Afghan Company Wins Tender to Renovate Salang Tunnel
An Afghan company has won the tender to work on improving the Salang Tunnel after Isaf granted $11 million for its renovation, the Ministry of Public Works said Sunday. The renovation will include...
View ArticlePresident's Judicial Strengthening Decree Had No Impact: AIHRC
Afghan citizens' access to justice has dropped 45 percent compared to that of last year, despite President Hamid Karzai's Decree 45 to strengthen the judicial process, Afghan Independent Human Rights...
View ArticleAustralia PM Calls Afghan Child Deaths a 'Tragedy'
Australian Prime Minister Julia Gillard has said that the deaths of two children in Afghanistan are a tragedy but it will take time to find out exactly what happened. The boys, aged seven and eight,...
View ArticleAfghanistan Beats Scotland in T20 International
Afghanistan began their series against Scotland with a comfortable win in the first of two Twenty20 internationals in Sharjah. Mohammad Shahzad hit a fifty to lead Afghanistan to 132 runs and their...
View ArticleKarachi Car Bomb Kills 45, Wounds 146
Members of Pakistan's Shiite community were digging Monday through the rubble of a massive car bombing in Karachi looking for loved ones as the death toll from the blast the day before reached 45, a...
View ArticleNato Chief Arrives in Afghanistan to Meet Karzai
Nato Secretary General Anders Fogh Rasmussen arrived in Afghanistan on Monday to meet with President Hamid Karzai and Isaf commanders. The Nato chief will also meet the other Afghan security officials...
View ArticleKabul Shooting Leaves 1 Woman Dead, 2 Wounded
At least one Afghan woman has been killed and two others injured after security guards mistakenly shot at their vehicle in the Afghan capital Sunday evening. The shooting took place in Kart-e-Seh area...
View ArticleIsaf Civilian Contractor Killed in South Afghanistan
An International Security Assistance Force (Isaf) civilian contractor has been killed in a blast in southern Afghanistan, Isaf said late Sunday. "An International Security Assistance Force-contracted...
View Article'We Mean It,' Israel Tells Iran on Nuclear Arms
Israeli Defense Minister Ehud Barak warned Iran on Sunday that Israel would never allow Iranian leaders to develop a nuclear weapon, as he addressed a powerful US-Israel lobby. "It is Iran's pursuit...
View ArticleKabul Bank Special Court Urges Govt to Heed Verdict
The head of the Kabul Bank special court has urged the Afghan government to take its findings seriously a day before it is due to deliver its verdict. Special court chief Shamsurrahman Shams said...
View ArticleZabul Peace Chief Resigns Over Governor Inaction
The High Peace Council representative in Zabul province has resigned citing poor cooperation and inaction from the provincial governor. Mohammad Daoud Gulzad held a press conference Monday to announce...
View ArticleAfghanistan Beats Mongolia in AFC Challenge Cup Qualifier
Afghanistan's national football team beat Mongolia 1-0 on Monday in its second match of the AFC Challenge Cup qualifiers in Laos. Afghan striker Belal Arezou scored the only goal of the match which...
View ArticleKarzai Calls on Pakistan to Reconsider Suicide Attacks
President Hamid Karzai called on Pakistan to realise it faces the same foe as Afghanistan, saying Monday that it is essential in the fight against terrorism and urged it to oppose suicide attacks....
View ArticleTOLOnews 04 March 2013
Top news in this Bulletin: President Hamid Karzai called on Pakistan to realise it faces the same foe as Afghanistan, saying Monday that it is essential in the fight against terrorism and urged it to...
View ArticleAfghanistan Beats Mongolia in AFC Challenge Cup Qualifier
Afghanistan's national football team beat Mongolia 1-0 on Monday in its second match of the AFC Challenge Cup qualifiers in Laos. Read more...
View ArticleBiden on Iran Threat: Obama is Not Bluffing
Seeking to reassure anxious Israelis and their American supporters, Vice President Joe Biden vowed Monday that the United States won't back down from its pledge to use military action to thwart...
View ArticleCricket: Afghanistan Prove Too Good for Scotland
Scotland last night suffered further T20 torment as Afghanistan cruised to a comprehensive seven-wicket victory to seal their mini-series 2-0. The Saltires were looking for revenge at the Sharjah...
View ArticleKANKASH: Pakistan Seeking to Transfer Taliban to Qatar
Pakistan is considering to transfer the imprisoned senior Taliban cadres - including the group's former second-in-command - to the Gulf state of Qatar as part of efforts to facilitate the peace and...
View ArticleEx-Kabul Bank Chiefs Given Prison Sentences for Fraud
Kabul Bank's former chairman Shirkhan Farnood and former chief executive Khalil Ferozi have been sentenced to five years in prison each in connection with the multi-million dollar fraud that almost...
View ArticleKabul Missile Attack Foiled: Officials
A possible missile attack on Kabul city has been foiled, according to security officials, after Afghan forces seized 16 missiles in south-eastern Kabul province Monday night. The Afghan forces seized...
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