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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. The Foreign Office said that instead of...
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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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Angry Protesters Attack Iranian Consulate in Herat
Hundreds of angry protesters attacked the Iranian consulate in western Herat province on Sunday over the execution of Afghan nationals in Iran, local officials said. A peaceful demonstration began...
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National Information Network Planned for Afghan Mobiles
The Ministry of Communications and Information Technology (MoCIT) is planning to install a national information center through which people will be able to access social, political, and economic...
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Afghan Wrestling Team Takes Gold, Silver in Pakistan
Afghanistan's National Wrestling Team won one gold and two silver medals in the Peace Cup Competition in Pakistan on Sunday, the sporting federation said. Ahmad Mansour in the 74 kg weight division...
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Pregnant, Married Teen Found Dead in Baghlan
A married teenage girl who was six months pregnant has been found dead in northern Baghlan province with police suspecting it may have been a suicide, Baghlan police told TOLOnews. The 15-year-old...
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Suicide Attack Investigators Are Inept: Senate
The delegations assigned by the Karzai government to investigate suicide attacks in Afghanistan are incompetent, senators said Sunday, pointing to the persistently inconclusive findings of the...
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World Anti-Graft Day Observed in Kabul
Afghanistan officials observed International Anti-Corruption Day with a gathering in Kabul just days after the nation was flagged in an international survey as one of the three most corrupt countries...
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Kuchis Clash with Police Over Kabul Land
At least two Kuchi nomads have been injured in a clash with security forces in the Qasaba region in northeastern Kabul on Sunday. Police said the clash began when security forces went early Sunday...
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TOLOnews 09 December 2012
Top news in this Bulletin: 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....
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Roadside Bomb Kills Nimroz Police Chief
The police chief of western Nimroz province has been killed by a roadside bomb in Herat province while he was driving Monday morning, a police official said. Gen. Mohammad Musa Rasoli was on the road...
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Laghman Women's Affairs Official Assassinated
Acting head of the women's affairs department in eastern Laghman province has been shot dead in the street only five months after her predecessor was assassinated, local officials said Monday. Najia...
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US Commando Killed in Afghanistan Rescue Mission
An American special forces commando was killed during the mission to rescue a kidnapped doctor in Afghanistan, the US government revealed Sunday. US President Barack Obama praised the special forces,...
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Suicide Attack at Pakistan Police Station Kills 8
Four Taliban suicide bombers attacked a police station in northwest Pakistan on Monday, killing at least eight police and local residents, security officials said. The Pakistan Taliban took...
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Hopes for US, Russia Agreement on Syria
Arab League chief Nabil al-Arabi says he hopes the United States and Russia can reconcile their views over Syria in order to facilitate a settlement of the crisis in the war-ravaged country. "Talks...
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Khalid to Receive Medical Treatment Abroad
Afghanistan's spy chief will be evacuated abroad for specialist treatment after being wounded by a Taliban suicide bomber, the government said Monday as further details emerged of the brazen attack....
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