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The Key to a Syrian Accord
January 24, 2016 | Kenneth Roth
The Syrian peace talks that are scheduled to resume in Geneva on January 25 will take place under a framework set out in Vienna in October. These principles, agreed ...
Afghanistan Sides with the Doves
January 23, 2016 | Hujjatullah Zia
The Afghan government has constantly offered an olive branch to warring factions by calling them to come to negotiating table. The establishment of High Peace Council...
The Prospect of Women’s Rights in Peace Talks
January 23, 2016 | Abdul Ahad Bahrami
A women’s rights organization in Afghanistan has expressed concerns over possible compromise of the rights of the Afghan women in the peace talks with the...
From a State to a Welfare State
January 21, 2016 | Dilawar Sherzai
In the political history of mankind, there have been various discussions about the state, its nature and its roles and responsibilities. Few thinkers consider...
Uniting to Prevent Violent Extremism
January 21, 2016 | Ban Ki-moon
Violent extremism is a direct assault on the United Nations Charter and a grave threat to international peace and security. Terrorist groups such...
IEC’s Defiance of the Electoral Reforms
January 20, 2016 | Abdul Ahad Bahrami
The Independent Election Commission (IEC) set October 15, 2016 as the day for the upcoming parliamentary and district council elections. Yosouf Nuristani, the...
Reshaping the Labor Landscape
January 20, 2016 | Jonas Prising
As the global economy changes at an ever-quickening pace, the labor market in many countries is not merely struggling to keep up, but seems to have broken down in important...
Importance of Iran’s Nuclear Deal!
January 19, 2016 | Muhammad Rasool Shah
Despite all the difficulties and conspiracies, the nuclear deal between Iran and West sailed successfully through and the economic sanctions were lifted from Iran. The news...
ISIL-K – A New Challenge
January 19, 2016 | Hujjatullah Zia
According to reports, the US formally designated the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) group’s affiliate in Afghanistan and Pakistan as a terrorist...
Let’s Give Peace a Chance!
January 18, 2016 | Muhammad Rasool Shah
As the Quadrilateral Coordination Group (QCG) including Afghanistan, Pakistan, the United States and China is going to have its meeting in Kabul, it is hoped...
Shaping the Fourth Industrial Revolution
January 18, 2016 | Klaus Schwab
Of the myriad challenges the world faces today, perhaps the most overwhelming is how to shape the Fourth Industrial Revolution that began at the turn of the century...
Resolving the Electoral Reforms Stalemate
January 17, 2016 | Abdul Ahad Bahrami
The Afghan government and the parliament in recent weeks have been exploring ways to resolve the legal stalemate over the process of bringing reforms to the election...
Peace Talk Resumption
January 17, 2016 | Hujjatullah Zia
News of Mullah Omar’s death was leaked just a day before a second meeting between Afghan government and Taliban elements was supposed to have taken place...
The challenges of Afghanistan’s Education System
January 16, 2016 | Abdul Ahad Bahrami
Afghan officials do not miss any opportunity to boast of the progresses achieved after Taliban regime in the education sector. The achievements in this sector have...
The Right Incentives for a Low-Carbon Future
January 16, 2016 | Thomas Fricke
The climate agreement that world leaders reached in Paris last month has been widely celebrated for establishing the ambitious target of limiting the increase in...
Government’s Strategy Towards ISIL
January 14, 2016 | Hujjatullah Zia
With the emergence of the self-styled Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) in the country, Afghan government has determined its strategy towards it. In his recent...
Leave No Refugee Behind
January 14, 2016 | Helen Clark and Filippo Grandi
The world has entered an era in which people are being displaced at an unprecedented rate. In 2014, conflict and persecution forced 42,500 people a day to flee their homes...
The Opportunities for Peace in Afghanistan
January 13, 2016 | Abdul Ahad Bahrami
The quadrilateral talks in Islamabad for establishing a roadmap for peace process in Afghanistan ended with the participants agreeing on continuing the talks...
