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TOLOnews 10 January 2013
Top news in this Bulletin: President Hamid Karzai said in a meeting with US officials that he will endeavour to deliver to the Afghan people what they expect from his trip to the US....
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TOLOnews 11 January 2013
Top news in this Bulletin: Billions of dollars in American assistance to Afghanistan could ultimately go to waste without better planning and security in the war-torn nation, a US investigator said...
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Karzai, Obama Agree to Hasten Security Transition to Afghans
President Hamid Karzai and his US counterpart Barack Obama have agreed to speed up slightly the schedule for moving Afghanistan's security forces into the lead across the country, with US forces...
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Iran, World Powers Set Nuclear Talks Date
World powers will meet Iranian top representatives to discuss the Islamic state's disputed nuclear programme in Istanbul at the end of January, a Russian official said. The so-called "P5+1" nations --...
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Afghan Officer, 5 Taliban Killed in Nuristan Clashes
An Afghan police officer and five Taliban insurgents were killed in clashes in eastern Nuristan province on Friday, local officials said. Four other Taliban insurgents were injured during the...
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Iran, World Powers Set Nuclear Talks Date
World powers will meet Iranian top representatives to discuss the Islamic state's disputed nuclear programme in Istanbul at the end of January, a Russian official said. Read more...
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Afghanistan's New Era is Beginning: Karzai
The years after 2014 will be better for Afghanistan than the past years of conflict, President Hamid Karzai said at a US university late Friday, emphasising the country is reaching the end of its...
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KANKASH: Government, Parliament Divided Over Privileges
On Wednesday, the government sent the draft of a new law for the salaries and expenditures of the president and other high ranking government officials to parliament for approval. To watch the...
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Afghanistan Needs Pre-Election Provisional Govt: National Coalition
A provisional government should be set up prior to the presidential election of 2014 to protect the fair outcome of the poll, the head of the National Coalition party Ahmed Zia Massoud said Saturday...
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Mixed Reaction Among Politicians to Karzai's US Visit
The acceleration of the security transition from the foreign troops to Afghan forces is likely to increase the challenges for a fair and transparent Afghan presidential election in 2014, political...
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Helmand Residents Protest Land Grab Claims
Residents of Lashkar Gah, the capital of southern Helmand province, protested Saturday against the confiscation of their lands, saying that local officials of Kariz village had allowed illegal...
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Senate Summons Top Govt Security Officials
Afghanistan's top security officials on Saturday went before the Senate to answer questions on preparations for the Afghan National Security Forces to take full security responsibility once Nato and...
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Kandahar, Central Govt Clash Over Development Budget
Provincial officials in Afghanistan's southern Kandahar province claimed Saturday that they did not receive the development budget for the current Persian year 1391 (March 2012-March 2013), despite...
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TOLOnews 12 January 2013
Top news in this Bulletin:President Hamid Karzai and his US counterpart Barack Obama have agreed to speed up slightly the schedule for moving Afghanistan's security forces into the lead across the...
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Taliban Leader Captured in Helmand Operation
A Taliban leader was captured in joint Afghan and Nato troops operations in southern Helmand province on Sunday, Isaf said. Read more...
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Syria Rebels Take Key Airbase, Peace Envoy Downbeat
Rebels overran Taftanaz airbase in northern Syria on Friday, a watchdog said, in a significant advance, as talks between the UN peace envoy and US and Russian officials failed to make headway on...
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Massive Afghan Raisins Supply Stalled in Hairatan
As much as 2500 tonnes of Afghan raisin supplies have been left stacked on the country's northern Hairatan border, Afghan Chamber of Commerce and Industries (ACCI) officials said Sunday. The officials...
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Syria Rebels Take Key Airbase, Peace Envoy Downbeat
Rebels overran Taftanaz airbase in northern Syria on Friday, a watchdog said, in a significant advance, as talks between the UN peace envoy and US and Russian officials failed to make headway on...
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Massive Afghan Raisins Supply Stalled in Hairatan
As much as 2500 tonnes of Afghan raisin supplies have been left stacked on the country's northern Hairatan border, Afghan Chamber of Commerce and Industries (ACCI) officials said Sunday. Read more...
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KANKASH: Karzai's US Visit
President Hamid Karzai and his US counterpart Barack Obama have agreed to speed up slightly the schedule for moving Afghanistan's security forces into the lead across the country, with US forces...
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