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Economists vs. Scientists on Long-Term Growth
March 06, 2018 | Kenneth Rogoff
CAMBRIDGE – Most economic forecasters have largely shrugged off recent advances in artificial intelligence (for example, the quantum leap demonstrated by ...
The Middle East’s nuclear Technology clock is ticking
March 06, 2018 | James M. Dorsey
Concern about a nuclear arms race is fuelled by uncertainty over the future of Iran’s 2015 nuclear agreement, a seeming US willingness to weaken its strict ...
Making the Business Case for Gender Equality
March 05, 2018 | Achim Steiner and Phumzile Mlambo-Ngcuka
Around the world, gender bias is attracting renewed attention. Through protest marches and viral social-media campaigns, women everywhere are demanding an ...
The Main Features of Democracy
March 05, 2018 | Mohammad Zahir Akbari
Undoubtedly, democracy is the most important factor in stabilization and development of post-conflict countries; on the contrary, there are no kingdoms or autocratic ...
The Reasons behind a Peaceful Coexistence in China
March 04, 2018 | Hujjatullah Zia
In the People’s Republic of China, all individuals are able to exercise their fundamental rights –i.e. their rights to life, liberty, and property – without barriers...
Strategic Significance of Chabahar Port for India & Afghanistan International Business Relations
March 04, 2018 | Fayazuddin Ghiasi
The Iranian port of Chabahar (previously Bandar Beheshti), directly or indirectly, is situated in the path of some of the some strategic ...
Improving Legitimacy Through Welfare Services
March 03, 2018 | Dilawar Sherzai
It is one of the most important responsibilities of a government that it must make efforts to provide the basic requirements of life to the people; particularly ...
The Outcome of Kabul Process
March 01, 2018 | Hujjatullah Zia
The issue of peace had its ebb and flow within the past decade and Afghans were fluctuating between fear and hope. The reconciliation process has been a rocky road for the past and present administrations...
High Birthrate: Potential Threats to The Social Order
March 01, 2018 | Mohammad Zahir Akbari
Beside other challenges, the High Birthrate has also been identified as one of the most worrying issues in the world, especially in Afghanistan. ...
The Significant Role of Intellectuals
Fabruary 27, 2018 | Dilawar Sherzai
It is a crystal clear fact that throughout the decades the intellectuals and writers have not been given the position and the status they deserve...
Role of Internet in the Modern Era
Fabruary 26, 2018 | Mohammad Zahir Akbari
Today’s modernizations have been extremely beholden tolaunch of the internet and its applications which have provided the individuals and organizations ...
Freeing German Democracy
Fabruary 26, 2018 | Helmut K. Anheier
BERLIN – The spectacle surrounding the recent talks to form a new coalition government in Germany is a bellwether of voter discontent. The power games, pork barreling ...
Women and the Unending Barriers
Fabruary 25, 2018 | Hujjatullah Zia
Woman, who is treated as historical pariah, lives a no is some life. She is doomed to suffer overwhelming pain and anguish in one way or another. Her beauty is ...
Afghans don’t want return of Taliban era
Fabruary 24, 2018 | Asif Ghaznawi
This is one of the most important economic projects ever started in Afghanistan. Many high ranking officials including the Presidents of Afghanistan and Turkmenistan ...
Tech vs. Democracy
Fabruary 24, 2018 | Guy Verhofstadt
BRUSSELS – Instagram, a photo-sharing platform owned by Facebook, recently caved in to a demand by the Russian government that it remove posts by opposition...
What is the Chinese Path? (Part 2)
Fabruary 22, 2018 | Liu Jinsong
Afghan friends often express their admiration after visiting Shanghai, Beijing and other Chinese cities. They believed that China has already been a developed ...
A glance at peace process in Afghanistan
Fabruary 22, 2018 | Mohammad Zahir Akbari
In spite of long time struggles for peace in Afghanistan, they have frequently failed in the country. However, there is no more beautiful word than peace for...
The Past Glories are at Stake
Fabruary 21, 2018 | Hujjatullah Zia
Afghan nation paid large sacrifice to embrace freedom and protect religious principles and moral values. The historical wars against the invasion of Soviet ...
