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TOLOnews 03 February 2013
Top news in this Bulletin: 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. {youtube}iy2lktB2vVE{/youtube} Read more...
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Ex-Iran Bank Chief Found With $70m Cheque
The former head of Iran's central bank, Tahmasb Mazaheri, has been found in possession of a cheque worth 54 million euros ($70 million) by German authorities, the Bild am Sonntag weekly reported....
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3 Die in Parwan Avalanches
At least three people have been killed and one person injured in avalanches in northern Parwan province which struck late Sunday afternoon, local officials said. The incident took place in Shikh Ali...
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Assad Furious at Israeli Admission of Airstrike
Israel has implicitly confirmed it staged an air strike on Syria last week, with President Bashar al-Assad accusing the Jewish state of trying to further destabilise his war-torn country. The foreign...
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Logar Woman, Children Die in Cold Weather
A woman and her two children froze to death in Logar province overnight as temperatures dropped below freezing, local officials said. The deaths happened in Logar's Kharwar district Sunday night after...
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Karzai Issues Decree on Govt Expenses
Afghan President Hamid Karzai has issued a decree to control expenses within government departments, requesting they put off purchases of deluxe and expensive equipment and where possible to use...
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Assad Furious at Israeli Admission of Airstrike
Israel has implicitly confirmed it staged an air strike on Syria last week, with President Bashar al-Assad accusing the Jewish state of trying to further destabilise his war-torn country. The foreign...
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US Hopes Troops Remain in Afghanistan: Pentagon
US Defence officials on Sunday expressed their hope that US troops remain in Afghanistan after the Nato mission ends in December 2014, although they emphasised that no decision had been made. US...
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Karzai, Zardari Note Progress in Trilateral Talks
Afghanistan and Pakistan leaders who met in London this week have noted significant progress in their relations since the last round of trilateral talks hosted by the British in September. The...
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2014 Withdrawal Will Not Affect Afghan Security: Isaf
There will be no changes in Afghanistan's security situation after the withdrawal of the Nato-led foreign forces, Isaf said Monday. Isaf spokesman Brig. Gen. Günter Katz said in a Kabul press...
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Local Police Detained for Crimes in Kunduz
At least seven local police have been detained in north-eastern Kunduz province for various crimes including murder, security officials said Monday. Afghan Local Police (ALP) chief Ali Shah Ahmadzai...
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Afghanistan Stops Pakistan Trucks at Torkham Border
Afghan customs officials have stopped more than 600 Pakistani trucks seeking to enter Afghanistan at the Torkham border in what some have labeled a retaliatory move for Pakistan's treatment of Afghan...
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TOLOnews 04 February 2013
Top news in this Bulletin: Afghanistan and Pakistan leaders who met in London this week have noted significant progress in their relations since the last round of trilateral talks hosted by the British...
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Heavy Snowfall Blocks Parts of North Afghanistan
Heavy snowfall has blocked roads into at least two districts of northern Samangan province, raising concerns for residents living in the cut-off villages, local officials said. The roads into...
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UN Council Vows 'Strong' Action on N. Korea Nuclear Test
The UN Security Council will take "very firm and strong" action against any nuclear test by North Korea, the council president said Tuesday. Read more...
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Myanmar Rebels Say Talks Small Step Towards Peace
Kachin rebels fighting the government in Myanmar's far north said Tuesday new peace talks held in China were a limited step towards finding a solution to the bitter conflict. The two sides discussed...
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KANKASH: Security in Helmand Better Before British Troops Arrived, Karzai Says
President Karzai has questioned effectiveness of the West's intervention in Afghanistan and their mitives for leaving in an interview with British media this week. To watch the programme, click here:...
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Karzai Arrives in Norway to Sign Strategic Agreement
President Hamid Karzai arrived in Oslo, the capital of Norway, Monday night to sign a long-term strategic agreement, Karzai's office said Tuesday. "Karzai is to meet Norway's Prime Minister Jens...
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Civilians Killed in Faryab Bomb Blast
At least four civilians have been killed and nine more injured in a bomb blast in northern Faryab province, local officials said Tuesday. The incident took place in a hotel in the Khwaja Sabz Posh...
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IMF Unlocks Aid as Afghan Govt Pledges Reform
The Afghan government has welcomed the IMF's move to reopen credit lines to Afghanistan two years after corruption fears surrounding the Kabul Bank crisis had stopped most funds being sent. Ministry...
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