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2013 a Pivotal Year for ANSF: Isaf
Next year will be very important for Afghan security forces as they push enemies back and provide security all over the country, Isaf said. In an exclusive interview with TOLOnews, Isaf's Director of...
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Afghanistan Offers Investment Incentives for 2013
Companies that invest $1 million or more in 2013 will enjoy tax exemptions for 10 years and will receive free land to establish their businesses, according to a new Ministry of Finance draft policy....
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TOLOnews 31 December 2012
Top news in this Bulletin: After two weeks of discussions, the parliament decided in its general session on Monday to impeach 7 ministers, revising an earlier decision to impeach 11....
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Panetta, Allen Praise Security Transition Progress in Afghanistan
US Defense Secretary Leon Panetta said that the Afghan government's announcement of a new step in putting Afghan forces in charge of the nation's security is evidence that the country is on the path...
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Pakistan Releases 8 Afghan Taliban Prisoners
The Pakistan government has released eight members of the Afghan Taliban from prison on Monday, including the former justice minister under the Taliban. "We have released some more Taliban prisoners...
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US Senate Approves Deal on 'Fiscal Cliff' Crisis
The White House and top Republicans struck a dramatic deal to avert huge New Year tax hikes and postpone automatic spending cuts that had threatened to send the US economy into recession. After months...
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Karzai Meets French Defence Minister
President Karzai met the visiting French Defence Minister Jean-Yves Le Drian on Monday in Kabul and discussed the security situation in Afghanistan. The officials also discussed the peace process and...
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Pakistani Shelling in Kunar Kills Woman, Injures Children
A woman was killed and three children injured in cross-border Pakistani shelling in the Sarkano district of the eastern Kunar province Monday afternoon, local officials said. Twelve rockets were...
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Afghan-US Pact Ensures Future Security: Sediqi
The Afghan-US bilateral security agreement is vital for the future of Afghanistan and can help protect the country from insurgency and terrorism, Afghan Ministry of Interior (MoI) said Tuesday. Read...
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Jailed Samangan Man Kills Wife in Prison
A man in Samangan accused of murdering three people also killed his wife in prison Sunday, rights activists say. The man, who was not named, had killed his mother-in-law, eight-year-old sister-in-law...
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Government Should Name Land Grabbers: Lawmakers
Afghan lawmakers on Tuesday asked the government to reveal the names of those involved in land-grabbing and take necessary steps to prevent more cases of land-grabbing. Land-grabbing is a major issue...
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Exports of Dried Fruits Decline: Officials
Exports of Afghan dried fruits have decreased by about 200 tonnes since last year, Afghan Raisins, Fruits and Vegetables Export Promotion Agency said Tuesday. The Agency said that some businesses...
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Kankash: Afghanistan in 2012
In this Edition of Kankash, host Omid Farooq will discuss Afghanistan's major achievements and challenges in 2012 with the following guests: • Fardin Hashimi, university lecturer• Aminullah Habibi,...
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TOLOnews 01 January 2013
Top news in this Bulletin: The Afghan-US bilateral security agreement is vital for the future of Afghanistan and can help protect the country from insurgency and terrorism, Afghan Ministry of Interior...
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US Senate Approves Deal on 'Fiscal Cliff' Crisis
The White House and top Republicans struck a dramatic deal to avert huge New Year tax hikes and postpone automatic spending cuts that had threatened to send the US economy into recession. After months...
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Exports of Dried Fruits Decline: Officials
Exports of Afghan dried fruits have decreased by about 200 tonnes since last year, Afghan Raisins, Fruits and Vegetables Export Promotion Agency said Tuesday. The Agency said that some businesses...
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Syria Ushers in New Year With More Violence
Syrians woke up to air strikes near Damascus on New Year's Day and the closure of Aleppo airport after repeated rebel attacks, casting doubts on efforts to end the 21-month conflict. The brutality of...
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Karzai to Meet Obama and Talk Security, Aid
President Hamid Karzai will fly next week to United State to meet US President Barack Obama and other US officials, the presidential spokesman said. Read more...
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Taliban Representatives Went to Paris Using Afghan Documents: Faizi
The Taliban representatives who went to Paris for a peace meeting in December used Afghan passports, Presidential Spokesman Aimal Faizi said Tuesday. He pushed back against reports that the Taliban...
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2 Taliban Leaders Arrested in Afghan-Isaf Operations
Two Taliban leaders were captured in separate joint Afghan-Nato operations in the southern Kandahar province, Isaf said Wednesday. “An Afghan and coalition security force arrested a Taliban leader in...
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