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Faces to be Remembered
April 30, 2014 | Mohammad Rasool Shah
Outside, the air was cold, but inside the room, a heater was burning slowly at a corner, giving all a pleasant feeling. We had just finished a very delicious dinner and now tea was being ...
Cure Hospital Tragedy
April 30, 2014 |
When he first started guarding the CURE international hospital, few at the West Kabul medical facility saw anything out of the ordinary about Ainuddin. And certainly, no one ...
Reasons behind Success of Dr. Abdullah
April 29, 2014 | Masood Korosh
After few days delay from the scheduled time, the full primary result of the election was announced. Despite criticisms from competing sides, the level of transparency was astonishingly convenient ...
Afghanistan once again Potential Microcosm of World Powers Confrontation
April 29, 2014 | Pashtun Duranai
Afghanistan is located between Middle East, Central Asia and South Asia, and based on its strategic geographic position it has been a barrier between two world powers ...
The Security Loopholes
April 27, 2014 | Masood Korosh
The assassination of three American citizens by an Afghan police in Cure Hospital in the capital opened the mouth of festering pain in Afghan security forces. Though they have displayed spectacular skills in terms ...
Implications of Foreign Funds Received by Congress and BJP
April 27, 2014 | Dr. Sandeep Pandey
In the context of movement against the Kudankulum nuclear power plant the PM had himself directly accused the movement of receiving foreign funds implying thereby that there were ...
Afghanistan: Run-off Election or Horse-trading?
April 26, 2014 | Muhammad Younas
With just over 82 percent of the results of the votes announced by the Independent Election Commission of Afghanistan (IEC) last Thursday, no presidential candidate seems to be announced including the ...
Deteriorating Quality of Education in Afghanistan!
April 26, 2014 | Mohammad Rasool Shah
The present situation of education in the country may be tolerable but at any cost, it cannot be considered satisfactory. Now that 12 years have passed and all our excuses of previous destruction, lack of infrastructure ...
Dr. Abdullah would be at Crossroad
April 26, 2014 | Farman Nawaz
If Dr. Abdullah Abdullah wins the seat of presidency in Afghanistan, it will not be a bed of roses for him. Just like a ropedancer he will have to move forward on the tightly ...
Endless Miseries of Afghans in Iran
April 24, 2014 | Asmatyari
Afghanistan and Iran enjoy cordial historic, cultural, ethnic, lingual and neighborly ties. Both the countries share common strategic, historical, cultural and economic grounds have vital interests. In fact, Afghanistan ...
Difference in Thoughts
April 24, 2014 | Hujjatullah Zia
I have a different opinion and you have a different one. I am a part of a distinct group and you are with another group. However, it is not a matter that should be considered ...
The Art of Communication
April 24, 2014 | Asmatyari
“Man, by nature is a social animal” the great Greek philosopher, Aristotle had once said. He might have considered the superficial agents entailing the unmet needs of man, serving ...
Human and Robot
April 23, 2014 | Mohammad Rasool Shah
It was a mass social gathering. There were hundreds of smiling and happy faces and they were all waiting for the inauguration of the ceremony. A popular celebrity was invited ...
Religion – A Controversial Issue
April 23, 2014 | Hujjatullah Zia
Religion is one of the great dilemmas which have been changed into the most controversial issue. Moreover, it has passed a tortuous history in the human societies. In our age, on the ...
Few Points about Result of Presidential Election
April 23, 2014 | Masood Korosh
The Independent Election Commission announced around 50 percent of primary result of 6th April Presidential Election. Despite consistent emphasis of officials over the issue ...
Religion – A legacy in the Heart of Secularism and Modernity
April 22, 2014 | Hujjatullah Zia
For the religious people, religion is the most prominent legacy handed over from the past generation to the present. Religious beliefs and practices remain purer than cultural elements, traditional lifestyles ...
Priorities of Forthcoming Premier
April 22, 2014 | Asmatyari
After completion of first round of election Afghanistan has entered into second round of counting and final declaration of result. The Independent Election Commission (IEC) undertook ...
Peace Talks and Kabul-Islamabad Relation
April 22, 2014 | Masood Korosh
One of the key issues that are outshined by Afghanistan’s presidential election and worries about its backfire is the destiny of peace negotiation with Taliban militants ...
