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Karzai Dismisses APPF Deputy Jamil Junbish
The deputy head of the Afghan Public Protection Force (APPF) has been dismissed by President Hamid Karzai over claims that he allowed some private security companies to rearm after their weapons had...
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Kapisa Provincial Council Member Arrested for Insurgent Links
A member of the provincial council of eastern Kapisa province has been arrested by Afghan security forces for his links to insurgents, local officials said Sunday. Read more...
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Private School Curriculums Contradict Govt System: Senate
Afghan senators Sunday deplored the state of the education system in Afghanistan, calling on the Minister of Education to implement past decrees aimed at protecting the curriculum. Education minister...
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Karzai Orders Faster Review of Bagram Prisoner Cases
President Hamid Karzai has ordered the investigations into the individual cases of prisoners held at Bagram detention centre to be done more quickly and that those without lawyers to be given lawyers,...
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TOLOnews 07 April 2013
Top news in this Bulletin: The secretary of the provincial council of eastern Kapisa province Najibullah Rahimi has been arrested by Afghan security forces for his links to insurgents, local officials...
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Karzai Condemns Taliban, Nato for Children's Deaths in Kunar
President Hamid Karzai has condemned the Taliban's use of children as "shields" and Nato's airstrike in a civilian area after at least ten children and a woman were killed in an airstrike in eastern...
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N. Korea Preparing for Fourth Nuclear Test: South
North Korea appears to be preparing a fourth nuclear test as well as a provocative missile launch, South Korea said Monday, despite an unusually blunt call from China for restraint. Read more...
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Afghan Cricket Team Returns Home After Asian T20 Victory
The Afghan national cricket team returned home to Kabul on Monday morning after winning the Asian T20 cup in Nepal and qualifying for the Cricket World Cup in 2015. Read more...
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Wardak Roadside Bomb Blast Kills 9 Civilians
At least nine civilians including women have been killed and 28 others injured in a roadside bomb blast in central Maidan Wardak province Monday morning, local officials said. The incident took place...
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Indian Investors Headed for Afghanistan: Embassy
A number of Indian investors are expected in Afghanistan soon to research investment opportunities, officials at Indian embassy in Kabul said Monday. Read more...
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Karzai Visits Farah After Deadly Attack
President Hamid Karzai on Monday visited western Farah province following last week's deadly Taliban attack that killed nearly 50 people and injured more than 100 others. Karzai met the families of...
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Taliban Will Remain Threat in Afghanistan After 2014: Dempsey
The Taliban is likely to be a long-term threat in Afghanistan beyond 2014, the top US military chief has said, despite more than a decade of international forces seeking to eliminate the insurgency....
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Afghan Civilian Causalities Rise in 2013: UN
The United Nations office in Afghanistan said Monday that civilian casualties in the Afghan war have increased in the first three months of 2013 compared to the same period last year. The UN...
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Lawmakers Call for End to Govt Ministers' Bribes
Afghan lawmakers on Monday called on President Hamid Karzai to take serious action against the members of cabinet who are distributing money to some parliament members. The lawmakers said that the...
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IMU Facilitator Killed in Takhar: Isaf
An Islamic Movement of Uzbekistan (IMU) facilitator has been killed and a Taliban facilitator arrested in joint Afghan and Nato troops operations in northern Takhar province, Isaf said Monday. Two...
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TOLOnews 08 April 2013
Top news in this Bulletin: President Hamid Karzai has condemned the Taliban's use of children as "shields" and Nato's airstrike in a civilian area after at least ten children and a woman were killed in...
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Japan Deploys Anti-North Korean Missiles in Tokyo
Japan has deployed Patriot missiles in its capital as it readies to defend the 30 million people who live in greater Tokyo from any North Korean attack. Two Patriot Advanced Capability-3...
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2 French Hostages Freed in Afghanistan
Two French men held hostage separately in Afghanistan have been freed and returned to France on Monday, Afghan officials said. An Afghan security soldier who was held with one of the foreigners was...
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Nato Chopper Crashes in Nangarhar, Killing 2
A Nato helicopter has crashed in eastern Nangarhar province on Tuesday morning because of technical difficulties, killing the crew on board, according to Isaf and Afghan officials. The helicopter came...
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Taliban Leader Killed in Jawzjan Operation
A Taliban leader in northern Jawzjan province has been killed in a joint Afghan and Nato security forces operation, Isaf said Tuesday. "Afghan and coalition security forces confirmed today the death...
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