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Dangers of ‘Zero Option’
March 01, 2014
There is no or little hope that President Hamid Karzai will sign the crucial Bilateral Security Agreement with the United States as long as he is in office. Although all the presidential candidates ...
Afghanistan’s Interests Must Stand Superior
March 01, 2014
Afghanistan being backed by US forces has been fighting insurgency and Talibanization and remnants of Al-Qaida for over the past decade with a noticeable breakthrough. The billion dollars influx ...
BSA and Possibility of Complete Withdrawal
March 01, 2014
In his latest phone to President Karzai, President Obama vividly put the zero military option on the table. Reportedly, both presidents talked over 40 minutes over range of issues ...
Lessons from Ghazi Abad Incident
February 27, 2014
The sad incident of Ghazi Abad in Kunar province left the country in shock and people protested against the incident. More than a dozen of our soldiers were martyred and the bereaved families ...
Concerns over Govt. Interference in Election
February 27, 2014
Democracy in Afghanistan is still nascent. While free, fair and transparent elections are considered one of the main factors that can lead to strong democracy in the country; it faces multifaceted ...
ANSF Sacrifices Must be Valued
February 26, 2014
The killing of 21 Afghan soldiers in Ghaziabad district of Kunar province on Sunday has triggered the anger of the Afghan people against Taliban insurgents. The biggest backlash can be observed ...
Delayed BSA Mismatches Afghanistan’s Interests
February 26, 2014
At present, Afghanistan passes through numerous problems; uncertain political circumstances and instable security condition stand to be the most immediate problems, pleading prior ...
Protest in Support of Soldiers
February 26, 2014
Today, Feb. 26, a protest will be launched in the support of 21 soldiers who were cowardly killed by Taliban militants In Ghazi Abad District of Konar province. Based on ads shared in social ...
Battling the Polio!
February 25, 2014
According to the government sources, a polio eradication campaign has been launched in 14 bordering provinces of the country. This campaign would reach to 4 million children and would bring almost the final ...
An Abhorrent Abduction
February 25, 2014
A few days earlier, two children were kidnapped from the eastern part of Kabul city. They were a six year old girl and her five years old brother. The abductors contacted their family and asked for a ransom of ...
Women Rights: It’s better to be Optimistic
February 25, 2014
Women rights remain a hot issue in the election campaigns of almost a dozen presidential candidates. Whether it is election debates, talk shows or social media statuses of the presidential ...
Signs of Unity in Election Groups!
February 24, 2014
Upcoming elections are approaching briskly and so is the pace of campaigns by the presidential candidates. Every candidate has been supported by a couple or more number of famous politicians ...
The Kunar Incident
February 24, 2014
At least 23 Afghan soldiers have been killed and seven kidnapped by Taliban in a pre-dawn raid on a border outpost on Sunday. The attack in the eastern province of Kunar was the single deadliest ...
Social Evils are on the Rise
February 24, 2014
Social ill-practices are detrimental to social bond of enhancive interaction, receiving superfluous acceptance among masses, and are regarded as social evils. It is generally the loosening ...
National Reconciliation, Indicative of Good Omen
February 23, 2014
Previously former Taliban minister Maulvi Abdul Raqib was assassinated in northwestern city of Peshawar when the rumors of talks between Afghan Taliban and government were widespread ...
Police as a Role Model
February 23, 2014
With every passing day, we witness more and more events or occasions when our police force deployed in the capital city crosses its limits and creates numerous problems for the fellow ...
Boosting Investment, Pre-requisite of a Self-reliant Economy
February 23, 2014
In post-conflict countries like Afghanistan, investment plays a very crucial role in boosting their economic conditions. Investments both external and domestic form the backbone of ...
Fearing Prospective of Presidential Election Result
February 22, 2014
The campaign convoy of Dr. Abdullah Abdullah, a presidential nominee, came under attack while returning from Jalalabad province to Kabul. Though no one had injuries, the incident can hit ...
Af-Pak Relation Battered
February 22, 2014
At present Afghanistan passes through numerous problems, among which political uncertainty earns distinction. The incumbent politicians suffering shortsightedness is unable to read out ...
Poverty Remains Unaddressed
February 22, 2014
Afghanistan is one of the poorest countries of the world. In the last decade poverty has only increased and there has been failure to counter the root causes contributing to poverty. The ...
Mullah Raqeeb’s Murder
February 20, 2014
Taliban former minister was murdered on Monday in Pakistan northwest city of Peshawar. Armed assailants riding on a motorbike shot Mullah Abdul Raqeeb, a former minister for refugees ...
25th Anniversary of Afghans’ Victory over Soviet Forces
February 20, 2014
The 25th anniversary of Soviet forces exit from Afghanistan was marked on Saturday 26th DALW [February 15th], which is the date that the last unit of Soviet soldiers withdrew from Afghanistan ...
Harmful Energy Drinks in Market!
February 20, 2014
The uncontrolled inflow of huge amount of money prospered a lot of people and thus the country and especially the capital city of Kabul became a market for very expensive imported products ...
No Cure to Roadside Bombs
February 19, 2014
Roadside bombs or IEDs have been Taliban-favored weapon to target military convoys, both national and foreign. The technique has taken lives of hundreds of foreign troops over the past 10 years ...
Maintaining Peace and Tranquility
February 19, 2014
Peace is the desire of every nation. Every nation that wants to progress and develop must have peace prevailing in all aspects of life. However, achieving and maintaining peace has not proved ...
Afghan Youth Foresee Proper Attention
February 19, 2014
Afghanistan is a country with a large population of about 30 million. According to credible data those between the ages of 15 to 35 form more than 50 percent of the total population counted ...
Polling Stations’ Security does not Mean Voters’ Security
February 18, 2014
Insecurity in Afghanistan remains as the greatest threat to holding elections. The Taliban have warned they will not spare life of anyone who will participate in the upcoming presidential ...
Lack of Accountability against Corruption
February 18, 2014
Now that the term of this government is coming to an end and new government along with its chief and ministers will take the charge and replace the old machinery of government, the lack of ...
Deepening Relation of Kabul and Delhi
February 18, 2014
Indubitably, the bilateral relation between Kabul and Delhi is on a rise. As one of the biggest democracies in the world and with enormous ethnic, cultural and religious heterogeneity, India can ...
The Future Looks Gloomy for Developmental and Aid Programs
February 17, 2014
As the American-led forces are preparing to withdraw from Afghanistan, threats to lives of civilians, aid workers and other Afghans who have worked for various developmental projects are ...
Controversies over Released Bagram Detainees Unsolved!
February 17, 2014
Formerly the 65 inmates released from Bagram prison by Afghan government were militants and Taliban fighters who will likely return to the battlefield to kill coalition and Afghan ...
Valentine in Afghanistan
February 17, 2014
A couple of days earlier Valentine’s Day was celebrated in most of the countries around the world. The day is celebrated on February 14 and is considered a day dedicated to those who love each ...
Inabilities of the IEC against Electoral Frauds
February 16, 2014
While security is deemed as the greatest threat to the upcoming elections scheduled for 5th April, election frauds that can have equal or even more destructing outcomes are not being taken as ...
Intra-Afghan Dialogue Undertaken To Restore Peace
February 16, 2014
Peace is the ultimate necessity every Afghan longs for, over decades. In order to draw in the stalled peace process, a tangible and pragmatic approach is required to further the derailed ...
Increasing Restaurants and Hospitals!
February 16, 2014
The only entertainment available for the residents of Kabul is eating in different restaurants with the family members. Although millions of dollars were allocated for the establishment of ...