Bangladeshi Cricket Team Signs Hamid Hassan
Afghanistan's first-class cricketer Hamid Hassan, who plays for the national cricket team of Afghanistan, has been bought by the Bangladeshi club Barisal Burners. The 25-year old Hassan moved to...
View ArticleSuicide Attacks in Pakistan Leave 48 Dead
Suicide bombers attacked a military checkpost in Pakistan's troubled northwest on Saturday, killing 13 soldiers and 11 civilians, officials said, in an assault claimed by the Taliban. Read more...
View ArticleKarzai Heads to London for Trilateral Summit
President Hamid Karzai departed Kabul on Saturday to go to London for a two-day trilateral summit with British and Pakistani officials. The summit hosted by UK Prime Minister David Cameron will...
View ArticleMinistry of Mines Drafts Mining Law
The Ministry of Mines on Saturday said that it will send the mining law to the Council of Ministers for final approval in March and that it has finished the national mining policy to address the...
View ArticleLogar, Wardak Insecurity Threatens Kabul: Officials
The government's disregard towards the two provinces bordering Kabul – Logar and Maiden Wardak – has worsened security conditions and increased the threats in Kabul city, according to Afghanistan's...
View ArticlePakistan’s Offer to Train Afghan Forces Draws Critics
Afghan Minister of Defence has welcomed the offer for Pakistan to help train his country's forces training, saying Pakistan is the best place for the women in the Afghan security forces to receive...
View ArticleNangarhar Official Survives Blast, Bodyguard Dies
A district governor in eastern Nangarhar province survived the blast from a roadside bomb Saturday morning, but one of his bodyguards was killed and two others were injured, local officials said....
View ArticleElection Law Delay May Damage 2014 Presidential Poll: IEC
Afghanistan's Independent Election Commission (IEC) Saturday warned that further delay in the parliament's approval of the election law will create more problems for the 2014 presidential poll. Read...
View ArticleAvalanche Risk Prompts Salang Highway Closure
Severe snowfall has obstructed the Salang Highway since Friday with no clear sign of when it will reopen, officials said Saturday. The maintenance and guard department has stopped traffic on the...
View ArticlePakistan Fines Afghan Traders $50m for Stalled Containers
Pakistan has fined Afghan traders a combined $50 million over the past three months for their containers which are stalled in Karachi port, Afghanistan Chamber of Commerce and Industries (ACCI) said...
View ArticleTOLOnews 02 February 2013
Top news in this Bulletin: Afghanistan's Independent Election Commission (IEC) Saturday warned that further delay in the parliament's approval of the election law will create more problems for the 2014...
View ArticleIndia Cabinet Backs Death Penalty in Some Rape Cases
India's cabinet has approved harsher punishments for rapists, including the death penalty, after a brutal gang-rape in New Delhi that sparked national outrage. Read more...
View ArticleFamily Dies in Helmand Bomb Blast
A family has been killed by a roadside bomb in southern Helmand province Saturday afternoon, local officials said. The blast happened in Helmand's Meyanishin district when the family's vehicle struck...
View ArticleInsurgent Leaders Captured in Afghan Operations
Two insurgent leaders have been captured in joint Afghan and Nato troop operations in Afghanistan, Isaf said Sunday. "An Afghan and coalition security force arrested a Taliban improvised explosive...
View ArticleKANKASH: London's Trilateral Summit
President Hamid Karzai is in London for a two-day trilateral summit with British and Pakistani officials. To watch the programme, click here: {youtube}CRBnbw2Il4Q{/youtube} Read more...
View ArticleKarzai Calls Father of Boy Murdered by Kidnappers
President Hamid Karzai telephoned the father of a boy killed last Thursday by kidnappers to reassure him that justice will be done. The father told TOLOnews on Sunday that Karzai called him to offer...
View ArticleHeroin Smuggler Arrested at Kabul Airport
Afghan border police at Kabul International Airport arrested Sunday a man at check-in who was attempting to smuggle more than two kilograms of heroin to India, placing the drug in parts of his...
View ArticlePakistan Declares Afghan Containers Released from Karachi
The government of Pakistan has ordered the release of containers belonging to Afghan traders which were stalled at Karachi port for about three months, Afghanistan Chamber of Commerce and Industries...
View ArticleOnly Afghan Govt Qualified for Direct Taliban Talks: MOFA
No group apart from the government of Afghanistan and its appointed High Peace Council is competent for negotiations directly with the Taliban, Afghanistan's Ministry of Foreign Affairs said Sunday,...
View ArticleKabul Bank Special Court to Deliver Verdict Next Week
The special court on the Kabul Bank crisis will deliver its verdict at a public hearing next week, the head of the court said Sunday. The final verdict will ultimately be delivered by the Supreme...
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