Nadery Counted Among World Leaders for Human Rights
Afghanistan's former human rights commissioner Nader Nadery has been profiled alongside the world's leaders in human rights in a book titled "Justice" as compiled by photographer Marianne Cook....
View ArticleIndia Slowdown Evident as Car Sales Shrink 1st Time in Decade
India's once red-hot car market shrank for the first time in a decade in the last financial year, data showed Wednesday, underlining the scale of the slowdown in Asia's third-biggest economy. Domestic...
View ArticleUruzgan Bomb Kills District Police Commander
A district police commander in southern Uruzgan province has been killed in the blast from a roadside bomb along with two other police officers, local officials said Thursday. At least three police...
View ArticleAfghan Children Killed in Paktika Shelling
At least two children have been killed and two others injured by a rocket attack linked to insurgents in Paktika province, local officials said Thursday. Read more...
View ArticleTrade Deficit to Grow Fourth Year Running
Figures released this week by Afghanistan's Central Statistics Organisation (CSO) indicate that the country's annual trade deficit is headed for its foZaburth consecutive increase. Afghanistan's...
View ArticleAfghanistan Needs to Learn ‘Loan Culture’: Economic Analysts
Economic analysts on Thursday warned that if the Afghan government does not pay its debts on time it will jeopardise the development of the country because it will not receive loans in the future....
View ArticleHezb-e-Islami Meets to Discuss Presidential Candidate
Gulbuddin Hekmatyar's Islamist political party Hezb-e-Islami will nominate a candidate in the upcoming Afghan presidential election, either from its own ranks or it will support an outsider, party...
View Article4 Afghan Police Killed in Nimruz Blast
Four Afghan police officers have been killed and two more officers injured in a roadside bomb blast in south-western Nimruz province, local officials said Wednesday. The incident took place Tuesday in...
View ArticlePakistan Policeman Killed in Anti-Polio Attack
A Pakistani policeman was shot dead and another was wounded on Wednesday while escorting a polio vaccination team in the country's northwest, local officials said. No one has claimed responsibility for...
View ArticleJudicial Training Injects Hope in North Afghanistan
Judicial bodies in north Afghanistan are hopeful that those who graduated Tuesday from a US-funded legal training course will improve the legal system and court processes. Attorneys and law...
View ArticleAfghanistan U14 Coach Blames Referee for AFC Qualifier Loss
Afghanistan's national U14 football team returned from Nepal on Wednesday after failing to qualify for the Asian Federation Confederation (AFC) U14 Championship following a 2-1 defeat to Tajikistan....
View ArticleChina, India to Meet on Afghanistan
India and China are expected to discuss the insurgency in Afghanistan this week as part of their annual counter-terrorism meeting amid concerns the upcoming US forces withdrawal could threaten...
View ArticlePakistan Envoy Pledges Support for Afghan Education
Pakistan's ambassador to Afghanistan Mohammad Sadiq said Wednesday that Pakistan is investing in Afghanistan's education and hoped it would encourage friendly relationships between Kabul and...
View ArticleDistribution of Electronic IDs to Begin Next Week
The distribution of electronic national identification cards will begin by Thursday next week, the Ministry of Interior said Wednesday, with as many as 18 million Afghans expected to be issued the new...
View ArticleMPs Seek Ministries to Disclose Corrupt Lawmakers
Lawmakers on Wednesday called on the government ministries to reveal the names of the members of parliament who accepted money for votes during last week's attempt to impeach ministers. During...
View ArticleBalkh Governor Says US, Nato Failed in Afghanistan
Atta Mohammad Noor, Balkh provincial governor and possible presidential candidate, on Wednesday said the US and Nato have failed in their mission in Afghanistan, although he conceded that some...
View ArticleTOLOnews 10 April 2013
Top news in this Bulletin: President Hamid Karzai spoke by telephone with his US counterpart Barack Obama on Tuesday, whereby Karzai pledged to not release dangerous detainees from Afghan prisons, the...
View ArticleNadery Counted Among World Leaders for Human Rights
Afghanistan's former human rights commissioner Nader Nadery has been profiled alongside the world's leaders in human rights in a book titled "Justice" as compiled by photographer Marianne Cook....
View ArticleIndia Slowdown Evident as Car Sales Shrink 1st Time in Decade
India's once red-hot car market shrank for the first time in a decade in the last financial year, data showed Wednesday, underlining the scale of the slowdown in Asia's third-biggest economy. Read...
View ArticleUruzgan Bomb Kills District Police Commander
A district police commander in southern Uruzgan province has been killed in the blast from a roadside bomb along with two other police officers, local officials said Thursday. At least three police...
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