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Paris Meeting and Peace Talks with Taliban
December 13, 2012 | Masood Korosh
The Taliban will attend a meeting in Paris this month to talk about country’s future but would not discuss peace and reconciliation with Afghan government. The meeting, organized by a ...
A Visible Success for Oppositions after Series of Failures
December 12, 2012 | Masood Korosh
The Islamist President of Egypt, Mr. Mohammad Mursi, rescinded his decree of ensuring him sweeping power in the country's political establishment on Sunday. Definitely the measure is a clear retreat ...
Promoting Religious Tolerance in Afghanistan
December 12, 2012 | Abdul Ahad Bahrami
Religion has always been important in Afghans' life. Most of ordinary Afghans observe Islamic obligations and all Afghans consider themselves faithful to Islam. In Afghans' common belief, religion is ...
Social Evils and Their Eradication
December 11, 2012 | Dilawar Sherzai
There are myriads of societies living in our world. Each one has its own characteristics. However, it should be noted that no society is perfect. Every society has certain evils and disadvantages. Some ...
Afghan Revolution!
December 11, 2012 | Mohammad Rasool Shah
I was travelling by the public coaster and it was passing through the slums of the city. Everything was saddening. There were children crying in the streets. Majority of these children were bare-footed and ...
Corruption and Socio-political downfall!
December 11, 2012 | Asmat Yari
Corruption is an act of bribery or misuse of public position or power for the fulfillment of selfish motives or to gain personal gratifications or misuse of authority as a result of ...
The Role of Research and Experiment
December 10, 2012 | Dilawar Sherzai
It can be observed throughout the annals of history that the societies that have been open and have been able to search and discover have been gifted in so many ways. They have not only developed but have opened many doors of knowledge, through which ...
The European Union is One of the Most Successful Peacekeeping Projects
December 10, 2012 | Vygaudas Ušackas
Today, the leaders of the European Union are in Oslo to receive the Nobel peace prize. The Nobel committee decided to award the European Union with this prize because the EU is seen as an example ...
Nothing is Permanent Except Change
December 09, 2012 | Dilawar Sherzai
From a personal to social life, it can be easily observed that changes play a dominant role in keeping a person's or a group's life influenced. It is the permanence of change that keeps the interest permanent; otherwise, monotony would easily overcome human beings. The change is the nature ...
The Creative Role of Afghan Women
December 09, 2012 | Amena Hashemi
While women in Afghanistan today are still among the most disadvantaged in the world, slowly their ability to explore and achieve improved economic potential is getting healthier and is ...
Elections amid Terrorism
December 09, 2012 | Farman Nawaz
Which one will occur first, general elections or military operation against terrorists in North Waziristan? Is it possible to hold elections in such an environment where terrorists have targeted ...
A Filthy Business
December 08, 2012 | Dilawar Sherzai
As there have been poverty and discriminations in different parts of world, there have been different types of social problems as well. Among them one of the most dominating one ...
Selfless Service; the Reward for Living
December 08, 2012 | Asmat Yari
The auspicious moments I served in a social organization volunteering for community service are regarded the greatest achievement of my entire career. I always see my achievements as ...
Democracy and General Will
December 06, 2012 | Dilawar Sherzai
The basic question about a democratic system is that whether it protects the liberty and rights of the people as whole or it protects the liberty of every individual. Does it let the ...
Requisites of Good Governance
December 06, 2012 | Asmat Yari
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 ...
Dispute on Combating Climate Change
December 06, 2012 | Masood Korosh
A display of disparity and disagreement can be felt in the air blowing out of conference hall of Doha where countries are engaged in intense discussion over how to reduce the greenhouse gases. The ...
Platonic Justice
December 05, 2012 | Dilawar Sherzai
It would not be an exaggeration to say that without justice it would be impossible to run the affairs of the country. Therefore, a government or a legal system must pursue justice in its pure form so
Pakistan and Afghanistan Need a Bold Effort to Fight Terrorism
December 05, 2012 | Abdul Samad Haidari
Both Pakistan and Afghanistan have remained most vulnerable and victimized of terrorist activities in the last few years under the domination of fanatic and narrow minded groups. Their inhuman and ...
