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Afghanistan’s Disappointing Position in GPI
June 16, 2013
In an interview to BBC in October 2011, President Hamid Karzai admitted to the fact that Afghan government and its international backers had failed to provide security to the life of common ...
Karzai on Drone Strikes
June 16, 2013
President Karzai has said he supports stance of the new Pakistani Government on drone strikes across the border. Talking to a private Pakistani TV channel Geo, he said that Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif was ...
Disappointing MP’s
June 16, 2013
Time and again, the parliament has disappointed people with contradictory and illogical statements. Respected MP’s once dismissed a minister on account of his inability to manage the ...
UNICEF on Child Death Rise
June 15, 2013
UNICEF says children in Afghanistan continue to be killed and injured as a direct result of the on-going conflict in the country and these incidents are on the increase. According to a ...
Future Becomes Gloomier
June 15, 2013
Security has drastically deteriorated over the past six months. Compared with previous years, insurgency has spiked up to a dangerous level this year. Growing insecurity now presents a gloomier picture ...
On Mother’s day
June 15, 2013
There is a proverb that says, “Allah the Almighty had to show His compassion and love for his creatures; therefore, He made mothers.” And there is a common English saying that someone is ...
Karzai Refers Taliban as Enemies of Islam
June 13, 2013
Continued terror by Taliban and their latest attack on employees of Supreme Court caused President Hamid Karzai to refer Taliban as enemies of Islam instead of calling them as angry brothers. Tuesday’s bloody ...
Language – Our Distinction
June 13, 2013
When we think of an intelligent being we think of someone like us, a creature that is able to think and communicate effectively. Communication or language is a process every child learns from ...
Taliban-UN Meeting and Civilian Casualties
June 12, 2013
The United Nations Assistance Mission for Afghanistan (UNAMA) Special Representative Jan Kubis has said the Taliban have agreed to meet with the UN officials to discuss ways to reduce civilian ...
Beheading of Children by Taliban
June 12, 2013
Taliban have beheaded two children in Kandahar, officials in the province said on Monday, 10 June. The boys who were 10 and 16 years old respectively had collected food waste from a trash bin in the ...
Police Joining Taliban
June 12, 2013
According to police sources, a police commander and a police officer joined Taliban on Friday in Farah province. The spokesman of provincial police has confirmed this incident and investigation has ...
Kabul under Successive Attacks
June 11, 2013
Heavy explosions and gunfire rocked the military side of the Kabul airport, which is also used as an operational base by NATO-led troops. Loud explosions and sporadic bursts of ...
President’s Qatar Visit
June 11, 2013
President Karzai met the Emir of Qatar Sheikh Hamad and discussed the issue of talks with Taliban. The Presidential Palace says Qatari leader has promised to pave way for negotiations ...
Inquiry Report on Honor Killings
June 11, 2013
A new inquiry report issued by the Afghanistan Independent Human Rights Commission on rape and honor killing gives alarming number of victims. Released on Sunday, the report says 406 cases of honor ...
Xi Jinping Meets Barrack Obama
June 10, 2013
After a year from the first meeting of Barrack Obama and Xi Jinping, when he was the deputy to ex-leader of China and Obama was competing with his republic rivals for presidency, both once again ...
Despite Measures, another Insider Attack Takes Place
June 10, 2013
On Saturday, June 8, two US soldiers and an American civilian were killed in what is doubted to have been an insider attack in eastern Afghanistan. A man wearing Afghan army uniform opened fire ...
Time Ends for Afghans in Pakistan
June 10, 2013
Afghan refugees residing in different cities of Pakistan have once again got concerned about their uncertain future in the country. Almost 5 years before, the registration of Afghan refugees ...
Fraud-free Election is Crucial for Afghanistan’s Future
June 09, 2013
Afghanistan’s political parties and analysts have been urging for a fraud-free presidential election in 2014 and outside Afghanistan too ideas and views are not much different. The next presidential ...
Afghan Refugees Continue to Suffer
June 09, 2013
There are thousands of Afghan refugees in several Turkish cities in deplorable conditions. Settled by The United Nations High Commission for Refugees, those refugees have no permission of ...
Upsurge in Civilian Casualties
June 08, 2013
Civilian casualties have spiked by 10 percent in two month says Dr. Seema Samar, Head of Afghanistan Independent Human Rights Commission (AIHRC). Addressing a gathering marking the 11th ...
Poppy Cultivation Post-2014
June 08, 2013
A new report by the Kabul-based research organization Afghanistan Research and Evaluation Unit (AREU) warns significant increase in poppy cultivation in Afghanistan after the 2014 withdrawal of International ...
Never procrastinate
June 08, 2013
Punctuality, being in time, acting and performing in the right seconds can change our destiny because opportunities nock your fortune once. If it is gone, it is vanished and disappeared in a matter of ...
Getting Distant from Green Environment
June 06, 2013
Keeping the importance of June 5th which is marked as environment day globally, it becomes imperative to write about grave challenges facing the environment in Kabul, Afghanistan’s capital city. As ...
Government Regained Control over Al-Qasir
June 06, 2013
After fierce battle between Syrian army and rebellions in strategic city of Al-Qasir, the government succeeded to push back its oppositions and take full control of the city. During last two ...
Elections and Public Awareness!
June 05, 2013
The Independent Election Commission (IEC) of country announced the starting of registration for the upcoming elections on Sunday, May 26th. For this purpose, 41 centers have been opened in all the ...
Low Capacity in Govt. Offices Continues to Remain a Challenge
June 05, 2013
With ouster of Taliban from government and increase of international engagement, somewhat development has taken place in various areas. One of these areas is the capacity in government ...
Drug Addicts Ignored
June 05, 2013
The increasing number of drug addicts is becoming an epidemic. It’s time there should be tougher control on the use of drugs and its sale. Stricter legislations need to be introduced. The ...
Attack on Red Cross Committee
June 04, 2013
On May 29, the Red Cross provincial office came under attack. First of all, one suicide bomber exploded the explosives in the front of the building and then two other militants entered and ...
Problems of Afghan Children!
June 04, 2013
Like every year, first June was celebrated as the ‘Day of Children’ throughout the world and to some extent in Afghanistan, as well. Some gatherings were arranged by some NGOs ...
US Troops Post-2014
June 03, 2013
Former General John Allen has called the Obama Administration to release number of American troops for post-2014 deployment in Afghanistan. In a report co-authored by the former General, it has ...
Govt.’s Most Crucial Responsibility is towards Children
June 03, 2013
In ceremony held in connection with International Day for Protection of Children on June 1 in Kabul, officials from Ministry of Labor, Social Affairs, Martyrs and Disabled (MoLSAMD) criticized ...
Unemployment Bites the Young Lads
June 03, 2013
The central statistics organization has calculated the country’s population to be 27 million. An emerging idea has grown in the mind of the public that an impending social crisis is in the rouse if the ...
Media Has Flourished Despite Security Threats
June 02, 2013
Over the last eleven years, freedom to speak has caused many developments in the media and has helped in opening the minds of people to allow them to be better informed. Although challenges ...
On President Karzai’s Latest Speech
June 01, 2013
On Thursday May 30, President Hamid Karzai addressed an assembly on rural development in Kabul. Although he repeated what has been saying over the last few months, certain points of his speech can be ...
Obstacles Remain High for Afghanistan’s Mining Sector
June 01, 2013
What we quite often hear about Afghanistan’s economy is that around 70 percent of its economy is dependent on agriculture sector. However, at least in the post Taliban Afghanistan this sector has had ...