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Afghan MPs Seek to Abolish US-Backed Reform Commission
Some Afghan lawmakers have called for the US-funded Independent Administrative Reform and Civil Service Commission (IRACSC) to be abolished, claiming that it abets corruption and nepotism. Established...
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Economic Analysts, Govt Divided on Afghan Future
The government has no specific plan to tackle the challenges ahead of Afghanistan when international donor funding drops, putting the country at risk, an Afghan economic analyst said Sunday. But the...
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MOD to Focus on Retaining ANSF Recruits After Damning Report
The Afghan Ministry of Defence will focus on retaining Afghan National Security Forces (ANSF) recruits, a defence spokesman said Sunday, after a UK newspaper revealed as many 5,000 soldiers are...
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4 Ministers Face Parliament Confidence Vote Tomorrow
Afghanistan's parliament on Monday will vote on whether four government ministers will keep their positions over their ministries failure to spend more than 50 percent of their designated...
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Civil Society Groups Call for Govt Structure Reforms
Civil society activists Sunday called for substantial reforms to Afghanistan's Electoral Law and form of government to prevent fraud in the upcoming presidential election.The country's electoral...
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Karzai Softens on Taliban Ahead of Doha Office Opening
DOHA -- President Hamid Karzai softened his stance on the Taliban in the backdrop of meetings on the Afghan peace process with Qatari leaders before returning to Kabul Sunday evening. At a gathering...
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TOLOnews 31 March 2013
Top news in this Bulletin: The Afghan Ministry of Defence will focus on retaining Afghan National Security Forces (ANSF) recruits, a defence spokesman said Sunday, after a UK newspaper revealed as many...
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US Deploys F-22 Stealth Fighters to S. Korea
The US military said Monday it had deployed stealth fighters to South Korea as part of an ongoing joint military exercise that has triggered dire North Korean threats of armed retribution. Two F-22...
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5 Killed in Traffic Accident on Kabul-Kandahar Hwy
Five people have been killed in a traffic accident between a passenger vehicle and a truck on the Kabul-Kandahar highway, local officials said Monday. Three others were injured in the incident. The...
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Paktika Security May Soon Transfer to ANSF: Officials
Defence of south-eastern Paktika province may soon transfer to the Afghan National Security Forces after the national security transition commission visited the region and found security had improved....
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Jawzjan Boy Found Hanged After Suspected Rape
A ten-year-old boy has been murdered after he was allegedly rape in the Aqcha district of northern Jawzjan province, according to local officials. The media office of the Jawzjan police on Monday said...
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Jawzjan Boy Found Hanged After Suspected Rape
A ten-year-old boy has been murdered after he was allegedly rape in the Aqcha district of northern Jawzjan province, according to local officials. The media office of the Jawzjan police on Monday said...
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Govt Introduces New Rules for Overloaded Vehicles
New procedures for large freight trucks will be introduced in Afghanistan amid concerns that overloaded vehicles are damaging the roads, the Ministry of Public Works said Monday. The new rules mean...
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NDS Says Massive Attack on Herat Dam Foiled
Afghan security forces have foiled an insurgent attack on the US$200 million Salma Dam in western Herat province with up to 1300kilograms of explosives seized, according to security officials. The...
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Karzai Orders Jailed Mullahs to be Investigated
President Hamid Karzai has appointed a commission to investigate the imprisonment of about 1000 mullahs in Afghanistan's prisons who were jailed for preaching anti-government propaganda, the Ministry...
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MPs Delay Impeachment Vote on Ministers of Botched Budgets
Parliament on Monday delayed the vote on whether four government ministers will be impeached until after all 11 ministers who are under scrutiny for mismanaged budgets have been questioned by the...
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Political Parties Ask Karzai for Clarity on Qatar Trip
Afghan political leaders on Monday called for President Hamid Karzai to be transparent about his two-day visit to Qatar and, specifically, the outcome of talks on the Taliban office and peace deals....
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TOLOnews 01 April 2013
Top news in this Bulletin: President Hamid Karzai has appointed a commission to investigate the imprisonment of about 1000 mullahs in Afghanistan's prisons who were jailed for preaching anti-government...
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North Korea Vows to Restart Nuclear Reactor
North Korea said it would restart a nuclear reactor to feed its atomic weapons programme, in its clearest rebuff yet of UN sanctions at the heart of soaring tensions on the Korean peninsula. Read more...
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Last Month Deadliest in Syria Conflict: NGO
The month of March was the deadliest in Syria's two-year conflict, with more than 6,000 people killed, a monitoring group said on Monday. "At least 6,005 people were killed in March. A total of 2,080...
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