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On Dismissal of Defense, Interior Ministers
August 05, 2012
The Lower House of Parliament dismissed the Defense and Interior ministers with vote of no-confidence on Saturday, in an impeachment session on the issue of rocket attacks on border provinces from across the Durand Line and increasing insecurity, targeted assassinations of high profile figures across the country. The ...
Unemployment Excels Throughout the Country
August 05, 2012
International Community has been issuing billions of dollar bills for stabilizing our war-torn country. Since mid 2001; when the World Trade Center explosion incident took place, Afghanistan has been the focal point of international aids and supports. We have been profiting ...
Even in Ramadan No Help for Poor People
August 05, 2012
The Muslims around the world have completed more than half a month in fast. It is the month of Ramadan. During the blessed month of Ramadan, Muslims all over the world abstain from food, drink, and other physical needs during the daylight hours. As a time to purify the soul, refocus attention on God, and practice ...
The Beheadings in Jalrez
August 04, 2012
There have been increasing incidents of insecurity on Kabul-MaidanWardak road. In last week alone, 11 people have been slaughtered by Taliban in Jalrez District. Five passengers were taken off a vehicle on Wednesday at Kote Ashro area of Jalrez District on Wednesday, August 01. They were brutally tortured, their hands tied ...
ANSF’s Laudable Performance
August 04, 2012
Early Thursday, in an operation, the Afghan National Security Forces (ANSF) killed seven terrorists hiding just outside the capital Kabul. The terrorists had planned to launch complex sorts of attacks at several points in Kabul city. Five of the insurgents blew themselves up with explosives. Police shot and killed the ...
Polls Key to Post-2014 Stability
August 02, 2012
This is not the Afghanistan its people had hoped for when the Taliban regime was thrown out of the government and the international community enhanced its presence in this country and generously provided aids for its reconstruction and development. In the last decade, Afghanistan had to lay down strong ...
Marriage Expense is Too Large
August 02, 2012
The very door towards social acceptance in the country is of course marriage. Young singles are looked with suspicion and face various challenges in the society regarding renting house or rooms for settlement. Kabul is a city where annually thousands of high-school graduated as well as school boys and ...
Rabbani Visiting Pakistan
August 01, 2012
The peace and reconciliation process initiated by Karzai administration and backed by the international community is deemed an appropriate way to end the conflict in Afghanistan. Nonetheless, even a minor achievement in this regard is not observable. The High Peace Council (HPC) formed to facilitate peace talks with Taliban ...
Millions of Construction Funds Reported to Face Uncertainty
August 01, 2012
According to disclosed reports published on Washington Post from US government, "There are many projects that will not be completed by the end of 2014." It is really sad to report that after a decade of spending billions of international aids for reconstruction of a war torn country; there ...
Protest over Shakila’s Murder
August 01, 2012
Women activists and Kabul university students staged a protest in Kabul, calling for punishing killers of a young girl, Miss Shakila, in the central province of Bamyan and dismissal of provincial attorney for avoiding persecution of her murderers. Previously, similar demonstration was held in Bamyan where 16 years old Shakila ...
Promises should be Followed Practically
July 31, 2012
Afghan Presidential Palace has been giving the indications that it is really serious about fighting the corruption and making the reforms that were suggested by President Karzai possible. In a recent statement Nasrullah Stanikzai, the Head of Presidential Justice Board has said that any official or organization that would ...
High Death Rate Would Negatively Impact ANSF
July 31, 2012
Latest figures show that Afghan National Security Forces (ANSF) are dying at five times rate of NATO soldiers. A total of 853 Afghan soldiers and police were killed in the past four months, government figures show, compared with 165 Nato troops, according to a tally kept by the website icasualties.org. At ...
An Upcoming Major Operation in Aleppo
July 31, 2012
The former chief of United Nations peace observers in Syrian, Gen. Mood, has said that Bashar al-Assad would soon collapse but it does not mean that 16-month long insecurity also may end. He has told to Reuters that any government turning against its people will finally collapse. He talked about the possibility of fall of ...
Karzai’s Anti-Corruption Initiative Creates No Optimism
July 30, 2012
On Thursday, July 26, President Hamid Karzai came up with a step that is counted the first of its kind in the last ten years to curb corruption and bring reforms in Afghanistan. In a decree, Mr. Karzai has ordered certain key ministries and other government ...
“Kabul, I Love You” - The Realities of Afghan Women’s Life on Cinema Screen
July 30, 2012
Three decades of civil war has left behind several and uncountable adversities for Afghan society, there is no single part of the country where the sign of war is not sensed. Three decades of war era has led the country around 100 years behind development and has demolished foundational infrastructures of the ...
Spiraling Insurgents’ Activities
July 29, 2012
According to NATO figures, insurgent attacks increased by 11 percent in the past three months over the same period last year. The month of June alone accounted for the highest number of attacks in nearly two years, with more than 3,000 assaults, including firefights and the explosion of homemade bombs, according to report ...
India’s 13th President Sworn In
July 29, 2012
Pranab Mukherjee took oath as the 13th President of India on Wednesday, July 25. He was sworn in by Chief Justice of India Sarosh Homi Kapadia at the Central Hall of Indian Parliament in Delhi. The former Finance Minister replaces Pratiba Patel, the first woman president of India, for a five years term. Mr. Mukherjee is ...
Expulsion of Afghan Refugees from Pakistan
July 28, 2012
There are conflicting media reports about Pakistan's decision to expel Afghan refugees by the end of this year. There are 1.7 million Afghan refugees living in Pakistan with legal documentation, while another million illegally. Pakistani media reported last week that their cabinet in a meeting in 2010 had decided to expel ...
