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Channelizing Youth’s Potential
May 08, 2013 | Asmatyari
Afghanistan is a big country with a large population. It is estimated that Afghanistan’s present population is about 36 million. Those between the ages of 15 to 35 form more than 50 ...
2014 Elections Reemphasized
May 07, 2013 | Dilawar Sherzai
Though there are many processes that are necessary for the political development in Afghanistan, the 2014 election, at the moment, is considered the top priority matter. What will be the ...
From a Better Angle
May 07, 2013 | Mohammad Rasool Shah
It would be to the disappointment and even agony of many if I specifically mentioned any name, but there have passed a number of writers and speakers in history who tried to falsify the facts and ...
Survival Matters for Afghan Children
May 07, 2013 | Abbas Ali Sultani
Afghan children and women are paying the price of the great game of politics which has grounded Afghanistan for decades. Since the Soviet invasion in 1979, Afghanistan has been suffering different ...
Mobility in a Society
May 06, 2013 | Dilawar Sherzai
Capitalism has always been in controversy because it has been a class-based system. The presence of three major economic classes in the system has always kept the discussions among the economists and ...
Regional Politics and Stability in Afghanistan
May 06, 2013 | Abbas Daiyar
Sunil Dasgupta, the director of the University of Maryland’s political science program and a senior fellow at the Brookings Institution, has written a paper for the US Institute ...
Undoing Illusions
May 06, 2013 | Asmatyari
I wonder why the whole world does not speak a single universal religious lingo, despite striking resemblance found in fundamental moral teachings of all religions advocating identical adjectives of ...
Warfare – Is it Fair?
May 05, 2013 | Dilawar Sherzai
Wars have always played a dominant role in human societies, if not positive all the times. There are many people in the world who consider that wars are necessary, though wars bring a lot of ...
Changing Faces of Syrian War
May 05, 2013 | Mohammad Rasool Shah
The latest press appearance of US Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel with his British counterpart Philip Hammond in Pentagon may have catalytic impact on the briskly developing condition of Syria. Both ...
The Possibility of Western Weapons to Rebellions
May 05, 2013 | Masood Korosh
As the warn turns bloodier in Syria, now talks about interfering in its domestic affairs and supporting armed rebels has become a catchphrase. Now all know that countries were involved in arming ...
An Achievement of Afghan Woman
May 04, 2013 | Dilawar Sherzai
It is great to hear that an Afghan woman is among four winners of this year’s Courage in Journalism Awards announced by a Washington-based media organization on Friday, May 03. The achievement ...
In the Pursuit of Happiness
May 04, 2013 | Mohammad Rasool Shah
In every social setup, extending from a family to a cross-cultural and multinational organization, efforts are done to motivate the people or members to show better performance. The ...
How Nation-States Evolved?
May 02, 2013 | Dilawar Sherzai
In politics, individuals normally do not act alone, but in connection with social groupings. Historically, the political world has been divided in terms of “we” versus ...
Silence of the Good
May 02, 2013 | Mohammad Rasool Shah
In one of the European countries, a case was filed in a court in which neighbors stated that they and their children were disturbed by one of their neighbors. It was stated that the ...
Parenting in Challenging Circumstances
May 02, 2013 | Abbas Ali Sultani
Developing positive relationships with parents and families of low socio-economic status and getting them involved with their children's education and school activities is a challenge. In ...
The Ulema Council’s Suggestions
May 01, 2013 | Masood Korosh
President Hamid Karzai has welcomed another call from Afghanistan conservative Ulema Council. He agreed for a crackdown on television stations on account of their immoral and un-Islamic ...
Good Governance, Prime Requisite
May 01, 2013 | Asmatyari
Since the dawn of civilization man has been striving hard to manage his affairs systematically. The desire to become systematic to the point and precise has led human being to develop variety of ...
Swelling Concerns Regarding Security
April 30, 2013 | Dilawar Sherzai
It is thought that war against terrorism in Afghanistan has now reached to its final phase and would soon be concluded with the end of the transition period; this is, at least, what is thought by US, NATO ...
