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Action Speaks Louder than Words
November 10, 2012 | Dilawar Sherzai
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 ...
Feeling It Better
November 10, 2012 | Mohammad Rasool Shah
Usually we come with such scenes; a patient lying on the bed, his face sad and gloomy, his voice trembling and weak, his movements dull and weak, his words full of sadness and disappointment and all other ...
Sinless Death!
November 10, 2012 | Asmat Yari
Endowed with profound devotion to education, peace promotion, in-depth love for country, faith in harmony, respect for neighbors, looking forward for peaceful co-existence and sincerity to business ...
Democracy Requires Accountability
November 08, 2012 | Dilawar Sherzai
Accountability is a key requirement of good governance. Not only governmental institutions but also the private sector and civil society organizations must be accountable to the public and to their institutional stakeholders. The institutions in ...
Stealing Contentment
November 08, 2012 | Mohammad Rasool Shah
Now all the guests had almost come and lunch was going to be served. Room was big and number of guests was anyhow not less than 40. There were different kinds of people among the guests; politicians, government ...
The Fissure has Got Bolder among Syrians
November 08, 2012 | Masood Korosh
Perhaps, what has become an irritating obsession and nudges the sanctum of world leaders is the civil uprising-cum-full-fledged civil war in Syria. Every initiative held by any veteran diplomat crashes ...
A Woman’s Extraordinary Fight Against Injustice
November 07, 2012 | Noorjahan Akbar
It has been more than a year since Batool Muradi has begun her legal battle to regain her dignity and claim basic human rights for herself and her children. The fight has been exhausting and ...
Afghan Women, Paying the Price of Dark Eras throughout the History
November 07, 2012 | Abbas Ali Sultani
Afghanistan, a society where poverty excels and illiteracy rules, is full of tragedy and misfortunes. Considering the current horrifying situation of Afghan women in this modern era, it would be ...
Miseries of the Refugees Continue
November 07, 2012 | Dilawar Sherzai
In an attempt to discourage the refugees from different countries to reach Australia through the dangerous see journey, Australian government took an initiative to send the refugees who ...
Approval of Afghan-German Deal
November 06, 2012 | Dilawar Sherzai
The upper house of Afghan parliament, Meshrano Jirga, on Sunday, November 04, approved the strategic partnership agreement between Afghanistan and Germany. This agreement, along with the other strategic agreements with developed countries of the world, is ...
Democracy and Constitutions
November 06, 2012 | Muhammad Rasool Shah
A very rich person went to one of the oldest universities of world in England (I am not sure about the name of the university). He was very much impressed from all the departments and vast functioning of ...
Emphasize on the Role of Mojahideen beyond 2014
November 06, 2012 | Masood Korosh
In a remarkable gathering in western Herat province, tens of Jihadi leaders from south and western provinces and thousands of their supporters put the challenges ahead of Mujahideen on the ...
The ‘Ending War’ and Afghanistan
November 05, 2012 | Dilawar Sherzai
It has become evident from the election campaigns of the both the presidential candidates for the US presidential election – Obama and Romney, that US would commit to the decision of ending ...
Afghans are Worried about the Future
November 05, 2012 | Masood Korosh
One of the key issues that sets Afghans on the roller-coaster of wariness and uncertainty is the transparency and soundness of Presidential election scheduled to be held on April 5, 2014 when ...
Display, policy shift!
November 05, 2012 | Asmat Yari
The presidential campaigns underway in US had turned winter into political summer. After 24 hours from Election Day, national election polls show an extremely tight race between Democrat's ...
Concerns Regarding Food Shortage in Winter
November 04, 2012 | Dilawar Sherzai
As the winter is going to approach, the difficulties that Afghan people will face are going to increase. The problems are not only related to providing safeguard against 'killing cold weather' but also having accessibility to other requirements of ...
Let’s Pursue Enlightenment
November 04, 2012 | AsmatYari
The Taliban regime demonstrated atrocities, world eye witnessed; women were regarded as third class citizens, the foreigners were considered infidels, and Jihad was legalized ...
Sacrifice from a Broader Perspective!
