Karzai Orders Expulsion of US Special Forces from Wardak
President Hamid Karzai on Sunday ordered the expulsion of US Special Forces from Maidan Wardak province, west of Kabul, after hearing reports of "torture and murder of Afghan citizens" by these...
View ArticlePakistani Firm to Design Farah River Dam
The Ministry of Water and Energy said on Sunday that a Pakistani company will do the survey and design of the Farah River Dam, a $4 million project. The National Engineering Services Pakistan (NESPAK)...
View ArticleYoung Afghan Actors to Walk Oscar Red Carpet
Two young Afghan actors will walk the red carpet at the 85th Academy Awards Monday after their US-directed film was nominated for Best Live Action Short. Jwanmard Paeez and Fawad Mohammadi are the...
View ArticleMines Law Gets Positive Nod
The Council of Ministers gave preliminary approval to the Law of Mines in its Monday's session, a presidential statement said Saturday. The approval is seen as an important step for Afghanistan to...
View ArticleBen Affleck's Argo Wins Best Picture Oscar
Ben Affleck's Iran hostage drama Argo on Sunday took home the Oscar for best picture, in a unique presentation done by Jack Nicholson in Hollywood and First Lady Michelle Obama by videolink. Read more...
View ArticleCastro Picks 'Young' New Heir to Take Regime Into Future
President Raul Castro has been re-elected to what he vowed would be his last term in office, and unveiled a 52-year-old political heir tasked with securing the future of the communism in Cuba after...
View Article2 Policemen Killed in Uruzgan Roadside Bomb
Two policemen were killed and one was injured in a roadside bomb blast in the southern Uruzgan province Monday morning, local officials said. The blast took place at about 10:00 am local time in the...
View Article4 Civilians Killed in Helmand IED Blast
At least four civilians were killed and two others were injured in a bomb blast in the southern Helmand province Monday morning, locals officials said. The incident happened at about 09:00 am local...
View ArticleKandahar MPs Barred From Meeting Prisoners
Officials in Kandahar prevented two of the province's parliamentarians from visiting the Kandahar Jail as a follow-up to a recent UN report alleging widespread torture in Afghan prisons. Mohammad...
View ArticleIsaf to Probe Allegations of Abuse By Troops in Wardak
The Nato's International Security Assistance Force (Isaf) said Monday that all allegations by the Afghan government about the ill-treatment and torture of Maidan Wardak civilians at the hands of US...
View ArticleACCI to Establish Young Entreprenerus Foundation
The Afghanistan Chamber of Commerce and Industries (ACCI) said Monday that it plans to establish a foundation for young Afghan entrepreneurs to encourage the youth to take greater part in the...
View ArticleGov to Fund 90% of Development Budget by 2024
Around 90 percent of the government's development budget will be funded by Afghanistan's own internal revenues by 2024, the Ministry of Finance announced Monday. The country depends almost entirely on...
View ArticleRights Watchdog Concerned Over Likely Election Fraud
Human Rights Watch raised concerns Monday over possible fraud and the election of individuals involved in rights violations to office in the upcoming presidential elections. "We are watching very...
View ArticleTOLOnews 25 February 2013
Top news in this Bulletin: The Nato's International Security Assistance Force (Isaf) said Monday that all allegations by the Afghan government about the ill-treatment and torture of Maidan Wardak...
View ArticleIsaf to Probe Allegations of Abuse By Troops in Wardak
The Nato's International Security Assistance Force (Isaf) said Monday that all allegations by the Afghan government about the ill-treatment and torture of Maidan Wardak civilians at the hands of US...
View ArticleACCI to Establish Young Entreprenerus Foundation
The Afghanistan Chamber of Commerce and Industries (ACCI) said Monday that it plans to establish a foundation for young Afghan entrepreneurs to encourage the youth to take greater part in the...
View ArticleGov to Fund 90% of Development Budget by 2024
Around 90 percent of the government's development budget will be funded by Afghanistan's own internal revenues by 2024, the Ministry of Finance announced Monday. The country depends almost entirely on...
View ArticleRights Watchdog Concerned Over Likely Election Fraud
Human Rights Watch raised concerns Monday over possible fraud and the election of individuals involved in rights violations to office in the upcoming presidential elections. "We are watching very...
View ArticleTOLOnews 25 February 2013
Top news in this Bulletin: The Nato's International Security Assistance Force (Isaf) said Monday that all allegations by the Afghan government about the ill-treatment and torture of Maidan Wardak...
View ArticleTaliban Leader Killed in Nangarhar Raid
A Taliban leader named Anwar was killed in a joint Afghan-Nato operation in the eastern Nangarhar province, Isaf said in a statement Tuesday. Anwar was responsible for directing attacks against Afghan...
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