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Alarm Over Afghan Women Inmates After Troops Leave
January 01, 2014
KABUL - After Farida’s husband sold their three-year-old daughter to support his drug habit of several years, she took a knife and stabbed him to death in their house in the western Afghan ...
Senators Differ on Dealing with War Criminals
January 01, 2014
KABUL - Some Meshrano Jirga members on Tuesday called for removing war criminals’ names from the list of presidential candidates, but others called such an effort is a conspiracy against the democratic ...
MPs Stress Caution in Freeing Bagram Detainees
January 01, 2014
KABUL - Some Meshrano Jirga --- upper house --- members on Tuesday said cases of Bagram jail inmates should be investigated. Those found guilty should be ...
ECC to Refer Candidate Criminal Cases Soon
December 31, 2013
KABUL - Nadir Mohseni, spokesman for the Electoral Complaints Commission (ECC), on Monday said that officials had assessed seven criminal claims filed against Presidential candidates and would ...
NSC Takes Responsibility for Security Transition
December 31, 2013
KABUL - The National Security Council of Afghanistan (NSC) took over the responsibilities for the transition of security responsibilities from coalition forces to Afghan national ...
Border Controls to Be Tightened: Islamabad
December 31, 2013
KABUL - Senior Afghan and Pakistani security officials would meet soon to discuss regulating cross-border movements, in an effort to curb the insurgency in areas along the ...
Violence against Journalists Continues: NAI
December 31, 2013
KABUL - Afghan media and journalists faced major challenges in 2013, with at least three reporters being killed and more than 70 cases of physical attacks registered with ...
Bleak Future for Afghanistan, US Intelligence Says: Report
December 30, 2013
WASHINGTON - Progress in Afghanistan over the past three years is likely to be seriously eroded by 2017 even if Western powers continue to support Kabul financially, the Washington Post reported, citing an intelligence ...
Wolesi Jirga Slams Sale of Drugs in Jails
December 30, 2013
The Wolesi Jirga on Sunday criticized jails officials for involvement in moral corruption, bribery and sale of narcotics inside ...
Ghani Ahead of Abdullah in New Survey
December 30, 2013
Dr. Ashraf Ghani, a former World Bank official and finance minister, is leading the race for the presidency, followed by Dr. Abdullah Abdullah, according to a new opinion ...
Bids for New Kabul Bank Evaluated
December 29, 2013
KABUL - The New Kabul Bank privatization committee has evaluated financial and technical strength of the two companies that submitted bids in mid-December, the Ministry of Finance ...
85% Afghans Willing to Cast Votes in 2014 Elections: DI
December 29, 2013
KABUL - A recent election poll conducted by the Democracy International (DI) Organization of more than 2,500 Afghan citizens across all 34 provinces and in at least 115 district ...
IEC Pledges Fair, Inclusive Elections
December 29, 2013
KABUL - The Independent Election Commission (IEC) on Saturday promised holding epoch-making presidential and provincial polls to complete the country’s political ...
Exams Cancelled; New Date Yet to Be Fixed
December 29, 2013
KABUL - The Ministry of Higher Education on Saturday cancelled a college entry test in central Logar province as a result of intervention from public representatives and other local ...
IEC Invites Foreign Observers to Monitor Elections
December 28, 2013
KABUL - The Independent Election Commission (IEC) reported this week that letters had been sent to foreign election observers inviting them to take part in the spring ...
Karzai Stresses Awareness about Women’s Rights
December 28, 2013
KABUL - President Hamid Karzai on Thursday stressed respect for women’s rights, highlighting their enormous contribution to the cause of education and economic progress of ...
India Mulls Sending Military Advisors to Afghanistan
December 28, 2013
KABUL - Despite reservations, the Indian government has said it is considering military experts to Afghanistan to help train the Afghan forces. The plan has been sent to the Indian Cabinet Defense ...
56.1% Respondents Support BSA: Survey
December 26, 2013
KABUL - TOLOnews and ATR Consulting have carried out a nationwide survey over the past two weeks to gauge the Afghan public's views of the Bilateral Security Agreement (BSA) and the ...
