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The Relentless Violation of Human Rights
April 27, 2017 | Hujjatullah Zia
The heart-wrenching picture of three-year-old Syrian boy Aylan Kurdi, who drowned in the Mediterranean Sea on September 02, 2015, reflected the pains and sufferings of Syrian nation...
Peace and Sustainable Community
April 26, 2017 | Mohammad Eshaq Arifi
One of the main purposes of the United Nation for development is peace, justice and sustainable community. This was also a key issue for Afghanistan National Youth Symposium which came...
Parliament: Center for Rational Discussions or Routine Intimidations
April 26, 2017 | Naser Koshan
In this day and age, legislatures are meant to be venues for indulging in rational debates, maintaing decency and self-esteem among members. A pragmatic and forward thinking...
The Growing Mistrust
April 25, 2017 | Hujjatullah Zia
Following the Friday’s deadly attacks on a military base in Mazar-e-Sharif, Afghan MPs lashed out at Pakistan. The attack, which killed and wounded hundreds of Afghan soldiers, outraged...
Catastrophe and its Ensuing Necessities
April 25, 2017 | Syed Asif Husaini
Performing religious ritual after a human tragedy is favorable but not enough. The emotions and offering condolence over tragedies are a general occasion that all can do, including simple...
Talibanic Theology and Generating Mind of Killing
April 24, 2017 | Mohammad Hedayat
The massacre of Afghan National Army (ANA) in the 209 Shahin Corps of Mazar-e-Sharif was part of Talibanic political theology. The most significant aspect of this massacre – which stems only...
The Downgrading of Knowledge at our Universities
April 23, 2017 | Mohammad Baqirian
University is a highly significant institution which has played a key role regarding human societies around the globe. University is the mainstay of progress and development since great...
When Push Comes to Shove
April 22, 2017 | Hujjatullah Zia
The persistent push for talks despite the Taliban’s constant refusal and their large-scale attacks against Afghan nation and National Unity Government (NUG) will not be a well-thought-of...
Strategic Impulses
April 20, 2017 | Mohammad Ishaq Arifi
From long ago, Afghanistan has been the connecting and colliding point of far-reaching strategy for regional and global powers. Therefore, Afghanistan has never gained sustainable peace...
The Gap between State and Nation
April 20, 2017 | Hujjatullah Zia
Afghanistan’s fragile political system is left at the mercy of countless challenges. The political issue in the government’s machinery which has widened the gap among officials is...
Violence against Women Lingers
April 19, 2017 | Hujjatullah Zia
A number of individuals suffer from tribal culture which is in conflict with national law. Tribal councils play the role of local government in villages regardless of the Constitution...
A Few Questions to the ever-Present Witness
April 18, 2017 | Mohammad Orzgani
Following the statements of Afghan former President Hamid Karzai as a backlash against the “Mother Of All Bombs”, his National Security advisor Dr. Rangin Dadfar written in in...
Outrageous Violence
April 18, 2017 | Hujjatullah Zia
Lack of tolerance seems to be one of the challenging issues in Islamic societies. Intolerance stems from parochial mindsets and results in violence which will be a serious threat to...
Will the ‘Mother of All Bombs’ Slay the Mother of ISIL Group?
April 17, 2017 | Hujjatullah Zia
“If you look at what’s happened over the last eight weeks and compare that really to what’s happened over the past eight years, you’ll see there’s a tremendous...
Marco – The journalist Builds School for Bamyan Residents
April 16, 2017 | Nawroz Raja
Repressing his breath like a white dove, he focused his penetrating look at tape, which was hanged before the building gate. Gliding the scissor’s tail on the flamboyant tape, a burst of...
Terrorism Remains a Threat to Afghanistan and Pakistan
April 15, 2017 |
The Taliban’s splint groups, which triggered a sense of mistrust between Kabul and Islamabad, have been hot recently. The militant fighters seek to intensify their attacks in Afghan-Pak...
Will Peace Talks Lead to Stability?
April 13, 2017 | Hujjatullah Zia
Terrorism, which hampered democracy in Afghanistan, has been a controversial issue and the peace negotiation came to stalemate after years of fluctuation. Afghanistan’s neighboring...
