Etisalat Granted 4G Licence in Afghanistan
After signing an agreement with the Afghan government on Tuesday, Etisalat Afghanistan, the United Arab Emirates or UAE based telecommunications service provider, will launch the country's first trial...
View ArticleTOLOnews 19 February 2013
Top news in this Bulletin: The number of civilians killed in Afghanistan has dropped for the first time in six years, but the number of injured has increased, according to a United Nations report on...
View ArticleTransparent Elections to Lead Afghanistan Towards Stability
Afghanistan will fall to insecurity and instability if the presidential elections are held with fraud, said Zalmai Rasool, the Minister of Foreign Affairs on Tuesday. On a visit with Balkh's...
View ArticleCorruption In Judicial System Leads People to Traditional Courts: Afghan...
Widespread corruption in Afghanistan's judicial system has led more than fifty percent of Afghans to use traditional courts and courts governed by the Taliban says Afghan Integrity Watch. "Our figures...
View ArticleU.S. Backs Afghan Elections: U.S. State Department
The United States will be the biggest contributor in the upcoming presidential elections in Afghanistan, a U.S. State Department official said on Tuesday. "The United States backs independent Afghan...
View ArticlePakistan Ulema Council Avoid Attending Kabul Conference
In an official letter addressed to Afghanistan's Ulema Council, Pakistani clerics said on Tuesday that they will not be attending the upcoming Kabul clergy conference. The letter, signed by Mufti Abu...
View ArticleTaliban Leader Killed, Haqqani Facilitator Detained in Joint Operations
A Taliban leader, Mohammad Akhund was killed in a joint Afghan and Nato troops operation in southern Helmand province on Tuesday, Isaf said. "An Afghan and coalition security force killed a Taliban...
View ArticleSyria Foreign Minister to Visit Moscow
Russia on Tuesday announced that Syrian Foreign Minister Walid Muallem would visit Moscow next week for talks aimed at finding a way out of the two-year Syria conflict. Read more...
View ArticleIndia Hosts US, Afghanistan at Trilateral Dialogue
India, the United States and Afghanistan met in New Delhi Tuesday to discuss political, security and economic cooperation in the wake of US withdrawal from Afghanistan. The three sides agreed to...
View ArticleTax Collection Key to Financial Self-Sufficiency: Gov't
The Ministry of Finance said that broadening the tax net could be an important step toward financial self-sufficiency for Afghanistan, indicating that a large number of taxpayers evade taxes or don't...
View ArticleTaliban's Shadow District Governor Joins Peace Process
The Taliban shadow governor for the Dehdadi District of Balkh province and 15 of his fighters have joined the peace process after mediation by tribal elders and the provincial peace council. Gul khan,...
View ArticleVP Khalili Asks Pakistan to Investigate Quetta Attacks
The second vice president warned Wednesday that the Afghan government will no longer tolerate the bloodshed against Afghan immigrants in Quetta, Pakistan, referring to the latest attack by the banned...
View ArticleJirga to Decide on Kabul-Washington Security Pact
The government will consult with a broad cross-section of the country through a jirga to decided whether to ratify the security pact with Washington, the second vice president said Wednesday. Vice...
View ArticleAfghan Clerics Show Mixed Reaction to Refusal from Pakistani Counterparts
Afghanistan's Ulema Council has shown mixed reaction to their Pakistani counterparts' refusal to attend a joint summit, with some Afghan clergy blaming Pakistani's Ulema Council for supporting the...
View ArticleTOLOnews 20 February 2013
Top news in this Bulletin: Afghanistan's Ulema Council has shown mixed reaction to their Pakistani counterparts' refusal to attend a joint summit, with some Afghan clergy blaming Pakistani's Ulema...
View ArticleU.S. Backs Afghan Elections: U.S. State Department
The United States will be the biggest contributor in the upcoming presidential elections in Afghanistan, a U.S. State Department official said on Tuesday. "The United States backs independent Afghan...
View ArticlePakistan Ulema Council Avoid Attending Kabul Conference
In an official letter addressed to Afghanistan's Ulema Council, Pakistani clerics said on Tuesday that they will not be attending the upcoming Kabul clergy conference. The letter, signed by Mufti Abu...
View ArticleTaliban Leader Killed, Haqqani Facilitator Detained in Joint Operations
A Taliban leader, Mohammad Akhund was killed in a joint Afghan and Nato troops operation in southern Helmand province on Tuesday, Isaf said. "An Afghan and coalition security force killed a Taliban...
View ArticleSyria Foreign Minister to Visit Moscow
Russia on Tuesday announced that Syrian Foreign Minister Walid Muallem would visit Moscow next week for talks aimed at finding a way out of the two-year Syria conflict. Deputy Foreign Minister Gennady...
View ArticleIndia Hosts US, Afghanistan at Trilateral Dialogue
India, the United States and Afghanistan met in New Delhi Tuesday to discuss political, security and economic cooperation in the wake of US withdrawal from Afghanistan. The three sides agreed to...
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