MPs Approve Five New Ministers to Cabinet
December 26, 2013
KABUL - The Lower House of Parliament on Wednesday approved the five new Ministers nominated to President Hamid Karzai's cabinet. Two new members of the Supreme Court were also ...
ECC Refers Candidate Criminal Cases to Courts
December 26, 2013
KABUL - Nader Mohseni, the Secretary of the Electoral Complaints Commission (ECC), on Wednesday said that cases involving criminal accusations against candidates in the upcoming elections required ...
Senate Approves Presidential Order for Hindu Seat
December 25, 2013
KABUL - The Upper House of Parliament unanimously approved a Presidential order from Hamid Karzai that would create one seat for the Hindu and Sikh minority groups ...
Hindu Backlash to Lower House Seat Refusal
December 25, 2013
KABUL - Members of the Sikh and Hindu minority in Afghanistan on Tuesday criticized the Lower House's refusal to approve a Presidential Decree that would designate a single seat to them in ...
Karzai Standoff on Security Deal Sows Uncertainty
December 24, 2013
ISLAMABAD - President Hamid Karzai is continuing to defend his decision to put off signing the key security pact allowing foreign troops to operate in Afghanistan after 2014. Critics and analysts ...
More Afghans to Participate in Upcoming Elections: Survey Finds
December 24, 2013
KABUL - Based on Democracy International findings, around 85 percent of Afghans plan to participate in the upcoming presidential ...
'Zero Option' in Afghanistan Might Not Be So Bad
December 24, 2013
WASHINGTON - U.S. officials have warned of the potential for catastrophe if President Hamid Karzai fails to sign a security pact to permit foreign forces to stay in Afghanistan beyond ...
Karzai Criticizes U.S. Definition of ‘Terrorism’
December 23, 2013
KABUL - President Hamid Karzai claimed on Sunday that U.S. officials deem suicide bombings and attacks on schools by the terrorist in Afghanistan not acts of terror from the perspective of the United ...
New Survey Reveals Frontrunners for Presidential Bid
December 23, 2013
KABUL - In a recent joint poll conducted by ATR and TOLOnews, residents from across Afghanistan's 34 provinces answered questions regarding their preferred Presidential ...
Consultation Could Solve Differences over BSA: Chinese Official
December 22, 2013
KABUL - China supports friendly consultation in overthrowing the difficulties over BSA inking, a Chinese government spokesman told Friday's regular press conference. "We have noted ...
NATO Starts Talks with Afghanistan on Status of Forces Agreement
December 22, 2013
BRUSSELS - NATO Secretary General Anders Fogh Rasmussen Saturday announced that the Alliance has decided to open negotiations on the NATO Status of Forces ...
New Karzai Cabinet Members Introduced
December 22, 2013
KABUL - First Vice-President Mohammad Qasim Fahim on Saturday introduced nominations for five new ministers and two new members of the Supreme Court to the Lower House, which will have ...
Afghan War to Be Over By 2014 End: Obama
December 22, 2013
KABUL - President Barack Obama on Friday said the war in Afghanistan would be over by the end of next year, according to international media ...
IEC Demands Cooperation from Security Officials
December 21, 2013
KABUL - Ziaulhaq Amarkhail, the head of the Independent Election Commission (IEC), said on Friday that security institutions must share the un-doctored outcomes of their security ...
Karzai Open to Signing BSA Soon: MPs
December 21, 2013
KABUL - A number of MPs on Thursday met with President Hamid Karzai and reported that if the U.S. seriously focuses on the issue of raids on Afghan homes, the President would soon sign the ...
Rabbani Holds Talks with Dobbins
December 21, 2013
WASHINGTON - High Peace Council Chairman Burhanuddin Rabbani on Wednesday held talks with senior State Department officials, including US Special Representatives for Afghanistan and Pakistan James ...
Afghanistan Needs Regional Support: Spanta
December 21, 2013
KABUL - The national security advisor on Thursday called on central Asian countries to help Afghanistan improve its security, economy and fight against ...