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Afghan Film Wins Sundance Screenwriting Award
Afghan film Wajma (An Afghan Love Story) Sunday won the 2013 Sundance Award for screenwriting in the World Cinema, Dramatic category. Directed by Barmak Akram, the drama film plots the story of the...
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Police Arrested in Baghlan Kidnapping Case
Three police officers are part of a five-member group arrested Sunday night for a recent kidnapping in northern Baghlan province, local officials said. The Afghan security forces launched an operation...
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Pakistan Changing Policy Towards Afghanistan: MOD
Pakistan changing its policy towards Afghanistan, opting for a more favorable approach to its neighbour, Afghan Ministry of Defence officials (MOD) said Monday. After meeting with Pakistani defence...
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IEC Defends Decision to Use Old Voting System
Afghanistan's Independent Election Commission (IEC) Monday sought to address the backlash over its decision to use the old voter registration system and voting cards, saying that it had no other...
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TOLOnews 28 January 2013
Top news in this Bulletin: Afghanistan's Independent Election Commission (IEC) Monday sought to address the backlash over its decision to use the old voter registration system and voting cards, saying...
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Armed Men Kill Kabul Resident at Home
Kabul residents are concerned that crime is increasing as a group of armed thieves stabbed a Kabul resident to death and injured his wife Sunday evening in the Karte Naw area. According to people in...
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Space Monkey 'Big Step' for Iran: Defence Minister
Iran took a "big step" towards sending astronauts into space by 2020, successfully launching a monkey above the Earth's atmosphere, Defence Minister Ahmad Vahidi told state television. Washington...
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Asylum Seekers Drown on Way to Australia
At least two Sri Lankan asylum seekers have drowned and a third is missing after their boat smashed into rocks and broke apart off the coast of Java as they made their way to Australia. Read more...
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IMU Local Leader Arrested in Baghlan
An Islamic Movement of Uzbekistan (IMU) local leader was captured in joint Afghan and Nato troops operation in northern Baghlan province on Tuesday morning, Isaf said. The leader, who conducted...
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Kapisa District Governor Shot Dead
Gunmen shot and killed the district governor of Hesa-e-Dowom district in eastern Kapisa province Tuesday morning, local officials said. The shooting took place in Saha-e-Jamal area of the district...
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Education, IT Ministries to Boost IT Facilities in Schools
Fifty Afghan high schools are set to receive a boost in information technology facilities and teachers following an agreement between the Ministry of Communication and Information Technology (MCIT)...
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Govt Names Jan 29 as National Day of Retirees
The government has declared January 29 the National Day of Retirees in Afghanistan as it pledged to improve its care of retirees around the country. The Ministry of Labor, Social Affairs, Martyrs...
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Afghanistan Will Not Cope with Climate Change: Karzai
President Hamid Karzai Tuesday highlighted his grave concerns for Afghanistan's water resources saying that climate change may further complicate the country's situation into a problem it will not...
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Faizi Claims Kerry Comments Prove Foreign Interference
President Hamid Karzai's spokesman Tuesday claimed that some countries are attempting to interfere in Afghanistan's electoral affairs for their own interests. Pointing to recent comments from American...
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Saving Civilians Is Our Priority: Govt
The Ministries of Defense and Interior reacted to a report released Monday that said Afghan security forces had failed to prevent civilian casualties, saying that protecting civilians is their...
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TOLOnews 29 January 2013
Top news in this bulletin: President Hamid Karzai Tuesday highlighted his grave concerns for Afghanistan's water resources saying that climate change may further complicate the country's situation into...
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Analysts Cast Doubt on Pakistan's Policy 'Change'
Afghan political analysts are skeptical of the government's fresh optimism over Pakistan's "changing" policy towards Afghanistan, saying that it is not to be trusted. They made the comments in...
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Donors Pledge $455.5m for War-Torn Mali
African leaders and international officials pledged $455.5 million at a donor conference Tuesday for military operations against Islamist militants in Mali and humanitarian aid. Read more...
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Three Local Taliban Leaders Captured
Three Local Taliban leaders were captured Wednesday in operations in the north and south of Afghanistan. Two leaders were captured in a joint Afghan and Nato troop operation in Nahr-e Saraj district...
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India-Pakistan Trade Resumes After 20-Day Halt
Trade between India and Pakistan resumed over the de facto border in Kashmir on Tuesday after a 20-day halt sparked by deadly army clashes, with traders grumbling about their losses. Six Pakistani...
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