Five Balls of Life
April 30, 2013 | Mohammad Rasool Shah
Those who are working know very well how much true these words are. With the exception of a small number of people, every one of us has experienced setbacks and difficulties in our career or work. A ...
A Different Balkan Story
April 30, 2013 | Catherine Ashton
As much as anywhere in Europe, the recent history of the western Balkans has been written in blood. From its role in igniting the First World War, via the occupation and resistance ...
Criteria for Good and Evil
April 29, 2013 | Asmatyari
There is no such thing or act as good or evil, there are only those with power and the will to use it. There are several reasons for this being true, most importantly the fact that cultural differences dictate ...
What Challenges will New Elected Prime Minister Face in Pakistan?
April 29, 2013 | Muhammad Younas
Saudi Arabia has always been the most cordial friends of Pakistan and both countries seem to enjoy the warm relations. Common faith, oil and Pakistan’s strategic position in the region help both ...
What are Pressure Groups?
April 27, 2013 | Dilawar Sherzai
It is believed that democracy is a government of the people, which implies that people participate actively in the formation of the government and the affairs of the state. People may play such a ...
First Comes Afghanistan
April 27, 2013 | Asmatryari
Afghanistan has been a hospitable land, hosting a large number of expeditions to unusual power seekers. The Mughal Empire in Sub-continent laid its foundation via routes through this ...
Children Live With…..
April 27, 2013 | Mohammad Rasool Shah
Dorothy Law Nolte was an American writer and family counselor. In 1954, she published a poem on childrearing, ‘Children Learn What They Live’ which became so famous that it was largely ...
An Essential Human Right
April 25, 2013 | Dilawar Sherzai
Human beings, living in today’s world of ours, seem to be losing contentment and satisfaction. There are many incidents taking place in different parts of world that depict that human beings are ...
Problems with Better Solutions
April 25, 2013 | Muhammad Rasool Shah
A person did not like television and its programs and wanted that all the members of his family should stay distant from it. He was of the view that, this evil box would demolish the characters ...
Rivalry among Rebellions’ Supporters
April 25, 2013 | Masood Korosh
he Arab league unintentionally spoiled another move towards ending the civil war in Syria. On Monday, United Nations Secretery General, Mr. Ban Ki-moon asked all sides to stop supplying arms to ...
Seclusion from Society
April 24, 2013 | Dilawar Sherzai
The great Greek thinker, Aristotle, had noticed that man is by nature a social animal. He, no doubt, was right. Man lives in a society and within a society he is bound to be in chains – the ...
Increase in Poppy Cultivation
April 24, 2013 | Abbas Daiyar
The United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC) has released its Opium Risk Assessment 2013 report on Afghanistan. Poppy production has been on record high in third consecutive ...
The Practicable Accountability
April 24, 2013 | Asmatyari
Subsequent to Tokyo conference on July 8, 2012, the donors of the conference agreed to provide a very large amount of civilian aid to Afghanistan ($16 billion over four years, or $4 billion per ...
Remembering Earth on Earth Day
April 23, 2013 | Dilawar Sherzai
Among the international issues that have been influencing the human beings, the deterioration of environment through different types of contaminations is a major one. This issue, if left ...
A Burning Issue
April 23, 2013 | Muhammad Rasool Shah
Last year, the news about the rape and murder of a girl in Mumbai of India got mass attention and was heard and discussed in every corner of the world. The girl was travelling in a public bus ...
Democracy in Pakistan
April 23, 2013 | Masood Korosh
Months ago a cheerful report decorated the headlines of Pakistani and international newspapers: the civil government successfully came to an end after serving its full term for the ...
Sane Action Leads to Bliss
April 22, 2013 | Dilawar Sherzai
The stretched out darkness of the night flows into the light of the dawn, and gets enlightened in the next beautiful morning. The day, after passing through its definite time, turns back to ...