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Who Will Win?
July 31, 2016 | Hujjatullah Zia
The Afghan-Pak relation has hit rock bottom following the decade-long ebb and flow. With the Taliban’s militancy, Pakistani officials persisted in peace talks and promised...
The Vulnerability of Afghan Civilians to Escalated Militancy
July 30, 2016 |
The surge in militancy has resulted in heavy casualties and Afghan civilians are left at the mercy of serious violence and bloodshed. A spate of terrorist attacks carried out by...
The Philosophy Behind Violence and Disorder
July 28, 2016 | Hujjatullah Zia
A strong sense of tendency towards breaking social norms or legal restrictions is felt among the individuals. Some simply transcend public values, which are deeply embedded in...
It Never Rains but It Pours
July 27, 2016 | Hujjatullah Zia
The social and political challenges fill the air with a sense of disappointment. Since Afghanistan is embroiled in interminable problems, Afghans, mainly the youths, have no clear...
Creating A Happier Workforce for Higher Productivity in Afghanistan
July 27, 2016 | Sun Xi
“Productivity isn’t everything, but in the long run it is almost everything,” said Paul Krugman, an eminent Nobel laureate in economics. So far, most ways used in Afghanistan to...
Erdogan Bashing Must Stop
July 26, 2016 | Ali Akin
An armed attack launched against the elected government and people in Turkey in the evening of 15 July 2016. It was well planned in advance and wide spread. Only the courage of...
The Strategic Leadership Competencies
July 26, 2016 | Mohammad Zahir Akbari
The study of leader traits has a long and controversial history. Some researches show that the possession of certain traits alone does not guarantee strategic leadership success...
Obstacles before Democracy
July 25, 2016 | Hujjatullah Zia
In democratic systems, discrimination on the grounds of race, sex, color or creed is not acceptable. All individuals are entitled to exercise their rights and dignity without barriers...
Carnage in Kabul
July 25, 2016 | Dilawar Sherzai
It was one of the most shocking scene when the peaceful demonstrators on the streets of Kabul were brutally targeted by suicide bombers. Three attackers with suicide vests...
Afghanistan Turning to Good Market for Indian Products
July 23, 2016 | Mohammad Zahir Akbari
Afghanistan markets are largely occupied with low quality products of neighboring countries some of which are extremely poor and harmful. These poor quality products are widely...
Intercultural Dialogue Crucial in Preventing and Ending Cultural Conflicts
July 21, 2016 | Mohammad Zahir Akbari
Thinking as a global citizen there are a lot of new opportunities and threatening issues to global peace process that must be consciously dealt with. One of the common...
Masterminding Attacks behind the Scene
July 21, 2016 | Hujjatullah Zia
Although terrorist groups maximize the level of threat against the entire region, Afghanistan bears the brunt of terrorism in the Asia. The escalation of militancy with the Taliban’s...
The Communicable Mental Disorders Pave the Bed for Social Violence
July 19, 2016 | Mohammad Zahir Akbari
Whenever we think about the challenges caused by insecurity, a lot of images come immediately in our minds: sever poverty, destruction, casualties, addiction, collapsed infrastructure...
Higher Education Reforms in Afghanistan
July 18, 2016 | Ahmad Jawed Samsor
None of higher education institutions in Afghanistan has ever been evaluated or ranked by an international or regional ranking body, in other words the institutes have not yet met the...
Privatizing System Important to Economic Development
July 18, 2016 | Mohammad Zahir Akbari
Afghanistan has the most centralized economic and political system of the day whilst privatization and decentralization system is widely recognized as great means of improving...
Environmental Pollution Silent Killer of Citizens
July 17, 2016 | Mohammad Zahir Akbari
Kabul is the most polluted capitals in the world which forms greater threat to life of citizens than the terrorist does! In other words, we do not have only terrorism as an enemy...
Human Rights Violation
July 17, 2016 | Hujjatullah Zia
Man’s natural and unalienable rights and dignity, which are stated in national laws and international instruments, are violated to a great extent. Curtailing people...
