TOLOnews 18 April 2013
Top news in this Bulletin: 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...
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View ArticleUS Police Snare Boston Bomb Suspect After Huge Manhunt
US police captured an ethnic Chechen teenager suspected of staging the Boston Marathon bombings, after a desperate manhunt that virtually paralyzed the city and its suburbs. Responding to a tip from a...
View ArticleGermany to Keep 800 Troops for Afghan Training Post-2014
The Germany has announced plans to keep up to 800 soldiers for a Nato training mission in Afghanistan after US and other foreign combat troops leave Afghanistan by the end of 2014. The German Defence...
View ArticleSenior Taliban Leader Arrested in Helmand Operation
A senior Taliban leader was arrested in a joint operation conducted by Afghan and Nato troops in Nahr-e-Saraj district of southern Helmand province Friday, Isaf said. "During the operation, multiple...
View ArticlePakistan Court Extends Musharraf Detention
Pakistan's former military ruler Pervez Musharraf will spend at least two weeks behind bars after going before an anti-terrorism court in Islamabad. "The court has sent General Musharraf on judicial...
View ArticleAfghan Cricket Board Allocated $422000 by ICC for Assistance
Afghanistan's Cricket Board has been allocated US$422,000 from the ICC's targeted assistance and performance programme. The world governing body of cricket approved the grant at its ICC Development...
View ArticleKANKASH: Political Parties Worried Over Draft of Electoral Law
Considering the draft of electoral law – which is currently being reviewed by the Afghan parliament – as challenging, political parties and civil organisations have said that the upcoming presidential...
View ArticleElections, Only Solution to People's Problems: Parties
Meeting in Kabul to discuss further over holding a transparent presidential election, a large number of political parties and coalitions warned the Afghan government not to disregard their role in the...
View ArticleAfghan Traffic Accidents On A Fatal Rise: MPs
A number of Afghan MPs warned Saturday that traffic accidents across Afghanistan – after incidents from conflicts – take the highest number of victims, pointing out that the dilemma could bring out...
View ArticleNangarhar Residents Ask for Governor's Dismissal
The residents of eastern Afghan province of Nangarhar protested against the provincial governor Saturday, blocking four main entrances to the province's centre, Jalalabad. Read more...
View ArticleMPs Call to Stop Releasing Taliban Prisoners
High Peace Council has been incapable of progressing peace talks with the armed opposition, first vice speaker of Afghan parliament said Saturday while a number of MPs suggested many of the imprisoned...
View ArticleTOLOnews 20 April 2013
Top news in this Bulletin: The Germany has announced plans to keep up to 800 soldiers for a Nato training mission in Afghanistan after US and other foreign combat troops leave Afghanistan by the end of...
View ArticleMoI Blames Badakhshan Insecurity on Eastern Neighbour
Afghan interior ministry said Saturday that Afghanistan's eastern neighbour is endeavouring to make the north-eastern province of Badakhshan insecure aiming to put obstacles over construction of the...
View ArticleAfghan Cricket Board Allocated $422000 by ICC for Assistance
Afghanistan's Cricket Board has been allocated US$422,000 from the ICC's targeted assistance and performance programme. The world governing body of cricket approved the grant at its ICC Development...
View ArticleKANKASH: Political Parties Worried Over Draft of Electoral Law
Considering the draft of electoral law – which is currently being reviewed by the Afghan parliament – as challenging, political parties and civil organisations have said that the upcoming presidential...
View ArticleElections, Only Solution to People's Problems: Parties
Meeting in Kabul to discuss further over holding a transparent presidential election, a large number of political parties and coalitions warned the Afghan government not to disregard their role in the...
View ArticleAfghan Traffic Accidents On A Fatal Rise: MPs
A number of Afghan MPs warned Saturday that traffic accidents across Afghanistan – after incidents from conflicts – take the highest number of victims, pointing out that the dilemma could bring out...
View ArticleNangarhar Residents Ask for Governor's Dismissal
The residents of eastern Afghan province of Nangarhar protested against the provincial governor Saturday, blocking four main entrances to the province's centre, Jalalabad. The residents – who claim...
View ArticleMPs Call to Stop Releasing Taliban Prisoners
High Peace Council has been incapable of progressing peace talks with the armed opposition, first vice speaker of Afghan parliament said Saturday while a number of MPs suggested many of the imprisoned...
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