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Kabul Bank Tribunal Chief Claims Karzai, Fahim Still Owe Debt
The former Kabul Bank's powerful shareholders claim they have repaid all their loans, but the head of the special tribunal on the Kabul Bank collapse has insisted they still owe money. Shamsul Rahman...
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Insurgent Attack Kills Police Official in Afghan North
The police chief of Kashinda district in northern Balkh province has been killed with three other police officers in an insurgent attack claimed by the Taliban. An improvised explosive device,...
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Taliban Dismiss Outcome of Afghan-Pakistani Talks in UK
A Taliban spokesman has dismissed the outcome of a conference in London between the leaders of Afghanistan, Pakistan and Britain which aimed to work towards a peace deal within six months. Read more...
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Afghan Traders Struggling to Pay Karachi Port Demurrage
Afghan traders said on Thursday that they are not able to pay the high demurrage demanded by the Pakistan transport companies for their containers stuck in Karachi port. Demurrage in this case refers...
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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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Afghan Traders Struggling to Pay Karachi Port Demurrage
Afghan traders said on Thursday that they are not able to pay the high demurrage demanded by the Pakistan transport companies for their containers stuck in Karachi port. Read more...
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Afghans Paid Almost $4bn in Bribes Last Year: UN
Afghan citizens paid as much as US$3.9 billion in bribes to officials in 2012, according to a report released Thursday by the United Nations Office of Drugs and Crime (UNODC). Underscoring the...
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US Will Not Endorse an Afghan Presidential Candidate: Envoy
The United States will support Afghanistan's election process but it will never endorse a specific candidate, the US envoy to Afghanistan said Thursday. US Ambassador James Cunningham made a visit to...
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Ahmadzai Claims Spy Agencies Oppose Afghan Local Police
The chief of Afghanistan's Local Police on Thursday said he believes that regional spy agencies are attempting to prevent the police from forming units in some of the remote parts of Afghanistan....
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Teenage Girl Receives Threats to Marry Former Kidnapper
A teenage girl has fled with her family from their home in eastern Nangarhar province to live in Kabul after receiving ongoing threats from the man who kidnapped the girl more than a year ago....
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TOLOnews 07 February 2013
Top news in this bulletin: Afghan citizens paid as much as US$3.9 billion in bribes to officials in 2012, according to a report released Thursday by the United Nations Office of Drugs and Crime...
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TOLOnews 08 February 2013
Top news in this bulletin: NATO Secretary General urges political leaders in Bosnia and Herzegovina to implement necessary reforms. {youtube}zGSUpLiy0ug{/youtube} Read more...
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Clashes in Egypt as Anti-Morsi Camp Demands Change
Thousands of Egyptian protesters clashed with police in several provinces in rallies calling on Islamist President Mohamed Morsi to fulfil the goals of the revolt that brought him to power. More than...
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Pakistan to Consult Afghans Before Freeing Taliban Prisoners
Pakistan has agreed to give a formal role to the Afghan government in the release of the remaining Taliban prisoners amid concerns that those being released are returning to the insurgency. Read more...
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High Peace Council Welcomes Pakistan's Taliban Release Plan
The Afghan High Peace Council (HPC) on Saturday welcomed Pakistan's decision to give a formal role to the Afghan government in the release of the remaining Taliban prisoners amid concerns that those...
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US Rejects UN Report on Children Killed in Afghanistan
The US military has rejected reports cited by a United Nations committee that its tactics have resulted in the killing of hundreds of Afghan children in the last four year. The US military on Friday...
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IMU Leader Captured in Baghlan Raid
A local leader of the insurgent group Islamic Movement of Uzbekistan (IMU) has been arrested in a joint Afghan and Isaf troop operation in the Burkah district of northern Baghlan province Saturday,...
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KANKASH: Taliban Oppose Resolutions for Peace
A trilateral summit last week in London between British, Afghan and Pakistani leaders brought about a commitment for concrete efforts towards a peace resolution within the next six months. To watch...
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6 Civilians Killed by Helmand Roadside Bomb
At least six Afghan civilians have been killed in a roadside bomb blast in southern Helmand province, local officials said Saturday. The blast took place in the Nad Ali district when a civilian...
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