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Obama Warns Syria Could Become Enclave of Extremists
President Barack Obama flew into Jordan warning Syria could end up as an enclave of extremism, and pledged $200 million in fresh aid to help deal with the refugee crisis swamping its border. On the...
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Obituary: Ghazanfar, a Pioneer for Medicine in Afghanistan
One of Afghanistan's greatest minds in the field of medical sciences died Thursday evening at the age of 85 after a battle with an illness. Dr. Sayed Alef Shah Ghazanfar, born in the Kalangar district...
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Karzai Ushers in New School Year
President Hamid Karzai ushered in the new school year with the ringing of the first bell and a speech calling on the Taliban to abandon the practice of targeting schools for political ends. The forced...
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Woman, Child Killed in Helmand Shooting
An Afghan woman and her child have been killed by a Taliban shooting in southern Helmand province Saturday morning, local officials said. The incident took place in Helmand's Sangin district when...
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Doubts Over Bagram Handover Ahead of Deadline
The head of Afghanistan's parliamentary defence committee on Saturday said that he does not believe the US will transfer all control of Bagram prison and its detainees to the Afghan government. Read...
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Parliament to Re-Summon 11 Ministers Over 2011 Budget
Afghanistan's Parliament will again summon 11 government ministers whose ministries did not spend more than 50 percent of their development budgets in 2011, the Speaker of the Lower House said...
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Saffron Exports Almost Doubled Last Year: Officials
Saffron exports ballooned to more than 2.8 tonnes in the past year ā a 95 percent increase on the previous corresponding period, government officials said Saturday. Persian year 1391 (22 March 2011-...
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TOLOnews 23 March 2013
Top news in this Bulletin:President Hamid Karzai ushered in the new school year with the ringing of the first bell and a speech calling on the Taliban to abandon the practice of targeting schools for...
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Saffron Exports Almost Doubled Last Year: Officials
Saffron exports ballooned to more than 2.8 tonnes in the past year ā a 95 percent increase on the previous corresponding period, government officials said Saturday. Read more...
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Musharraf Returns to Pakistan From Exile
Ā Pakistan's former military ruler Pervez Musharraf returned home on Sunday after more than four years in exile, defying a Taliban death threat to contest historic general elections. Read more...
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Karzai Will Head to Qatar This Week for Taliban Talks
President Hamid Karzai will fly to Qatar within days to discuss peace with the Taliban and the opening of a political office for the group, Karzai's office said Sunday. Karzai will also use the visit...
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20 Taliban Insurgents Arrested in Kandahar
At least 20 Taliban insurgents including seven commanders have been captured by Afghan security forces in southern Kandahar province, local officials said Sunday.The arrests took place in the Grandai...
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US Will Handover Bagram on Monday: Pentagon
Bagram prison will be fully transferred from US military control to the Afghan government on Monday after an agreement between the two countries was finalised Saturday, according to the US Department...
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Indian Logistics Company to Export Afghan Fruit
An Indian logistics company has signed agreements with Afghan agricultural cooperatives to export as much as 4,000 tonnes of fruits from Afghanistan to India, officials of Afghan agriculture ministry...
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KANKASH: Afghanistan's Security Situation
Shah Mehmood Qureshi, Pakistan's former foreign minister said Saturday that Pakistan must not interfere in Afghanistan's affairs, that it must be treated as an independent country and that Pakistan...
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Border Bazaars Hurt Afghan Industry: ACCI
Bazaars set up on Afghanistan's borders are avoiding customs tax and damaging local industry, the Afghan Chamber of Commerce and Industries (ACCI) said Sunday. The border bazaars are normally...
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Afghan Govt Graft on the Rise, Corruption Monitor Says
Afghanistan's main corruption sources at the government level are its income channels with around double the national income misappropriated in the past year, according to the independent...
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Private Security Involved in Criminal Activity: MPs
Private security companies in Afghanistan are involved in drug smuggling and human trafficking, the parliamentary homeland security committee said Sunday, calling for an end to the practices. "There...
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Landslide Obstructs Kabul-Jalalabad Highway
The series of landslides Saturday eveningĀ over the highway between the capital city Kabul and eastern Nangarhar's Jalalabad city has blocked the road, officials said Sunday. The first landslide...
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Khwaja Nabi's Son Arrested for Civilian Deaths
The son of power broker Khwaja Mohammad Nabi, a former Jihadi leader in the central Parwan region, has been arrested with three others for their involvement in three civilian deaths during Nowruz....
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