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No Airstrike Involved in Blasts at Wardak Mosque: Isaf
No airstrike was involved in a Wardak operation which killed an Afghan soldier and four insurgents, and which local officials are claiming killed civilians in a nearby mosque, Isaf's director of...
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US Goal in Afghanistan Within Reach: Obama
US President Barack Obama highlighted the progress made against Al Qaeda in Afghanistan and said America's goals in the war-torn country are "within reach" in his weekly radio address Saturday. "This...
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US Confident of Troop Immunity in Afghanistan: Ambassador
The US government is confident that it will reach an agreement on the legal jurisdiction of its troops in Afghanistan with the Afghan government, US Ambassador to Afghanistan said Saturday. In an...
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Insurgent Group Renounce Violence in Baghlan
A dozen Taliban insurgents surrendered their weapons on Sunday in northern Baghlan province and joined the government peace process, local officials said. Provincial Police Chief Asadullah Shirzad...
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Corruption Will Bring Afghanistan to its Knees: Mojaddadi
Corruption in Afghanistan will bring the country to its knees if it continues, the former head of the senate told government officials and civil society activists on Sunday at a gathering to address...
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Senate Questions Qualifications of Provincial Officials
Many deputy district governors and deputy provincial governors across Afghanistan are not selected based on capabilities and education but on personal connections to provincial governors or government...
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TOLOnews 13 January 2013
Top news in this Bulletin: US President Barack Obama highlighted the progress made against Al Qaeda in Afghanistan and said America's goals in the war-torn country are "within reach" in his weekly...
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Algeria Allows France to Use Airspace for Mali Bombing
Algeria has authorised French warplanes to use its airspace for bombing raids on the neighbouring country Mali, French Foreign Minister Laurent Fabius said on Sunday. Fabius, who was speaking after...
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Afghan Intelligence Chief to Return to Afghanistan 'Soon'
Afghanistan's intelligence chief Asadullah Khalid, who is undergoing treatment at a hospital in the US, said his health is improving and he will soon return to Afghanistan. In a video message...
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Taliban Commander Captured, 1 Killed in Afghan
One Taliban commander was killed and another was captured in separate joint Afghan and Nato troop operations in Afghanistan, Isaf said on Monday. Haqiq, a local Taliban leader in the Sherzad district...
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Politicians Criticise Karzai for Agreeing to Earlier Transition
Afghan politicians have joined the senate in its disapproval of the decision for an earlier transition from US forces to Afghan forces this year. Read more...
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TOLOnews 15 January 2013
Top news in this Bulletin: Parliament descended into a brawl in Tuesday's sitting session apparently over the question of whether to impeach 11 ministers whose ministries failed to spend more than 50...
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IAEA Experts in Iran for Fresh Nuclear Talks
Experts from the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) arrived in Tehran early Wednesday to try resolve long-running differences with Iran over its controversial nuclear programme. The...
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Major Attack Launched Against NDS Office in Kabul
Six men launched an attack on the National Directorate of Security (NDS) facility in Kabul's Sedarat area at midday, detonating a car bomb at the gate before attempting to storm the facility. All six...
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Insurgents Will Soon Have No Excuse for Fighting: Stanekzai
Insurgents will no longer have any excuse to continue their violent attacks after US forces hand Bagram prison fully to Afghan forces and the transition of the country's security is complete under the...
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Nangarhar Govt Bodies Owe $20m Electricity Bills
Many government organisations in eastern Nangarhar province owe a combined $20 million to the state-owned electricity provider Breshna, the provincial office of the power administrator said Tuesday....
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Parwan Woman Found Hanged at Home
The death of a 22-year-old woman found hanging in her home in the central Parwan province on Tuesday afternoon is under investigation, local officials said Wednesday. Provincial spokeswoman Roshan...
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Three NDS Staff Killed in Uruzgan
Two National Directorate of Security (NDS) staff have been killed by a roadside bomb in southern Uruzgan province while attempting to defuse another bomb nearby, the day after an NDS police officer...
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MOD Trains Staff to Take Over Military Procurement
Afghanistan's Ministry of Defence (MOD) will take over military procurement responsibilities for the Afghan National Security Forces (ANSF) from the Nato-led forces in line with the transition of...
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Parliament Rejects 1392 Budget, Again
Lawmakers on Wednesday rejected for the second time the national budget for 1392 (Mar 2013-Mar 2014), citing disagreement over the allocation of funds. "The 196 billion Afs (US$3.82 bn) normal budget...
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