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What if Talks Come to a Standstill?
September 01, 2016 | Hujjatullah Zia
Following the fall of the Taliban’s regime, Afghanistan sought peace through negotiation and urged warring factions to stop violence and bloodshed. Peace was a top...
Freedom of Media is Freedom of Thoughts
August 31, 2016 | Mohammad Zahir Akbari
Media can play a key role in reinforcing transparency in democratic processes and its institutionalization. Citizens must use new media to monitor social, political or...
Cold War between Kabul and Islamabad
August 31, 2016 | Hujjatullah Zia
Within the last two years, as militancy has escalated in Afghanistan, a sense of mistrust between Kabul and Islamabad heightened and harsh rhetoric has been exchanged...
No Unity, No Victory
August 30, 2016 | Mohammad Zahir Akbari
What is unity? Unity is the act of joining together and working together as a communion unit in order to achieve common goal. When all the people of a nation join together and...
Unfortunate Consequence of Child Hunger
August 29, 2016 | Mohammad Zahir Akbari
Chronic child hunger caused epidemic of behavior problems and learning disorders in our children both schools, Universities and communities. While treatment of these hidden...
Ideological Outlooks Hamper Human Rights
August 28, 2016 | Hujjatullah Zia
In the state of nature, there were no rule and regulation and the community was empty of virtue and moral values. For instance, when a member of a tribe was killed in the past...
The Student Who was More Than an Ambassador
August 28, 2016 |
After the fall of the Taliban black regime and the establishment of the new government, the international community has been helping the Afghan people and government in many...
Attacking the Future of Afghanistan
August 27, 2016 | Mohammad Zahir Akbari
Since formation of the National Unity Government, Afghanistan has been facing increasing challenges unprecedented in contemporary history of this country. From Daily occurrence...
Road to Economic Liberty
August 25, 2016 | Dr. Faisal Ali
“Usury is evil because the usurer seeks avariciously what has no finite limits”. (Burudian, a professor at the University of Paris in fourteenth century)
Violence will Never Breed Peace
August 25, 2016 | Hujjatullah Zia
Imposing ideology with the barrel of gun will lead to violence and bloodshed. History shows that lack of religious tolerance and warped minds resulted in great destructions and...
My Girls20 Journey
August 24, 2016 | Simin Haidary
It was April 2016 when I received the exciting news that I was selected in the Girls20 delegate representing Afghanistan. Girls20 is a globally active social enterprise from...
When the Rule of Law Disappears
August 24, 2016 | Mohammad Zahir Akbari
According to some studies, almost all articles of the Constitution of Afghanistan have been violated over the past 13 years. According to the findings of the survey, 161...
The Mournful Taliban Heighten Militancy
August 23, 2016 | Hujjatullah Zia
Since the Taliban are reeling from the death of their leader Mullah Akhtar Mansour, they have intensified their attacks in Afghanistan. Their newly appointed leader Mowlavi...
The Power of Writing
August 21, 2016 | Mohammad Zahir Akbari
Writing has the energy and power with the ability to help, to heal, to hinder, to hurt, to harm, to humiliate, to humble and to make think.The biggest benefit of writing is...
Afghanistan’s Independence
August 20, 2016 | Hujjatullah Zia
Succeeding to the throne, Amanullah Khan declared independence in 1919 and pursued an independent foreign policy free from the influence of the British Rule and his rule...
Independency Depends to Leaders of Tomorrow
August 20, 2016 | Mohammad Zahir Akbari
Considering current economic, cultural and political conditions, it seems unanimously agreeable that Afghanistan is one of the most dependent countries in the world! Unfortunately...
Library is the Hospital of Mind
August 17, 2016 | Mohammad Zahir Akbari
Many of mind diseases are Communicable and its poisonous viruses can rapidly spread through new media among the society. More than ever, there are seriously needs for hospitals...
Crossing the Red Line
August 16, 2016 | Hujjatullah Zia
Three decades of war and violence have resulted in cultural erosion and moral decline in Afghanistan. The current culture is based either on secular mindset or radical ideology...