Lessons Obtained from Afghan Presidential Polls 2014
April 21, 2014 | Dr. Hussain Yasa
Nadir Khan, the father of Zahir Shah, the last king of Afghanistan and Father of the Nation, decided to draft a constitution for his absolute monarchy, the sycophants in his court opposed the idea. They advised him ...
Understanding and Compromise
April 21, 2014 | Mohammad Rasool Shah
The Holy Prophet (PBUH) was on his way to Makkah from Madinah for pilgrimage. He was accompanied by a number of his fellows or followers. They had taken the animals for sacrifice ...
The Past and the Present
April 21, 2014 | Hujjatullah Zia
She stares at herself in the mirror putting on her makeup before going out. Shahnaz spends long minutes in using lipstick, eyeliner, nail polish, etc. Her high-heeled shoes, mini-skirt ...
The Dictatorial Ego
April 20, 2014 | Masood Korosh
We have a democratic framework which is established by years of international community military engagement. But still we lack something; something we do not have, and consistently threaten our already unstable ...
Child Marriage and Domestic Violence A curse For Afghan Society
April 20, 2014 | Dr. Florance Ebrahimi
The rights of women and girls, including freedom from child marriage and domestic violence, have generated emotionally charged debates in Afghanistan over the past decade ...
Afghan Presidential Polls 2014- The Mandate Should Be Respected
April 19, 2014 | Dr. Hussain Yasa
The world applauded third Afghan Presidential Polls held on 5th April 2014. There were two main reasons for the accolades. Firstly there was a visibly high turn-out. In all areas which they could reach the polling ...
Religious Exploitation: A Cause of Backwardness
April 19, 2014 | Hujjatullah Zia
The Sakhi Shrine is a holy place located in Northeast Kabul. People go to pray there, so as to obtain their worldly aspirations. They also pray for the souls of their grandparents ...
The Innocents of Bagram Prison!
April 19, 2014 | Mohammad Rasool Shah
The decision of President Karzai to release some prisoners from the notorious Bagram prison was not much welcomed both on national and international media. It was termed ...
In an Unequal World, We Need Inclusive Growth
April 17, 2014 | Jim Yong Kim
For a very long time, the rich have known to some extent how the poor around the world live. What’s new in today's world is that the best-kept secret from the poor, namely, how the rich ...
Prioritizing Issue-Centric Politics
April 17, 2014 | Asmatyari
April 5th turned a historic day for Afghans that granted them with the chance to elect their political leader. Out of estimated 30 million Afghan populations, nearly 7million population ...
The Prevailing Ignorance
April 17, 2014 | Dilawar Sherzai
One of the basic problems in Afghanistan is ignorance. And this problem is generating and invigorating many other problems as well. There are many problems that can be solved with ...
The Society We Live in
April 16, 2014 | Dilawar Sherzai
Here, almost everywhere, at every step of life, trust and conviction are ignored and at every instance a relation is broken. However, we would need to understand why it is so. Why are there the starvation of certainty ...
Calculation of Gains and Losses
April 16, 2014 | Mohammad Rasool Shah
As the withdrawal of foreign forces from Afghanistan is approaching, the debate about the overall impact of the stay of these forces is also getting heated up. In the international ...
War of Religion – A Historical Destruction
April 15, 2014 | Hujjatullah Zia
History shows that violence and bloodshed on the basis of religious beliefs will only lead to casualties and ravages. Shedding one’s blood for a particular ideology will foment trouble ...
Who Renders Crucial in Nation Building?
April 15, 2014 | Asmatyari
It is said that youth is the spring of life. It is the age of discovery and dreams. They have the power to transform the nation into a better place. They also have the ability ...
Character Dichotomy
April 15, 2014 | Masood Korosh
Today while I was travelling by public vehicle three stylish girls, wearing tight jeans, shiny sunglasses, small skirts, strain of hairs flowing down to their chicks, came and sat ...
New Beginning in the New Year
April 14, 2014 | Dilawar Sherzai
Time has been experiencing a continuous flow since the very beginning of the universe, and within this flow there are moments that are passing; there are hours that are going by and the flow never ...