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Pakistan and Afghanistan are in the Same Boat
June 28, 2016 | Hujjatullah Zia
Following the exchanges of fire between Afghan-Pak soldiers in Torkham border, the tension has reached a climax. The relation between these two countries ebbed the flowed...
The Main Factors to Economic Miracle in Japan
June 28, 2016 | Mohammad Zahir Akbari
In less than forty years after the defeats of World War II Japan become the great economic power in the world. It was somewhat a remarkable exception in modern economic history...
Rome was not built in a day
June 27, 2016 | Ahmad Shah Karimi
Nothing great or valuable is possible in this world within a short space of time. All such things must be accomplished gradually. No one can reach the summit of a mountain by...
Conservation Challenges for Endangered Asiatic (Indian) Lions in South Asia
June 25, 2016 | Saikat Kumar Basu
Gujarat, Westren India is rich in biodiversity and one of the historical habitats of the majestic Asiatic lions. I t is important to mention that the density of the endangered...
The Teaching Profession in Japan
June 26, 2016 | Mohammad Zahir Akbari
Japanese teachers are an essential element in the success story. Japanese society entrusts major responsibilities to teachers and expects much from them. It confers high social...
Hope for Peace Talks?
June 25, 2016 | Hujjatullah Zia
Holding out against peace negotiation, militancy continues unabated in Afghanistan which undermines the burgeoning democracy and curtails individual and collective freedoms...
Restricting Muslims’ Rights?
June 23, 2016 | Hujjatullah Zia
U.S. Republican Politician Donald Trump has capitalized on Orlando’s episode and talks with more serious tone against Muslims. In response to the mass shooting, carried...
Uzbekistan - SCO: Cooperation for Peace, Stability and Progress
June 23, 2016 | Vladimir Norov
Uzbekistan is chairing at the Shanghai Cooperation Organization at present. Active preparations for conducting the meeting of the SCO Council of heads of state and other events on the highest level are underway in Uzbekistan.
IS Can’t only be Defeated by Military Means
June 22, 2016 | Manish Rai
Islamic State which stormed Iraq and whole world in 2014 with its takeover of major Iraqi and Syrian cities by exploiting Sunni Arab grievances in Iraq and chaos in neighbouring...
Distinctive Features of the Japanese Education System
June 22, 2016 | Mohammad Zahir Akbari
Japan’s education system played a central part in Japan’s recovery and rapid economic growth in the decades following the end of World War II. After World War II...
Mehsuds and Mansour’s Deaths are Equal
June 21, 2016 | Hujjatullah Zia
even members of Tehreek-i-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) have reportedly surrendered themselves to Pakistani authorities among them are Hakimullah Mehsud’s brother Ejaz Mehsud...
Consciousness about Society
June 21, 2016 | Dilawar Sherzai
It is important for a human being to be well aware of the society wherein he lives. He needs to have such consciousness because it would be possible for him to understand his...
Suffering the Bitterest Days of Modern History
June 20, 2016 | Mohammad Zahir Akbari
These days Afghanistan is facing enormous challenges unprecedented in contemporary history of this country. Insecurity, joblessness, poverty, health issues and bad governance are the major...
Children – The Scapegoat of Terror
June 19, 2016 | Hujjatullah Zia
The rights and dignity of Afghan children have been violated to a great extent and they took the brunt of violence and terror within the past decade. Scores of children were changed...
The Thai Temple of Doom-An Animal Saga with Global Implications
June 19, 2016 | Saikat Kumar Basu
The latest reports from Thailand regarding alleged wildlife trade nexus of the infamous Tiger temple have sent shock waves across the world. The infamous tiger temple in the Sai...
Taliban Play Foul in Peace Talks
June 18, 2016 | Hujjatullah Zia
The Afghan-Taliban peace process has been one of the most complicated issues within the past decade and the Taliban elements still seek to continue this political game...
Brexit’s Impact on the World Economy
June 18, 2016 | Anatole Kaletsky
The febrile behavior of financial markets ahead of the United Kingdom’s referendum on June 23 on whether to remain in the European Union shows that the outcome will influence...
