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35 Insurgents Killed, Dozens Injured In Herat, Badghis
At least 35 Taliban insurgents, including three Arab fighters, were killed and 42 insurgents injured in two separate operations in the western Herat and Badghis provinces, local officials said...
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TOLOnews 26 February 2013
Top news in this Bulletin: An inclusive negotiation process that builds national consensus is necessary for a successful peace settlement, said Ashraf Ghani Ahmadzai, head of the Transition...
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Suicide Bomber Strikes Afghan Army Bus, Injures 10
A suicide bomber attacked a bus carrying Afghan soldiers to work in Kabul city early Wednesday, injuring 10, including 4 civilians, local officials said. The attack took place at about 07:00 am local...
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Hagel Confirmed as Next US Secretary of Defence
The US Senate confirmed Chuck Hagel to be secretary of defence, ending a long and acrimonious nomination process and handing President Barack Obama a boost as he fills his second-term cabinet. Read...
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Egypt Balloon Crash Probe Rules Out Criminal Activity
An initial probe into a hot air balloon crash that killed up to 19 tourists in Egypt has ruled out any criminal activity as a cause of the accident, state media said on Wednesday. "Investigations so...
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Kunar Insecurity Hampers Polio Vaccination
Thousands of children under the age of five across the eastern province of Kunar couldn't be vaccinated due to insecurity, health officials said. Farooq Sahak, head of Kunar's central hospital, said...
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10 Afghan Local Police Poisoned, Killed in Ghazni
At least 10 Afghan local policemen and six civilians were poisoned and killed in the eastern province of Ghazni Tuesday night, local officials said. The incident took place in the Gado area of Andar...
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IEC Selects 2014 Election Polling Centers
The Independent Elections Commission (IEC) sent to the ministries of interior and defense a list of 17,000 polling centers it has chosen for the 2014 presidential election, officials said. The IEC has...
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Nangarhar Blast Kills 1, Injures 6
At least one person was killed and six others injured in a blast at a commercial market in the eastern province of Nangarhar on Wednesday, local officials said. Speaking to TOLOnews, provincial...
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Isaf Accepts Mistake in Report on Insurgent Attacks
Isaf admitted Wednesday that it made a clerical error in reporting a seven-percent decrease in insurgent attacks in 2012, promising to release a corrected version of the report in due time. "It is...
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TOLOnews 27 February 2013
Top news in this Bulletin: A suicide bomber attacked a bus carrying Afghan soldiers to work in Kabul city early Wednesday, injuring 10, including 4 civilians, local officials said....
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Azerbaijan to Help Afghans Improve Customs Regulations
Azerbaijan will provide technical assistance to modernize the Afghan customs sector, Afghan officials announced Wednesday following a visit from the Azerbaijan Customs Committee. The visiting...
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Iran Tells Zardari Pipeline Must Advance Despite US
Iran's supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei on Wednesday urged the visiting Pakistani president to press ahead with a much-delayed $7.5 billion gas pipeline project despite US opposition. Read more...
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US Hints at Greater Support for Syria Opposition
US Secretary of State John Kerry hinted at greater US support for Syria's opposition Wednesday, saying it needs "more help" in the struggle against Bashar al-Assad and that Washington wants to speed...
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Egypt Balloon Crash Probe Rules Out Criminal Activity
An initial probe into a hot air balloon crash that killed up to 19 tourists in Egypt has ruled out any criminal activity as a cause of the accident, state media said on Wednesday. "Investigations so...
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Kunar Insecurity Hampers Polio Vaccination
Thousands of children under the age of five across the eastern province of Kunar couldn't be vaccinated due to insecurity, health officials said. Farooq Sahak, head of Kunar's central hospital, said...
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10 Afghan Local Police Poisoned, Killed in Ghazni
At least 10 Afghan local policemen and six civilians were poisoned and killed in the eastern province of Ghazni Tuesday night, local officials said. The incident took place in the Gado area of Andar...
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IEC Selects 2014 Election Polling Centers
The Independent Elections Commission (IEC) sent to the ministries of interior and defense a list of 17,000 polling centers it has chosen for the 2014 presidential election, officials said. The IEC has...
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Nangarhar Blast Kills 1, Injures 6
At least one person was killed and six others injured in a blast at a commercial market in the eastern province of Nangarhar on Wednesday, local officials said. Speaking to TOLOnews, provincial...
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Isaf Accepts Mistake in Report on Insurgent Attacks
Isaf admitted Wednesday that it made a clerical error in reporting a seven-percent decrease in insurgent attacks in 2012, promising to release a corrected version of the report in due time. "It is...
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