Economic Challenges in Post-2014 Scenario
July 28, 2012
In the post-2014 scenario, Afghanistan would be facing myriads of challenges in order to guarantee security and stability in the country as the international troops withdraw. It does not only require determination and iron will but resources and assistance to make the country stand on its own. One of the most dominating ...
US President’s Reiteration of Ending War
July 26, 2012
The US and other allies of Afghanistan in the war against terror have already decided that they would end the war in Afghanistan by the year 2014. After 2014, when the international security forces would have withdrawn completely, Afghanistan is expected to shoulder the responsibility of the security and ...
Taliban Now Dependent on Modern Technology
July 26, 2012
The history of Afghanistan is full of misfortunes. There have not been many governments whose achievements should be the sample of our historical pride. There have been only a few leaders accepted by all the ethnic groups living in the country as the national heroes. But considering all the miseries, during the ...
Mental Health Problems among Afghans
July 26, 2012
The long term war in Afghanistan has left grave impacts on all fields of life in Afghanistan including social, political and economic sectors. The unremitting bloodshed and killings have extensively influenced the psychology of Afghan people. According to Ministry of Public Health (MoPH) over sixty percent of the Afghan ...
A Blow to Freedom of Speech and Free Media
July 25, 2012
The Chairman of Afghanistan Media and Research Center (AMRC) and the Editor-in-Chief of Daily Outlook Afghanistan, Dr. Hussain Yasa, was apprehended without a mentioned reason by National Directorate of Security (NDS) from Darul Aman neighborhood in Kabul on Monday evening. He was kept ...
Taliban Now Dependent on Modern Technology
July 25, 2012
The history of Afghanistan is full of misfortunes. There have not been many governments whose achievements should be the sample of our historical pride. There have been only a few leaders accepted by all the ethnic groups living in the country as the national heroes. But considering all the miseries, during ...
Fight Grief and Tragedy through Action
July 24, 2012
Grief and tragedy have the tendency to introduce a sort of pessimism in human psychology, which even turns into a sort of nihilism and the individual finds himself lost in nowhere. The only thing he does, after the grief has engulfed his entire psychology, is to take refuge in desolation. He succumbs to isolation ...
Rogue Police takes Lives of Three ISAF Employees
July 24, 2012
More than twenty five NATO soldiers have been killed in 2012 alone by their Afghan counterparts in various incidents across Afghanistan. The trend which is called 'green on blue attacks' is getting more pace as the NATO plan for complete withdrawal of its forces gets closer. At the crucial juncture where the relation ...
Internet is More Exhaustive than a Manual Library
July 23, 2012
Internet, the modern source of exchanging and networking technology, has simplified access to resources and information all over the world. It has changed the living style and way of communications. Browsing a page of search engine like GOOGLE provides you hundreds of resource links ...
Women’s Rights Should not be Neglected
July 23, 2012
Many observers and analysts are of the view that without observation of women's rights reconciliation with Taliban is not acceptable. Over the last decade, relative political, social and economic participation of women has been one of the trumpeted achievements made after the fall of hard-line Taliban regime. The ongoing ...
Alarming Number of Drug Addicts
July 23, 2012
Afghanistan produces about 90 percent of the world poppy production. The number of drug addicts in the country is based on estimations and not clear. Though overall statistics is not as terrible as from Herat, however it reflects the severity of the situation. The Government has no efficient program for drug addicts. For ...
UK to Support Afghanistan Beyond 2014
July 22, 2012
British Prime Minister, David Cameron, during his recent two-day surprise visit to Afghanistan admitted the fact that the Taliban are waiting to bolster their insurgency after the NATO forces completely withdraw from here by the end of 2014. Nonetheless, he also warned the insurgent group that his country would stand ...
Hike in Prices in the Holy Month
July 22, 2012
Holy month of Ramadan started on Friday July 20, 2012, is a distinguished Islamic month in which it is obligatory for every Muslim to keep fast during the whole day, avoid committing sins as far as possible and help the poor people. Holy Quran, the sacred book of Muslims got completed in Ramadan which makes the month especially ...
Kabul is More like a Beggars’ Capital
July 22, 2012
Three decades of civil war has gifted Afghan society with several misfortunes. It is not only the terrorist network that is threatening Afghan society. There are many other silent enemies such as opium trade, illiteracy and poverty that are contributing threats for Afghan society. All the issues are highly considerable ...
Practicable Measures Required
July 19, 2012
In his first visit to Kabul on Thurday, July 19, the Pakistani Prime Minister, Raja Pervaiz Ashraf, reiterated commitments to work in close collaboration with Afghan government to promote peace and tranquility, eliminate terrorism and support reconciliation with Taliban. They also agreed to work in cooperation with each other ...
UK to Support Afghanistan for Long Term Beyond 2014
July 19, 2012
British Prime Minister, David Cameron, during his recent two-day surprise visit to Afghanistan admitted the fact that the Taliban are waiting to bolster their insurgency after the NATO forces completely withdraw from here by the end of 2014. Nonetheless, he also warned the insurgent group that his country ...
In Either Way, Syria’s Situation Looks Grim
July 19, 2012
Some clips released on twitter, YouTube and some other social networks on Thursday, July 19, show people celebrating the deaths of high military commanders in Damascus. A day earlier, on Wednesday, shocking news soon released in bold lines by many international news agencies, saying that a suicide blast at the heart of regime's ...