November 04, 2012 | Mohammad Rasool Shah
In last article about Eid-ul-Azha, we observed the spiritual gains of sacrifice on the occasion of Eid which are mostly limited to one's own self. Now, we will observe the vast impacts ...
Jobs and Professions
November 03, 2012 | Mohammad Rasool Shah
Economics is an interesting field of study. One of the main and interesting topics of it is concerned with the professions. Usually, this field of study has been developed to address two questions; one is to make sure the availability of all the services and products so that ...
Talks with Taliban without Arbitrator
November 03, 2012 | Farman Nawaz
The option of military operation in North Waziristan (NW) is always a point of disagreement between Pakistan and US on one side and among Pakistani politicians on another. When Pakistan army announces that it ...
The Obligation to Haj
November 03, 2012 | Abdul Samad Haidari
The obligation to Haj or pilgrimage to the Holy Makkah is the fifth of the given obligatory pillars for every Muslims. Performing the Haj for Muslims is considered a human-defining, behavior-refining ...
Ratifing Socialization!
November 01, 2012 | Asmat Yari
Human infants are born without any culture. They must be transformed by their parents, teachers, and others into cultural and socially adept individuals. The general process of acquiring ...
Not For This World!
November 01, 2012 | Mohammad Rasool Shah
In old times, when there was no commercialism and teachers taught students for the sole purpose of service and when this profession was not the mean of their livelihood, the blessings of ...
The Importance of Institutionalization
October 31, 2012 | Dilawar Sherzai
With the evolution of state and politics, there has been a movement from personality-centered structures and setups to the institutional-led structures. A thorough study of the journey from ...
Crisis-in-Making
October 31, 2012 | Abbas Daiyar
Every day passing with Government's reluctance to launch the voter registration and other preparations for polls in 2014, uncertainty and concerns grow stronger with a serious crisis-in-making. Political ...
Opium, Afghanistan and the Demand Factor
October 31, 2012 | Abdul Basir Saber
Imagine a landlocked country with little air or land access to the outside world and surrounded by hostile neighbors becoming the largest not only of producer of opium in the world but its exporter ...
Religion of feeble minds!
October 30, 2012 | Asmat Yari
The word "Superstition" literally means standing over or standing still at a thing in fear and awe. One important reason for anyone to be a victim of superstition is the fear of failure or the anxiety about the outcome. Superstition is the religion of feeble ...
It Is a Matter of Feelings
October 30, 2012 | Mohammad Rasool Shah
Today's article would start and end with some scenes from the streets of Kabul and I would leave it to you to draw the conclusion out of these. Weather is hot and it is almost 5 of the ...
Credibility, Transparency of Polls and ECC
October 30, 2012 | Abbas Daiyar
President Karzai is going to reject the important draft Law on Composition, Duties and Mandate of Independent Election Commission and Electoral Complains Commission. It seems another tussle between ...
Social Life is Indispensible for Humans
October 29, 2012 | 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 ...
The Essence of Sacrifice
October 29, 2012 | Muhammad Rasool Shah
According to our religion, good deeds, be it in any form, work as a shield against the difficulties, calamities and problems of life and stand as a wall in front of them and protect us and our family ...
Afghanistan’s Democracy and Stability Hang in the Balance
October 29, 2012 | Abdul Basir Saber
Many important political developments have happened in Afghanistan since 2002, changing inter alia the country's political landscape, governance and socio-cultural outlooks. Afghanistan has ...
Expectations from Afghanistan's Mineral Resources
October 24, 2012 | Dilawar Sherzai
The much awaited extraction of oil from AmuDarya in northern Afghanistan has been started by the Chinese firm – China National Petroleum Corp (CNPC). Afghanistan signed with CNPC a contract of ...
Essentials of Democracy
October 24, 2012 | Asmat Yari
Following the collapse of the Taliban, Afghan representatives and the international community gathered in Bonn, Germany to establish an alternative system for post-Taliban Afghanistan. At the Bonn I ...
A Teacher’s Motivational Perspectives
October 24, 2012 | Abbas Ali Sultani
One of the social issues facing children of poverty is emotional trauma. The emotional climate can often be very stressful and emotionally depriving. The lack of emotional nurturing can lead to ...