The Victory of Cricket Team!
January 13, 2016 | Muhammad Rasool Shah
At a time when we keep hearing about frightening things in our country like bomb explosions, suicide attacks, militants’ clash with our security...
The Capabilities and Weaknesses of ANSF
January 12, 2016 | Abdul Ahad Bahrami
As the Afghan Government is preparing for another bloody year of Taliban campaign, a NATO internal report has concluded that the security situation would further...
Muslims – The Scapegoat of Terror
January 12, 2016 | Hujjatullah Zia
We don’t simply welcome new arrivals, we are born of immigrants, that is who we are, immigration is our origin story …. For more than two centuries it’s...
Impacts of Saudi-Iran Conflict!
January 11, 2016 | Muhammad Rasool Shah
The escalation of tensions between Saudi Arabia and Iran has threatened the world of another conflict in the region that is already torn and shattered with conflicts...
Plotting The Eradication of Fractional Reserve Banking
January 11, 2016 | Dr. Faisal Ali
The global arena has experienced several economic cataclysms since the inception of Fractional Reserve Banking whose monopoly revolves around interest which is oppugnant...
The Worries over the Upcoming Taliban Offensive
January 10, 2016 | Abdul Ahad Bahrami
Concerned over the security situation across the country in spring next year, the Lower House of the parliament summoned top security officials on Saturday, demanding...
Fire or Ceasefire?
January 10, 2016 | Hujjatullah Zia
Amidst a wave of concerns that the self-styled Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) is gaining firm foothold in Afghanistan, the Chief Executive Officer...
The Tensions in Iran-Saudi Relations
January 09, 2016 | Abdul Ahad Bahrami
As tensions between Iran and Saudi Arabia are escalating, the Afghan government issued a statement on Friday, asking the two countries to resolve their differences...
The New Geo-Economics
January 09, 2016 | Joseph E. Stiglitz
Last year was a memorable one for the global economy. Not only was overall performance disappointing, but profound changes – both for better and for worse – occurred...
Intensifying Insurgents Attacks
January 07, 2016 | Abdul Ahad Bahrami
There has been a sharp rise in militant attacks in the capityal Kabul in recent weeks. The insurgent groups have launched a number of bombings and suicide attacks in the...
KANKOR; The Bleeding Wound of Educational System!
January 07, 2016 | Muhammad Rasool Shah
Once again, the annual university entrance examination or Kankor is approaching and once again, the reservations and fears are high among the citizens. The entire process...
Beleaguered Foreign Policy
January 06, 2016 | Abdul Ahad Bahrami
The recent-days visit of Afghanistan’s CEO Abdullah Abdullah to Iran has come particularly under spotlight as its timing was coincided with or came after some...
Economic Stagnation – A Relentless Issue
January 06, 2016 | Hujjatullah Zia
The current economic stagnation and unemployment have compounded poverty across the country. Scores of individuals immigrated to foreign lands to flee the...
The Changing World Perception over Taliban
January 05, 2016 | Abdul Ahad Bahrami
The emergence of the Islamic State group in the Middle East, and its affiliate group in Afghanistan, change many things, among them, speeded a change of the world’s...
NUG 16 Months On: Weaker Defense Capacities, Stronger Enemies
January 05, 2016 | Bismellah Alizada
Afghans were elated at National Unity Government (NUG)’s assumption of office after a prolonged controversy a year ago, hoping the new administration...
Everything Went Wrong in 2015
January 04, 2016 | Hujjatullah Zia
Terrorism is the root problem which plagued Afghan nation within the past decade. The insurgency was escalated with the drawdown of US-led NATO forces and the...
Gulen’s Wake-Up Call for Muslims!
January 04, 2016 | Muhammad Rasool Shah
More than one and a half billion Muslims around the world are engulfed with frustration, fear and regret after every terror attack perpetrated in the name of Islam...