What is the Chinese Path?
Fabruary 21, 2018 | Liu Jinsong
I assumed my post one month and a half ago. During this period, most frequent questions I’ve been asked by my Afghan friends are: Why has China made remarkable ...
Pakistan on FATF’s watchlist; Business of Terrorism
Fabruary 20, 2018 | EFSAS Commentary
Terrorism is a syndicate-based activity; its business is to induce fear and, in order to generate that fear, terrorism, like any other business...
Afghanistan: Violence against Women
Fabruary 19, 2018 | Mohammad Zahir Akbari
In spite of overmuch advocacy against women violence since 2001 it remains one of the most challenging problems in Afghanistan. it occurs everywhere and ...
Accountability is the Key to Better Governance
Fabruary 18, 2018 | Dilawar Sherzai
One of the key requirements of good governance is accountability. Not only governmental institutions but also the private sector and civil society organizations ...
Peace Negotiation – An Endless Game
Fabruary 18, 2018 | Hujjatullah Zia
The Taliban guerilla fighters continued insurgency in Afghanistan despite being toppled by the US invasion in 2001. The disintegration of their regime ...
Unending Controversy over Peace Talks
Fabruary 17, 2018 | Hujjatullah Zia
The peace negotiation has been a highly controversial issue within the last decade. Afghanistan and its allies have invariably urged the Taliban outfit to stop violence and bloodshed...
Poor: Because of Being Rich
Fabruary 17, 2018 | Mohammad Zahir Akbari
Afghanistan is one of richest countries in terms of having strategic business location, huge mineral resources and young workforce, but ranked as one of the poorest countries ...
Tackling Pakistani Madrassas: An uphill struggle
Fabruary 14, 2018 | James M. Dorsey
This is an edited version of remarks by James M. Dorsey at the launch in Islamabad on 30 January 2018 of ‘The Role of Madrassas: Assessing Parental Choice...
The Causes of Rising Crime in Kabul
Fabruary 13, 2018 | Sakhi Rezaie
Crime is one of the social issues which is of constant importance in our society. In the last few months we have witnessed a sharp rise in crime in Kabul...
Afghanistan : Drought and climate change effects
Fabruary 12, 2018 | Mohammad Zahir Akbari
As the water sources are heavily dependent on annual rainfall and snowfall but lack of snowfall in the winter season has intensified concerns over increase of droughts and climate ...
Process and importance of socialization
Fabruary 12, 2018 | Ahmad Karimi
Humans are social creatures by nature; they have a need or requirement to socialize with others. According to the Cambridge University Press, the definition of socialize...
2018 – A Terrible Ordeal for the Taliban
Fabruary 11, 2018 | Hujjatullah Zia
Spilling the blood of the Taliban fighters has been considered a panacea for the ongoing violence and bloodshed after peace talks came to unbreakable stalemate...
Collusion of Terrorist Groups with Organized Crime Groups
Fabruary 10, 2018 | Zia Nizam
It today’s life terroristic crimes are present as a challenging phenomenon in different parts of the world, consistently conflicting governments and people in the area. In addition to the incapability ...
Security Challenges in Afghanistan
Fabruary 08, 2018 | Mohammad Sakhi Rezaie
As the political history of Afghanistan shows, the dominant political system in our country has not been democracy. Due to various reasons and failures on the part of all...
The Shocking Human Fatalities
Fabruary 08, 2018 | Hujjatullah Zia
Regional conflicts have taken a colossal toll on civilians, mainly children. Human fatalities make the headlines around the world. Streams of civilians’ blood are spilled without a ...
No End to Gender Discrimination
Fabruary 07, 2018 | Hujjatullah Zia
Despite democratic system, the violation of women’s rights and dignity is widespread in Afghanistan. Women have been left at the mercy of cultural restrictions and traditional mindset...
A Glance at the Rule of Law in Afghanistan
Fabruary 07, 2018 | Mohammad Zahir Akbari
According to a global study about the rule of law which carried out by the World Justice Project (WJP) in 113 coun¬tries, Afghanistan ranked 111th—ahead of only Cambodia and ...