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US Military Suspends Kam Air Ban
The US military has suspended its own ban on contracts with Kam Air until the government of Afghanistan finishes its investigation into whether the carrier was involved in drug smuggling. The Afghan...
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Taliban Weakening Despite Increased Attacks: Officials
Isaf and Afghan officials are seeking to reassure the people that the insurgency is weakening, despite an apparent increase in Taliban-led suicide attacks this winter season in Afghanistan's capital....
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Kerry Welcomes Afghan Orchestra as 'Peace Ambassadors'
Newly-appointed US Secretary of State John Kerry met with students from Afghanistan's National Institute of Music (ANIM) on Monday, describing the group as "ambassadors of peace". Read more...
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TOLOnews 05 February 2013
Top news in this Bulletin: The US military has suspended its own ban on contracts with Kam Air until the government of Afghanistan finishes its investigation into whether the carrier was involved in...
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South Korea, US Hold Naval Drill Amid Tensions
South Korea and the United States launched a joint naval exercise involving a US nuclear submarine Monday, as tensions rise on the Korean peninsula ahead of an expected nuclear test by North Korea....
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8.0 Quake Off Solomons Sparks Tsunami in Pacific
A major 8.0 magnitude earthquake hit the Solomon Islands on Wednesday, reportedly flattening three villages, as small tsunami waves lapped Pacific coastlines and emergency sirens blared evacuation...
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Taliban Facilitator Captured in Kandahar Offensive
A Taliban facilitator was captured in a joint Afghan and Nato troop operation in Panjwai district of southern Kandahar province on Wednesday, Isaf said. "The detained Taliban facilitator is believed...
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Karzai Attends Islamic Summit After Signing Norway Pact
President Hamid Karzai signed a long term strategic agreement with Norway on Tuesday before flying to Egypt for the Islamic summit which begins today. The agreement signed with Norwegian Prime...
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4 Iranian Drug Smugglers Arrested in Herat
Four Iranian nationals have been arrested by Afghan border police for attempting to smuggle drugs out of Afghanistan into Iran, local officials said Wednesday. "The men wanted to carry 1200 kilograms...
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Taliban Prisoner Release is Poor Policy, Party Says
The Afghan government policy to release Taliban prisoners is "completely incorrect" and threatens the peace process, the Truth and Justice party said Wednesday. Mohammad Hanif Atmar, head of the Truth...
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Taliban is Not Behind Recent Kabul Attacks: NDS
The Taliban are not behind the recent suicide offensives in Afghanistan, National Directorate of Security (NDS) said on Wednesday, claiming some other group is behind the attacks. NDS spokesman...
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Electronic Map Planned for GPS Coverage of Kabul
Plans are underway to electronically map Kabul city in order for GPS systems to operate, the Ministry of Communications and Technology said Wednesday. MCIT officials told TOLOnews that the ministry is...
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HRW Says Child Detention Concerns Still Ignored
International rights watchdog Human Rights Watch has urged the Afghan government and US military not to ignore the problem of child imprisonment, saying that no clear moves have been made to address...
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TOLOnews 06 February 2013
Top news in this Bulletin: The Afghan government policy to release Taliban prisoners is "completely incorrect" and threatens the peace process, the Truth and Justice party said Wednesday....
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Afghanistan Crushes Combined Pakistan Team in Cricket ODI
Afghanistan's cricket team soundly defeated a combined Pakistan cricket team Wednesday in the first of six planned matches for the Afghans on a conditioning tour of neighbouring Pakistan. The hosts...
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Anti-Corruption Office Probes MPs Property Holdings
The High Office of Oversight and Anti-Corruption (HOO) has inspected land-holdings of about 70 top Afghan officials including ministers, provincial governors, and members of the Supreme Court, finding...
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Iranians Can 'Wipe Out' Israel if Attacked: Ahmadinejad
The Iranian people are ready to march on Israel to "wipe it out" if the Jewish state attacks the Islamic republic, President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad said in statements published Wednesday by Egypt's state...
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US Expands Sanctions on Iran
The United States has tightened sanctions on Iran to further choke off its oil income, saying it was necessary to increase pressure on Tehran over its suspected nuclear weapons program. It also set...
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Karzai Calls for Clerics to Condemn Suicide Bombing
President Hamid Karzai addressed religious scholars at the Organisation of Islamic Cooperation summit in Egypt with a call to condemn suicide attacks as an act prohibited under Islamic law. According...
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Taliban, Haqqani Leaders Arrested in Afghan Operation
Two local Taliban leaders and two Haqqani facilitators have been captured in joint Afghan and Nato troops operations, Isaf said Thursday. A Taliban senior leader, who was not named in Isaf's...
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