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Karzai Orders Investigation Into Kapisa Schoolgirl Murder
President Hamid Karzai on Thursday ordered a full investigation into the shooting of Anisa, a Grade 10 schoolgirl who was killed in Kapisa province on Sunday.A delegation comprised of representatives...
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Afghan-Tajik Counter Narcotics Op Detains 13 Smugglers
Joint Afghanistan and Tajikistan counter-narcotics forces have captured more than 400 kg of drugs and 13 smugglers in a recent operation, the Counter Narcotics Deputy at the Afghan Ministry of...
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TOLOnews 06 December 2012
Top news in this Bulletin: Afghanistan intelligence chief Asadullah Khalid has been wounded in an assassination attempt in Kabul but is in a stable condition, according to officials....
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TOLOnews 07 December 2012
Top news in this Bulletin: The White House on Thursday said it shares Afghanistan President Hamid Karzai's concern over rampant corruption in his country, and pledges to work with the Afghan...
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Bread Crisis Hits Syrian Flashpoints
As if life under shelling and air strikes, as well as power cuts, was not harsh enough, residents of several flashpoint towns and cities in Syria face a new misery: a shortage of bread and flour....
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Senior Al Qaeda Leader Killed in Drone Attack
Sheikh Khalid Bin Abdul Rehman Al-Hussainan, considered second-in-command to Al Qaeda leader Ayman Al Zawahiri, was killed on Friday in a drone strike in Pakistan. Read more...
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Khalid Will Return as Spy Chief, Karzai Says
Afghanistan's spy chief Asadullah Khalid will return to his position as head of intelligence when he makes a full recovery from Thursday's assassination attempt against him, President Hamid Karzai...
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KANKASH: Karzai Links US to Instability, Corruption
President Hamid Karzai on Thursday criticised US tactics in Afghanistan, accusing American and Nato forces of contributing to the violence and corruption in his country. To watch the programme, click...
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Post-France Kapisa Under Control: Governor
The security of northeastern Kapisa province has been stable since the complete withdrawal of foreign combat troops last week, local officials said Saturday. Governor Mehrabuddin Safi said in a Kabul...
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Kapisa Governor Denies Schoolgirl Murder Reports
Kapisa provincial governor on Saturday dismissed reports that a schoolgirl, Anisa, was shot dead by Taliban forces last week for her work as a polio health worker, saying instead that Anisa was a...
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ECC Removal Violates Constitution: Political Parties Council
The Cabinet's decision to remove the Election Complaints Commission (ECC) from the electoral process goes against provisions in Afghanistan's constitution for a fair and transparent poll, the...
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Lawmakers Call for 'Incapable' Ministers to be Prosecuted
Afghan lawmakers on Saturday called for any ministers who had not spent more than 50 percent of their ministry's development budgets to be prosecuted. "Those ministers that spent less than 50 percent...
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Afghanistan to Allow US Troops Conditional Immunity
American soldiers who remain in Afghanistan after 2014 will be allowed to remain under the legal jurisdiction of the US instead of Afghanistan if certain conditions are met, President Hamid Karzai said...
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Peace Talks, Intelligence Failing in Afghanistan: MPs
Lawmakers on Saturday lashed out at the government for the apparent failure of peace negotiations and security in the wake of the assassination attempt against Afghanistan's spy chief by a suicide...
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TOLOnews 08 December 2012
Top news in this bulletin: American soldiers who remain in Afghanistan after 2014 will be allowed to remain under the legal jurisdiction of the US instead of Afghanistan if certain conditions are met,...
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Jewellery and Carving Crafts Improving with Training: GIZ
Afghanistan's jewellery and carving industry is improving with the professional training provided by the German Agency for International Cooperation (GIZ), the organisation claimed Saturday. Dozens of...
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Morsi Backs Down in Egypt Crisis After Army Ultimatum
Egyptian President Mohamed Morsi backed down in a political crisis marked by weeks of street protests, after the powerful army gave an ultimatum to him and the opposition to hold talks. But the...
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Abducted US Doctor Rescued in Eastern Afghanistan
An American doctor who had been abducted by the Taliban in eastern Afghanistan has been freed, the US-led international forces say. The man, Dilip Joseph, was freed by US and Afghan forces in a joint...
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Pakistan Rejects Karzai's Blame For Spy Chief Attack
Pakistan's Foreign Office has rejected President Hamid Karzai's claim that the assassination attempt on Afghan spy chief Asadullah Khalid was planned in Quetta. Read more...
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Hamas Leader Rejects Ceding Land to Israel
Hamas politburo chief Khaled Mashaal on Saturday rejected ceding "an inch of Palestinian territory" to Israel or recognizing the Jewish State.Mashaal, on his first ever visit to Gaza, made the remarks...
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