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Taliban Beheads 4 Troops, Red Crescent Staff Killed in Jawzjan
Four Afghan National Army soldiers have been found beheaded after they were kidnapped in the Sheberghan-Andkhoy highway of northern Jawzjan province on Tuesday, local officials said. The kidnapping...
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Corrupt Lawmakers Should be Publicly Named: MPs
A number of lawmakers on Wednesday repeated their calls for the parliament's administrative board to investigate and reveal the names of their colleagues who are said to be involved in corrupt...
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Fiber Optic Network Construction Begins in N. Afghanistan
Installation of a 260-kilometer fiber optic cable between northern Kunduz province and north-eastern Badakhshan province began Wednesday, the Ministry of Communications and Information Technology...
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Red Crescent Suspends Work in N. Afghanistan
Red Crescent has suspended its activities in northern Afghanistan after the death of two of its staff in Jawzjan province on Tuesday evening. Read more...
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6.6-Magnitude Quake Rocks Papua New Guinea
A 6.6-magnitude earthquake shook Papua New Guinea's north Wednesday in a region where a huge tsunami killed more than 2,000 people in 1998, with reports suggesting the area escaped serious damage. The...
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Dunford Urges Troops Should Remain in Afghanistan
Top US and Isaf commander Gen Joseph Dunford has urged American lawmakers to support plans for US troops to remain in Afghanistan after 2014 in order to continue to support the country in the face of...
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After Boston, Analysts Call for More Pressure on 'Safe Havens'
The terror attacks in the US this week highlight the need to counter terrorist activity around the world with more pressure on insurgent safe havens and groups or countries linked to terrorists,...
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TOLOnews 17 April 2013
Top news in this Bulletin: Top US and Isaf commander Gen Joseph Dunford has urged American lawmakers to support plans for US troops to remain in Afghanistan after 2014 in order to continue to support...
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Germany Signs Pact to Support Afghan Police Post-2014
Germany signed a bilateral assistance agreement with Afghanistan's Ministry of Interior on Wednesday to pledge its support to the Afghan security forces after 2014. Deputy head of mission of the...
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Pakistan Court Orders Musharraf's Arrest
A Pakistani court on Thursday ordered the arrest of former military ruler Pervez Musharraf, who immediately drove to his farmhouse on the edge of Islamabad, where he was guarded by police commandos....
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Insurgent Attack in Helmand Leaves 4 Civilians Dead
At least four civilians have been shot dead in an insurgent attack on a checkpoint in western Helmand province on Thursday, local officials said. Provincial spokesman Mohammad Omar Zuwak said that...
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Daikundi Woman Dies After Eating Poison
A woman in central Daikundi province has allegedly killed herself by ingesting poison in her home in the Takht-e Bandar district, local officials said Thursday. The district governor Shir Kahn...
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German Court to Examine 2009 Kunduz Airstrike
A German court has decided to hear a lawsuit brought by the relatives of Afghan civilians killed in the 2009 airstrike in northern Kunduz province. According to German media reports, 79 families are...
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17 Hospitalised as Poisoning Claims Resurface at Takhar Girls School
At least 17 female students from the Bibi Hajira high school in northern Takhar province have been hospitalised Thursday with claims of gas poisoning, local officials said. The incident is being...
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Operation Oqab Launched in Helmand
Afghan National Security Forces (ANSF) have started a joint operation with Isaf soldiers to clear insurgents from the Disho district of southern Helmand province, provincial officials said Thursday....
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Afghan, Egyptian Clerics Declare Suicide Attacks 'Haram'
Afghan and Egyptian religious scholars who met in Kabul Thursday have declared suicide attacks forbidden or 'haram' under Islam emphasising that this was in keeping with most Islamic teaching around...
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EU Voices Concerns About Rising Poppy Cultivation
The European Union (EU) in Afghanistan is distressed at the rising cultivation of opium-producing poppy across Afghanistan, suggesting that the lack of security is the centre of the problem. Alfred...
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Pakistan Court Orders Musharraf's Arrest
A Pakistani court on Thursday ordered the arrest of former military ruler Pervez Musharraf, who immediately drove to his farmhouse on the edge of Islamabad, where he was guarded by police commandos....
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Political Parties Call for Clearer Role in Election Law
The election law in its current draft will not ensure a transparent and fair poll if it is approved by parliament as expected, political parties and civil society groups said Thursday. At a gathering...
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ICRC Afghanistan Calls for 'Respect' for Medical Mission
The International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) in Afghanistan has called on all parties in the Afghan conflict to respect the medical aims of the organisation and all health workers, warning of...
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