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....
View ArticleAzerbaijan 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...
View ArticleIran 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...
View ArticleUS 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...
View ArticleWarlords Control Some Private Schools: Education Ministry
A number of private Afghan schools are not following government rules and regulations, said the Ministry of Education on Thursday, but the government is powerless to control them because the schools...
View ArticleWatchdog Criticises Limits on Afghan Media
Afghanistan's media watchdog Nai on Thursday slammed limitations on local media and violence against journalists saying that both were on the increase. "Government efforts are continuing to limit the...
View ArticleAISA Presents Plan to Attract Investors
The Afghanistan Investment Support Agency (AISA) Thursday presented a four-year blueprint to attract investors into Afghanistan with a hope that plan will be funded by international donors.AISA...
View ArticleKarzai Cannot Offer Govt Positions to Taliban: Muhaqiq
President Hamid Karzai cannot offer any government position to the Taliban by way of a peace deal sweetener, but the people could give them any privileges if they so wanted, said political opposition...
View ArticleMinister Claims School Arson Not the Work of Taliban
Minister of Education Farooq Wardak has raised the ire of political analysts with claims that the recent arson of Afghan schools is not the work of the Taliban. Wardak said Thursday that the...
View ArticleAPPF Deploys to Secure Herat-Kandahar Highway
The Afghan Public Protection Force (APPF) has started deploying forces to provide security to the Herat-Kandahar Highway, a key road in Afghanistan connecting southern and western provinces frequently...
View ArticleHerat Protestors Warn of Violence Over Iran Executions
A number of citizens of western Herat province Thursday protested against the execution of Afghans in neighbouring Iran, warning their protests will escalate if the Afghan government does not act...
View ArticleAfghan Govt Rejects Hagel's India Remarks
The Afghan government on Thursday stressed that it will not allow any other country to use Afghanistan to target other countries, seeking to downplay the fracas over comments made by the...
View ArticleTOLOnews 28 February 2013
Top news in this Bulletin:Minister of Education Farooq Wardak has raised the ire of political analysts with claims that the recent arson of Afghan schools is not the work of the...
View ArticleTOLOnews 01 March 2013
Top news in this Bulletin: Thousands of Iran's long-range missiles will defend the Islamic Republic against its enemies, says an Iranian commander. {youtube}WyYrfJ-V5L0{/youtube} Read more...
View ArticleAPPF Deploys to Secure Herat-Kandahar Highway
The Afghan Public Protection Force (APPF) has started deploying forces to provide security to the Herat-Kandahar Highway, a key road in Afghanistan connecting southern and western provinces frequently...
View ArticleHerat Protestors Warn of Violence Over Iran Executions
A number of citizens of western Herat province Thursday protested against the execution of Afghans in neighbouring Iran, warning their protests will escalate if the Afghan government does not act...
View ArticleAfghan Govt Rejects Hagel's India Remarks
The Afghan government on Thursday stressed that it will not allow any other country to use Afghanistan to target other countries, seeking to downplay the fracas over comments made by the...
View ArticleTOLOnews 28 February 2013
Top news in this Bulletin:Minister of Education Farooq Wardak has raised the ire of political analysts with claims that the recent arson of Afghan schools is not the work of the...
View ArticleTOLOnews 01 March 2013
Top news in this Bulletin: Thousands of Iran's long-range missiles will defend the Islamic Republic against its enemies, says an Iranian commander. {youtube}WyYrfJ-V5L0{/youtube} Read more...
View ArticleLocal Taliban Leader Killed in Helmand
A local Taliban leader has been killed in a joint Afghan and Nato troops operation in southern Helmand province, Isaf said Friday. "Afghan and coalition forces killed Taliban leader, Sadiq, and...
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