Working Children and Vague Future
April 12, 2017 | Mahdi Modabbir
The children’s rights are one of the significant issues in Afghanistan which have been paid little attention. Backbreaking works by children are prohibited in national and...
Barriers before School and Schooling
April 11, 2017 | Hujjatullah Zia
The significant role of education in a society is beyond doubt. A country will have strong economic pillars and power for having standard educational system and qualified instructors...
Achievements and Challenges of NUG in Rule of Law
April 11, 2017 | By Syed Asif Husaini
The rule of law is one of the issues which has drawn the attention of lawyers, economists and political figures. Today, it is accepted that it will not be considered legal system without...
Economic and Financial Outcomes of President’s Trip
April 10, 2017 | Tawsily Gharjistani
Active diplomacy in the international arena reflects the tact and policy of a country. Since the establishment of the National Unity Government (NUG) the aspect of the foreign policy has been...
Obstacles before Getting Education
April 10, 2017 | Hujjatullah Zia
Afghanistan’s educational system remains fragile after decades of war and violence. Militancy carried out by warring factions, mainly the Taliban guerilla fighters, will minimize...
Strategic View to Economic Policy-making and Mines
April 09, 2017 | Tawsily Gharjistani
In the realm of economy, mid-term and long-term growth and self-sufficiency need different outlook, definition and strategic policy-making. There is enough potential vis-à-vis economic...
Syria’s War Goes from Bad to Worse
April 08, 2017 | Hujjatullah Zia
The Syria’s conflict, which started in 2011, has changed into a highly perilous game. The rights and liberty of the non-combatants are left at the mercy of militancy and...
When Sports Meet Politics
April 06, 2017 | Naser Koshan
Afghanistan cherishes a remarkable precedent of successive wins and outstanding achievements in sporting fields. Afghan athletes with mal-nurtured infrastructure and bureaucratic hurdles...
Do Good have Good!
April 05, 2017 | Muhammad Rasool Shah
The father of the child was sitting in front of me. As expected he first shouted advocating his son and tried all his efforts to make him prove as innocent and having characters similar...
A Society without Crime?
April 04, 2017 |
There are some practices which are considered against collective conscience and will hurt the feelings of the public in a society. For instance, violence and bloodshed and flagrant violation...
One Belt One Road and its impact on Afghanistan
April 03, 2017 | Sakhi Danish
One Belt One Road Initiative (OBOR) was first introduced by Chinese government in 2013, which is a development strategy and framework that focuses on connectivity and cooperation among...
A Blessed Bound!
April 02, 2017 | Muhammad Rasool Shah
Scene is of a big wedding hall which is full of guests. In the center lies the beautifully decorated stage where a grand but empty chair is waiting for the bridegroom. The hall is divided...
Any Room for Democracy?
April 01, 2017 | Hujjatullah Zia
The escalated militancy fills the air with a strong sense of fear and disappointment. The Taliban outfits have intensified their attacks which undermined democratic bases in Afghanistan...
We are ‘Part of the Whole’
March 30, 2017 | Hujjatullah Zia
A human being is part of the whole called by us universe, a part limited in time and space. We experience ourselves, our thoughts and feelings as something separate from the rest. A kind of...
“Freedom is not the Absence of Restraints”
March 29, 2017 | Dilawar Sherzai
The formation of states in human history has been convened by the concept that needs and rights of human beings should be safeguarded. In order to make sure that they have a better living, the...
The Escalated Militancy in Iraq and Syria
March 28, 2017 | Hujjatullah Zia
The Syria’s interminable war resulted in large-scale casualties and destruction. Syrians are left at the mercy of violence which stems from men’s megalomania and radical...
Class Discrepancy
March 26, 2017 | Dilawar Sherzai
The social and political changes in Afghanistan have been able to cast diverse effects on Afghan society. Among different changes the stratification of society into rich and power classes is a...
Tendency Towards Crime
March 25, 2017 | Hujjatullah Zia
When you see a broken chair, a sandal next to it, and drops of blood on the ground, you will think that a crime has been committed. Crime is part of life in a society and every one fears to be...