 Cricket Team Defeats Namibia
Afghanistan's U19 National Cricket Team made the top 8 teams for the 50 Over Cricket Championship after winning to games against Australia and Namibia and suffering only one defeat to Bangladesh. The...
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TOLOnews 6 pm News 19 February 2014
Top news in this Bulletin: Recent claims from some of the presidential candidates show number MPs support from 70 to over 150. For these figures to be accurate, House of Representative needs to be...
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Biden Tells Yanukovych to Pull Back Forces in Kiev
US Vice President Joe Biden intervened as a political crisis in Ukraine turned deadly, calling President Viktor Yanukovych and saying government forces that stormed a protest camp should withdraw....
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Four Presidential Candidates Take Part in Second TV Debate
Four of the 11 Presidential candidates participated in the second televised TOLOnews debate on Tuesday night, exchanging views on the country's security and domestic politics ahead of the April vote....
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Afghan Refugees Ask Candidates to Prioritize Migrant Issues
Afghan refugees living in Pakistan on Wednesday derided Afghan Presidential contenders for not addressing issues facing Afghan migrants abroad. "I hope that the next President addresses the issues of...
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IEC Calls for Media Neutrality
Media must remain impartial during the election process and provide equal opportunity to the candidates during debates, the Independent Election Commission (IEC)'s Media Commission said on Wednesday....
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Afghan U19 Cricket Team Defeats Namibia
Afghanistan's U19 National Cricket Team made the top 8 teams for the 50 Over Cricket Championship after winning to games against Australia and Namibia and suffering only one defeat to Bangladesh. The...
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U.S. Warns of Airline Shoe-Bomb Threat
US security officials warned Wednesday about a potential shoe-bomb threat on international flights to the United States, local media reported. The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) issued a...
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Afghan Presidential Candidate Survives Taliban Ambush
Afghan presidential candidate Dr Abdullah Abdullah survived a Taliban attack on Wednesday on the Kabul-Jalalabad highway, his campaign said. The attack occurred on Wednesday about 4:30 pm, when a...
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TAKANI: Corruption and Rule of Law
In this episode of Takani host Shapoor Bakhtiyar discusses candidate's programmes on corruption and rule of law with the following guests:Zabiullah Farhang, Hedayat Amin Arsala' electoral campaign...
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FARAKHABAR: 19 February 2014
President Hamid Karzai on Tuesday condemned the assassination of Taliban commander Mullah Abduil Raqib, calling him a victim of peace. He went on to invite Raqib's group Tehreek-Islami Taliban to...
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ENTEKHABAT 93: 42 Days to Elections February 19, 2014
In this episode of Entekhabat 93 host Sadaf Amiri critiques and reviews the 2014 Presidential candidates' views with the following guests: Presidential candidate Hedayat Amin Arsala Mohammad Younos...
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Suicide Bomber Targets Kabul Cultural Center
A suicide bomber tried to enter a cultural center in Kabul and detonated his vest outside the center, killing one civilian, the Afghan Ministry of Interior said in a statement on Thursday....
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Child Labor Increases in Afghanistan
The number of children seeking skilled work has grown significantly over the past year and many students are recruited in vocational jobs, a number of vocational training institutions have said. The...
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Religious Scholars in Khost Persuade People to Vote
Voting in the election is an Islamic obligation and credible and comprehensive explanation on election and voting will be provided to the Afghan people through mosques, religious scholars said on...
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Policewoman Murdered in Baghlan
Baghlan Police Department on Thursday said that the policewoman's husband has killed her with an axe and escaped the area. Efforts are underway to arrest the criminal.The victim, Sabza, served in...
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Elections: A Way Out of Crisis
With over a month to Afghanistan's Presidential and Provincial Council Elections, political activists gathered at the National Agenda Conference to talk about political power-sharing and national...
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Wardak Residents to Support Rassoul
Despite Wardak being located within 110 KM of Kabul, most candidates have not started their campaigns in this province yet. Dr. Zalmai Rassoul's campaign is the first in the province. Many Wardak...
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