Public Opinion
Decembe 04, 2012 | Dilawar Sherzai
Public Opinion may be defined as, "Attitudes, perspectives and preferences of a population towards events, circumstances and issues of mutual interest". Public opinion plays an important ...
HIV/AIDS Epidemic in Afghanistan
December 04, 2012 | Abbas Daiyar
The Ministry of Health has reported that there are 1,327 cases of HIV AIDS registered in Afghanistan. Mostly an epidemic among drug users, 70 percent of them are males, 25 percent females, and five ...
In Pursuit of Better Living!
December 03, 2012 | Dilawar Sherzai
In many countries of the world because of different sorts of social and political problems, people are forced to leave their countries and move to other parts of the world in search of better lives and opportunities. Such people can be termed as ...
Innovative approach to Palestine-Israel Conflict!
December 03, 2012 | Asmat Yari
On Thursday, November 30, Palestinian Authority (PA) was recognized as a non-member observer state in United Nation (UN), by overwhelming votes. Out of the 193-member assembly, 138 countries supported the PA ...
Afghanistan Health Care System
December 03, 2012 | Dr. Amena Hashemi
Decades of war and civil strife have adversely affected the delivery of health services to the population of Afghanistan. Until recently, the network of public service delivery had been disrupted ...
Pillars of State
December 02, 2012 | Dilawar Sherzai
Every modern state stands on four basic pillars also termed as organs of the state. These include Legislature, Executive, Judiciary ...
Afghans Themselves Need to Take Initiative
December 02, 2012 | Abdul Samad Haidari
This is the twelfth year of war on terror in Afghanistan. The war started against the fundamentalists and other fanatic groups who upset peace and have been growing to stop civilization and ...
The Worth of Institutions
December 01, 2012 | Dilawar Sherzai
The incapacity of human beings to live alone on their own has made them live in the form of groups. The interdependence of human beings has made them interact and communicate with one another and has brought them closer. This phenomenon has led to the formation of ...
Worries Grow Serious about the Future
December 01, 2012 | Abdul Samad Haidari
As the time moves towards the departure of U.S. and its allies from Afghanistan, the worries about the future get more serious. Most of the analysts with their daily reports on most popular ...
Afghan Socio-political Scenario and Ambiguities
November 29, 2012 | Dilawar Sherzai
The approach of the people and intellectuals towards the socio-political scenario in Afghanistan seems divergent and there are not very certain attitudes in this regard. There are many "ifs" and "buts" and ...
Does Punishment end Crimes?
November 29, 2012 | Asmat Yari
For many years the death penalty has been the sentence for murderers, rapists, bombers, serial killers and criminals. Last week, 14 inmates, at Kabul's Pul-e Charkhi prison, were hanged for a variety ...
The Real Terrorist
November 28, 2012 | Dilawar Sherzai
It is very unfortunate to note that human history is filled with violent incidents. The violence has been able to overshadow the docile aspect of human nature every now and then both through major wars and individual conflicts. There have been many ...
Increasing Sectarian Sensitivities
November 28, 2012 | Abbas Daiyar
The past decade has brought significant political and religious freedom to the long-suppressed Shia minority in Afghanistan who make about 25 percent of the population. Capital Kabul is a symbol of the ...
The Vexing Issue of Addiction
November 28, 2012 | Masood Korosh
With no exception, all failed states, weak states as well as those ones which just emerge out of armed conflict are in due need of reconstruction and developmental program. Needless to say, these ...
Aftermath of 2014; A Positive Approach!
November 27, 2012 | Mohammad Rasool Shah
There may be many frightening factors in one's life but worrying about it and feeling disappointed has never solved any problem. The news of withdrawal of International ...
Violence Against Women and Stability
November 27, 2012 | Abbas Daiyar
A famous differently stated quote says a society is judged by the way it treats its women. Perfectly fit for Afghanistan, it not only shows the contradiction of women's social status in our ...
Time to Eliminate Violence against Women in Afghanistan
November 27, 2012 | Vygaudas Ušackas
Despite all the efforts of the Afghan government, civil society and the international community, Afghanistan continues to be considered one of the most insecure places on Earth for a woman to ...