The Endless Traffic Challenge in Kabul
August 15, 2016 | Mohammad Zahir Akbari
Kabul is the heart of political, commercial, cultural, educational and social life in Afghanistan and the fifth fastest growing city in the world. Due to Lack of adequate employment...
The Importance of Aiming Before Shooting
August 14, 2016 | Mohammad Zahir Akbari
Imagine somebody give you a bow, arrow and asking to shoot, your first expected response would be, “At what?” When there is no target, there is no purpose for shooting. You could shoot...
Democracy – A Pyrrhic victory for Afghan Nation
August 13, 2016 | Hujjatullah Zia
Afghanistan has passed numerous ups and downs throughout the history for democratization. Following the 18th century, as democracy burgeoned in some parts of the world...
Terrorist Attack in Pakistan
August 11, 2016 | Hujjatullah Zia
Pakistan is embroiled in mounting insurgency and people from various racial and religious spectrum fall victim to terrorist attacks. Their blood is spilt in public places ...
Quality of Life Depends on Quality of Thoughts
August 10, 2016 | Mohammad Zahir Akbari
Most of us are not what we could be. We are less than we could have been seeing that we have great natural capacity and potential. But most of it is dormant; most is undeveloped...
Challenges of Red Panda Conservation in India
August 10, 2016 | Saikat Kumar Basu
Red panda (Ailurus fulgens) conservation is a monumental challenge in India. The beautiful mammal which is reported to be found in the Himalayan forests of the...
Obstacles before Democracy
August 09, 2016 | Hujjatullah Zia
With the withdrawal of coalition forces in 2014, the insurgency has increased in Afghanistan and engendered fear and disappointment among the public. Afghan ...
The Upcoming G20 Summit in China: Aims to Promote Common Development
August 08, 2016 | Yao Jing
On 4-5 September, 2016, the 11th G20 Summit will be held in Hangzhou, China, and President Xi Jinping along with the leaders from other member states, guest countries and...
Time Management and Its Effects on Quality of Life
August 08, 2016 | Ahmad Shah Karimi
Of all the elements everyone has to work with, none is more precious than time. Time is extremely important in everyone’s life, it helps people to organize and structure...
Violence Against Women
August 07, 2016 | Hujjatullah Zia
The persistent violence against Afghan women unfolds the patriarchal system and traditional beliefs practiced widely in individual and collective life. They have been discriminated...
Functions and Operations of Political Party in Democratic Systems
August 06, 2016 | Mohammad Zahir Akbari
Politics is the process to organize how we live together in a society, and the purpose of political parties is to join people who hold similar points of view about the...
Afghan Soldiers – The National Heroes
August 04, 2016 | Hujjatullah Zia
Having assumed full responsibility for national security in December 2014, the Afghan forces had displayed commitment to the nation and the constitution through immense sacrifice...
Role of New Media in Social and Political Development
August 03, 2016 | Mohammad Zahir Akbari
What is new media? New media consists of the Internet, mobile phones, and social media networks such as blogs and micro-blogs, social networking websites, video-sharing sites, and others...
Nusra Rebranding Old Wine in New Bottle
August 03, 2016 | Manish Rai
Jabhat-Al-Nusra Front, once al-Qaeda's official branch in Syria, has cut ties with the parent organisation with the approval of al-Qaeda central leadership. Nusra Front is one...
Pollution – A Serious Menace to Public Health
August 02, 2016 | Hujjatullah Zia
Pollution poses a serious threat to the world, including Afghanistan. It takes its toll on individuals’ health and scores of men, women and children lose their lives annually...
We are As Strong As We Are United, As Weak As We Are Divided
August 01, 2016 | Mohammad Zahir Akbari
Usually the political literature in Afghanistan is full of harsh self-hatred words which are not good practice for national unity and shaky democracy of this country. There are some...
Terror Attacks Cause Anger and Hatreds
July 31, 2016 | Mohammad Zahir Akbari
Every day seems to launch a new global wave of bloody murders across the world Including developed countries of the world equipped with modern security features while thousands...