Traditions Gain the Upper Hand over Law
July 16, 2016 | Hujjatullah Zia
In a tradition-bound society, breaking social norms or moral standards will trigger public emotions and prompt the locals to show violent reaction without considering the state law...
The Outcome of Warsaw Summit!
July 14, 2016 | Hujjatullah Zia
With the escalating militancy and terrorist attacks, Afghan civilian and soldiers have sustained large casualties within the last two years despite having the upper hand in...
Dealing with the issue of mobility
July 13, 2016 | Dilawar Sherzai
Capitalism has always been in controversy because it has been a class-based system. The presence of three major economic classes in the system has always kept the discussions among...
Building Library Essential for Social Development
July 13, 2016 | Mohammad Zahir Akbari
The library occupies a very important place in social, economic and cultural development of a nation. The nation who does not use library or read books will frequently repeat...
The Blame Game Continues
July 12, 2016 | Hujjatullah Zia
Our regional initiatives with neighbors are beginning to yield significant cooperative dividends. The exception is with Pakistan – despite clear commitments to a quadrilateral...
Education for Sustainable Development
July 12, 2016 | Mohammad Zahir Akbari
Currently, Afghanistan abounds with dreadful environmental, economic, social challenges while not seen any significant milestone en route for long term action program in...
How to End Hunger
July 11, 2016 | Hilal Elver and Jomo Kwame Sundaram
Last September, world leaders made a commitment to end hunger by 2030, as part of the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). It sounds like a massive undertaking. In fact...
Kabul Facing Sever Water Crisis
July 10, 2016 | Mohammad Zahir Akbari
Kabul city and its surrounding region are suffering from harsh shortage of water at this time let alone when the population increases and expected temperature rises...
Taliban Impose War on Afghanistan
July 10, 2016 | Hujjatullah Zia
With the appointment of Mawlavi Haibatullah Akhundzada, who is known for his radical decrees, as Mansour’s successor the security situation has been deteriorated in Afghanistan...
Unemployment Crisis!
July 09, 2016 | Mohammad Zahir Akbari
Though unemployment is a common issue that affects many countries, and to a larger extent the least developed nations and causes widespread poverty, social unrest, and...
A Quick Look At History of Tomorrow
July 04, 2016 | Mohammad Zahir Akbari
They are subjected to extreme poverty, violence, health and poor education. Half the country’s estimated 30 million populations are below 15. Over a quarter of Afghan...
Hidden Challenges Leading to Weak Generation
July 03, 2016 | Mohammad Zahir Akbari
A large number of Afghan children are suffering from non-press or hidden crisis called malnourishment, and we are witnessing epidemic of behavior problems and learning disorders...
Prospects for the Afghan Armed Forces in the NATO’s Warsaw Summit
July 03, 2016 | Naser Koshan
Afghanistan as a non-NATO member state but an ally in the war against terror will always remain a focal point when it comes to NATO’s foreign mission. NATO’s contribution...
Violation of Prisoners’ Rights
july 02, 2016 | Hujjatullah Zia
One is free to exercise his rights to life, liberty and property without restrictions but on the basis of law. Afghanistan has accepted the United Nations Charter and the...
Captive Breeding of Endangered Snow Leopard
july 02, 2016 | Saikat Kumar Basu
Snow leopards are an endangered species of wildlife surviving across the high altitude mountains of the South and Central Asia stretching from the mountains of Central Asia across...
The Controversy over Electoral Reform
June 30, 2016 | Hujjatullah Zia
Following the 2014 presidential election, Muhammad Ashraf Ghani and Dr. Abdullah Abdullah negotiated a political agreement to form a National Unity Government (NUG). A central part...
A Glance At Challenges Of Afghan Women
June 29, 2016 | Mohammad Zahir Akbari
Despite impressive efforts made since 2001, and some significant strides in education, in many ways things remain extremely difficult for women. All major social...
The U.S. Strategy on Afghanistan under a possible Trump or a likely Hillary
June 29, 2016 | Naser Koshan
As we get closer to the general elections in the U.S. presidential race, both the presumptive nominees are placing Afghanistan as a top priority on their foreign policy agendas...