TOLOnews 02 April 2013
Top news in this Bulletin: President Hamid Karzai has said the Taliban leader Mullah Omar can nominate himself as a candidate for Afghanistan's upcoming presidential election in 2014, the German...
View ArticleUS Vows to Defend Itself, Allies Amid N. Korea Crisis
The United States vowed to defend itself and its regional allies Tuesday after North Korea again stepped up its warlike rhetoric and the UN warned that the crisis could spin out of control. Read more...
View Article4 Afghan Troops Killed While Defusing IED
At least four Afghan National Army (ANA) soldiers were killed when a roadside bomb exploded while the soldiers were trying to defuse it in eastern Kunar province on Tuesday evening, local officials...
View ArticleGunmen Storm Farah's Govt Building & Private Bank
Several gunmen launched a coordinated attack on a court building and a private bank in western Farah province, killing at least six and injuring more than 70 others on Wednesday morning, officials...
View ArticleAfghan Spy Chief Returns Home
The Afghan spy chief, Asadullah Khalid, who was wounded in a suicide attack, returned to Kabul Wednesday morning after being under medical treatment for nearly four months in the United States. Mr...
View ArticleCentral Bank to Print Afghani Banknotes Worth $2 bn: Officials
Da Afghanistan Bank (Central Bank of Afghanistan) is to print and distribute new banknotes to country's money circulation, bank officials said Tuesday, pointing out that the Afghan parliament has...
View ArticleKANKASH: Afghanistan's Mines
In this edition of Kankash host Mujahed Kakar discusses Afghanistan's mines situation with Minister of Mine, Wahedullah Shahrani . To watch the programme, click here: {youtube}M2cwtaGQ55M{/youtube}
View ArticleUS Is Winning In Afghanistan: Dunford
In an interview with CBS, General Joseph Dunford, the top US and Isaf Commander in Afghanistan, stressed on the presence of the US forces after 2014, however he has yet to talk with the US President,...
View ArticleAfghan Court Sentences 7 to Death
Kabul primary court on Wednesday has sentenced 7 people to death. The court officials said 7 out of a group of 13 people who were accused of murder, robbery and rape, were sentenced to death. Five...
View ArticleBadakhshan’s Warduj District Cleared of Insurgents: Officials
Following joint German-Afghan air and ground operations commenced a month ago, Warduj district of north-eastern province of Badakhshan is now secured and cleared of insurgents, officials said Tuesday....
View ArticleTOLOnews 03 April 2013
Top news in this Bulletin: The Afghan spy chief, Asadullah Khalid, who was wounded in a suicide attack, returned to Kabul Wednesday morning after being under medical treatment for nearly four months in...
View ArticleUS Tells N. Korea to Drop Threats after Nuclear Warning
The White House on Wednesday told North Korea to stop making threats after the isolated state dramatically upped its warlike rhetoric and said it had approved nuclear strikes on the United States....
View ArticleDeath Toll from Farah Courthouse Attack Rises
The toll from Wednesday's insurgent attack in western Farah province has risen to as many as 46 dead and more than 100 injured, officials said. Several gunmen launched a coordinated attack on the...
View ArticleThree Ministers Receive MP Vote of Confidence
Lawmakers have given a vote of confidence to three government ministers of the 11 whose ministries are under scrutiny for poor budget management two years ago. The ministers of education Farouq...
View ArticleThose Who Plant Mines Will Go to Hell: Mojaddedi
Those who place roadside bombs and other types of improvised explosives will go to hell for their deeds, High Peace Council member Sibghatullah Mojaddedi said Wednesday, drawing similarities between...
View ArticleAfghan-Turkish Strategic Partnership Nearly Finalised: Karzai's Office
A long-term strategic partnership deal will soon be signed between Afghanistan and Turkey after details were discussed in meetings between the two countries on Wednesday, the presidential palace said...
View ArticleKhalid Meets with Karzai on First Day Back in Kabul
Afghan intelligence chief Asadullah Khalid resumed his duties on his first day back in Afghanistan with a meeting with President Hamid Karzai in which he expressed his happiness to be back and...
View ArticleShanghai Should Work with US on Afghanistan: Analysts
Afghan political analysts suggested Thursday that the support of the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) will only be advantageous to Afghanistan if it works with the US and Nato and not against....
View ArticleWomen Professionals Form Body for Political Representation
Women lawmakers, civil society members, media professionals, and government staff have formed a movement to back women's rights in the upcoming presidential election, beginning with a proposal to...
View ArticleMore Than 50 Crimes Registered Since New Year: Kabul Police
Kabul police officials on Thursday said that there have been more than 50 criminal offenses registered in the first 15 days of the Persian new year in Kabul province.Gen Mohammad Zahir Zahir, head of...
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