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Sectarian Violence in Iraq
May 04, 2013
Iraq is slipping back to home violence that revives the historic pain caused by such antagonism. On Wednesday, series of bombings across the country left 12 dead and numbers injured. According ...
HPC More Loss than Gain
May 02, 2013
Since its establishment back in 2010 by President Hamid Karzai, the High Peace Council (HPC) has had more loss than achievement. The main purpose of the Council is finding out ways of negotiation...
Delay-Tactic: Draft Law on IEC Structure
May 02, 2013
The grand opposition alliance of all parties including some from the ruling coalition have urged President Karzai to sign the draft legislation on structure and powers of the Independent ...
Children Need Protection
May 02, 2013
Being surrounded by today’s crucial political, economical and other social crisis, children are completely forgotten and ignored from the top listed priorities that need serious attentions. It ...
No Attention to the Plight of Labors
May 01, 2013
The international Labor Day, today, is being marked in Afghanistan and across the world. As for the millions of workers around the world, this day has a special message for Afghan ...
Taliban Announced Spring Offensive
May 01, 2013
Taliban in Afghanistan have announced the start of their annual "spring offensive" against the US-backed government, vowing a nationwide series of attacks as foreign troops ...
Baseless VIP Security
May 01, 2013
Being the capital city of the country, Kabul is full of important personalities like politicians, tribal chiefs, national elders, parliamentarians, foreign bureaucrats, chiefs of ...
Taliban Announce Spring Offensive
April 30, 2013
The Taliban leadership has publicly announced the launch of their ‘spring offensive’ or Operation Khalid ibn al-Walid - a companion of Islam's Prophet Muhammad (PBUH) who ...
Economic Challenges Ahead
April 30, 2013
One of the main challenges for Afghanistan after the withdrawal of international troops would be to sustain a somewhat stable economy that would support country to a certain extent. Because of ...
Suspicious Boston Attacks
April 30, 2013
Boston Marathon attacks and their follow-up covered most of the time of media in last two weeks. It was an attack that left a child and two women dead and injured more than 200. One of the attackers ...
Next Presidential Election Key to Afghanistan’s Future
April 29, 2013
With escalation of insecurity and deterioration of political condition, hope for a stable and prosperous Afghanistan is dying in the hearts of common Afghans and the public-government trust ...
The Saur Revolution
April 29, 2013
There has never been a peaceful transition of power in Afghanistan’s history. It has always been the bloody coups and takeovers, or family rifts that had been the dominant factor in ...
The Deadly Highway
April 29, 2013
On highway between Kabul and Herat a bus collided with the wreckage of a truck previously blasted in Taliban’s attack on Friday, April 26, killing 45 people aboard the bus in a fiery crash. The ...
Curbs on Media?
April 27, 2013
The international media rights group Reporters Without Borders has expressed concerns on the recent statements of President Karzai after the Ulema Council demanded to crack down on ...
Pretentious Marriages
April 27, 2013
With the changing nature of Afghan society, stratification of society into very rich and very poor classes and growing gap between them is becoming evident in the form of various social ...
Shrinking Employment Opportunities
April 27, 2013
There has been a dramatic growth in the number of unemployed individuals in the country. The number is expected to further increase. Based on the data from Ministry of Labor and Social Affairs ...
Brussels Summit
April 25, 2013
The UN Special Secretary General’s Special Representative for Afghanistan Mr. Jan Kubis has once again iterated that a smooth political transition in 2014 is significant priority for stability in ...
Concerns about Security & Economy
April 25, 2013
NATO is about one and half year away from complete withdrawal of its troops from Afghanistan and what the post-2014 scenario is going to bring to this country remains the biggest question of time. Living ...
Low-Quality Medicines in Afghanistan!
April 25, 2013
Regarding the medical facilities, we are living in the poorest circumstances. No doubt, there are some private hospitals which are having good buildings and external appearance, but their performance ...
Trilateral Talks in Brussels
April 24, 2013
The US Secretary of State John Kerry will host trilateral talks between the Afghan and Pakistani delegations led by President Karzai, and General Kayani in Brussels today. The meeting held ...
Presence of Some International Forces is Essential Beyond 2014
April 24, 2013
In reaction to the statement of German Foreign Ministry for extending the presence of part of German security forces in Afghanistan, Zabihullah Mojahed by sending a message to German ...
Centralized Authorities, Nepotism and Corruption
April 24, 2013
When it comes to appointment of provincial/district mayors and governors and judicial authorities, selection of ministers and senators or decision on any other important national issue, the ...
Will Taliban Talk Peace With Karzai Government?
April 23, 2013
A country ruined by decades of war cannot be reconstructed over nights. International media usually use the term ‘war-torn’ before Afghanistan. That is because USSR ...
Adverse Climate Change tainted the Earth
April 23, 2013
Every year, on April 22, “Earth Day” is celebrated. Across the globe, more than one billion people, individuals, communities, organizations and governments take part in this ...
Need for Practical Measures
April 23, 2013
Travelling on the roads of Kabul has become a source of depressing frustration that soars with every passing day. The distance once covered in half hour now takes more than an ...
Syria and Tehran-Baghdad Relation
April 22, 2013
For the fifth time, Iraq once again compelled an Iranian cargo plane to land in Baghdad city. According to the reports, the airplane had set off for Syria but while crossing Iraqi airspace, it was ...
Harmful Energy Drinks in Market!
April 22, 2013
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 from ...
The Influences of Technology on Business
April 22, 2013
The rise of the Internet combined with modern technological advances has reshaped the way businesses operate. The 21st century utilizes numerous electronic gadgets and devices that have created ...
Political Parties and Stability
April 21, 2013
Political parties have shown strong reaction against the Justice Ministry decision to confiscate licenses of the parties which do not meet requirement of the law to have offices in at least 20 provinces ...
Increase in Insurgents’ Attacks
April 21, 2013
As obvious, the insurgents have bolstered their activities across Afghanistan amid ongoing process of US-led NATO troops’ withdrawal. As Afghanistan National Security Force (ANSF) has ...
Health Sector Needs Immediate Attention
April 21, 2013
It is appropriate to say “health is wealth”. However, the government’s indifference to this sector undermines the dream of wealthy forthcoming generation. According to available figures, ...
Islamic Republic’s Insult of the Dead
April 20, 2013
Dead bodies of 13 Afghans executed in Iran were handed over to their family members in Herat on Wednesday. They were holding a protest demonstration with coffins of their loved ones put in front ...
The Growing Uncertainties
April 20, 2013
With escalation of insecurity in the country, hopes for a better tomorrow are fading away in the already-torn-by-war country, Afghanistan. As a result of ouster of Taliban from government in ...
Citizens Must be Given Their Rights
April 20, 2013
State is welfare or social agency and it must strive to guarantee the rights of the individuals dwelling in it. It is must not be merely concerned with the preservation of law and order but ...
Number of US Troops Post-2014
April 18, 2013
The US Commander General Dunford has warned about the uncertainty across Afghanistan as we get closer to the withdrawal ...