Peace Talk with Hizb-e-Islami
June 16, 2016 | Hujjatullah Zia
The negotiation of peace with Gulbuddin Hekmatyar-led Hizb-e-Islami Afghanistan (HIA) has imbued the air with a sense of fear and mistrust. HIA bears a dark and bloody background...
Reaction of Leading US Presidential Candidates on Attack in Orlando
June 15, 2016 | Zahir Akbari
Donald J. Trump on Sunday June 14, 2016 sought to capitalize on the mass shooting at a gay club in Orlando, reiterating his controversial call for a temporary ban on Muslim...
Living Purposeful life
June 15, 2016 | Ahmad Shah Karimi
Man is the highest fruit on the tree of evolution. It is for man to realize his position in nature and understand the true meaning of life. To know the purpose of life, one...
The Tug of War will Continue
June 14, 2016 | Hujjatullah Zia
Succeeding Mullah Akhtar Mansour, who was killed in a US drone strike in Balochistan last month, Mullah Haibatullah signaled to intensify Omari Operation through staging systematic...
Extremism Leads to Destruction
June 13, 2016 | Dilawar Sherzai
We are the best; others are the worst. We are righteous and pious; others are sinful and are led astray. We are the blessed people while others are the cursed ones. This universe and...
The Pros And Cons of Procrastination
June 13, 2016 | Ahmad Shah Karimi
Procrastination is the avoidance of doing a task which needs to be accomplished. It is the practice of doing more pleasurable things in place of less pleasurable ones, or carrying out...
Re-emergence of Banned Parties in Pakistan
June 12, 2016 | Hujjatullah Zia
A number of radical parties have resurfaced in Pakistan under new aliases after being banned by the government. Practicing upon fundamental ideologies and strict interpretation of...
The Changing US Engagement in War in Afghanistan
June 12, 2016 | Abdul Ahad Bahrami
US President Barack Obama has approved playing greater role by US forces in Afghanistan to support the Afghan forces battling the Taliban. Based on the policy change, US troops...
Fenugreek Has Great Opportunities for Farmers in Afghanistan
June 09, 2016 | Saikat Kumar Basu
Fenugreek is an important but less known ingredient of the globally famous South Asian curries. The specific name ‘foenum graecum’ refers to the corresponding meaning as Greek Hay...
The Holy Month of Ramadan
June 11, 2016 | Hujjatullah Zia
The holy month of Ramadan is more than abstinence from food and drink during the hours of daylight. It is a time for exercising humanity, religious values and ethical code in...
Live in the Present
June 11, 2016 | Ahmad Shah Karimi
We often talk about “living in the present”. But what do we really mean by “living in the present”? Does that mean that we do not think about the past or the...
A Silver Lining?
June 09, 2016 | Hujjatullah Zia
The recent systematic killings and unmitigated militancy reflect the Taliban’s lukewarm response to peace and security. The Taliban guerillas have intensified their offensive...
The Worrisome Rise of Kidnapping Civilians
June 08, 2016 | Abdul Ahad Bahrami
There has been a sharp increase in kidnapping of civilians by Taliban militants in recent weeks. Late last month, militants apparently loyal to the Taliban abducted around 200...
The National Unity Government
June 08, 2016 | Hujjatullah Zia
Wrangling over the election outcome for months, a deal has been signed on September 21, 2014 to form a National Unity Government (NUG) in Afghanistan under which Muhammad...
Unmitigated Militancy Scapegoats Civilians
June 07, 2016 | Hujjatullah Zia
Taliban, the inveterate ideologues, will continue violence and bloodshed in Afghanistan and target civilians to put pressure on the government. The appointment of Mullah...
The Greatest Muhammad Ali Passes Away
June 05, 2016 | Hujjatullah Zia
Reading indiscriminately on Friday, a title “Ali and Frazier” caught my attention and I went through it with great excitement. The story said that Ali and Frazier...
Salma Dam: A Milestone Towards Development
June 04, 2016 | Abdul Ahad Bahrami
Afghan and Indian leaders are set to inaugurate one of the most important development projects in Afghanistan that are carried out and completed since the fall of the Taliban in...
Imbalanced Powers
June 02, 2016 | Hujjatullah Zia
Afghanistan constitutionally supports the civil rights of the public based on democratic view and modern law. Men’s dignity, human rights and freedom are deemed...