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Afghanistan’s Fledgling Air Force
January 02, 2016 | Abdul Ahad Bahrami
In order to bolster the campaign against the insurgency in Afghanistan, strengthening Afghanistan’s air force is a key priority for the Afghan government and...
Executing Foreign Policy
January 02, 2016 | Richard N. Haass
The filmmaker Woody Allen is often quoted as saying that “Showing up is 80% of life.” One can quibble with the percentage, but Allen’s insight is...
Nangarhar: A New Hotbed of Insurgency
December 31, 2015 | Abdul Ahad Bahrami
The Nangarhar province has earned the stigma of being the powerbase, if not the birthplace, of the Islamic State group in Afghanistan. Security has been deteriorating...
The Afghan Molly Pitcher
December 31, 2015 | Hujjatullah Zia
Historically, Afghan nation made great sacrifices to achieve freedom and to exercise their rights under a democratic government. Religious tenets, moral...
The Urgency for Sustained Electoral Reforms
December 30, 2015 | Abdul Ahad Bahrami
Despite the rejection of the two presidential decrees by the parliament on amendment of the electoral law and the law on structure, functions and responsibilities...
The Success Story of Telecom Sector in Afghanistan!
December 30, 2015 | Muhammad Rasool Shah
As a fiscal year ends, there comes a severe criticism against different ministries for not exhausting their allocated budgets. This is not the only reason to criticize...
ISIL Gains Firm Foothold in Afghanistan
December 29, 2015 | Hujjatullah Zia
Reports about the presence of the self-styled Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) in Afghanistan trigger a sense of fear and anxiety in the air. The ISIL...
The Renewed Efforts for Peace
December 29, 2015 | Abdul Ahad Bahrami
During a visit of Pakistan’s army chief General Raheel Sharif to Kabul, Afghan officials and the top Pakistani General reached an agreement for starting fresh efforts for...
Mining and Minerals in Afghanistan!
December 28, 2015 | Muhammad Rasool Shah
It was in 2010 that US government released a report about mineral resources of Afghanistan. The findings were a combined research by US geological society and...
Taking Action on the Drugs Crisis
December 28, 2015 | Abdul Ahad Bahrami
In a bold move to deal with the crisis of drugs addiction among Afghan youths, authorities moved hundreds of the addicts from a western neighborhood of Kabul into...
Indo-Afghan Strategic Partnership
December 27, 2015 | Abdul Ahad Bahrami
Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s Kabul visit marked a key milestone in the long-standing cordial relations between Afghanistan and India. During Prime...
Cultural Decline
December 27, 2015 | Hujjatullah Zia
Our cultural values are left at the mercy of swift changes as the younger generations, including male and female, show great tendency towards modern styles. The...
Seeking Peace Talk Was Counterproductive
December 26, 2015 | Hujjatullah Zia
According to reports, Sangin district fell to the Taliban after hours of fierce clashes that killed more than 90 soldiers in two days. The Taliban’s spring...
The Rumors of Unauthorized Helicopter Flights
December 26, 2015 | Abdul Ahad Bahrami
Reacting to reports of mysterious cases of unidentified helicopters landing in some provinces, the Afghan Acting Defense Minister said that the government...
Racism and Humanity!
December 24, 2015 | Muhammad Rasool Shah
Racism is not a new term. Recent influx of refugees and resultant clash of their ideas, religion, race, color and other qualities with that of Europeans was expected...
The Taliban’s Aggressive War Strategy
December 24, 2015 | Abdul Ahad Bahrami
Amidst increasing concerns over the possible collapse of Southern Helmand province to the Taliban, the ministries of defense and interior affairs assured the nation...
No News is Good News
December 22, 2015 | Hujjatullah Zia
Political pundits are not optimist about Afghanistan despite heavy sacrifices made within the last decade to bring in peace and security. The “war on terror...
The Management of the War Efforts
December 22, 2015 | Abdul Ahad Bahrami
Afghan National Security Forces (ANSF) are suffering a high rate of casualties in the fight against the insurgent groups. Dozens of members of the armed forces are...
Ray of Hope for Syrian Problem!
December 21, 2015 | Muhammad Rasool Shah
The resolution of Security Council about Syria is not so promising but it is definitely a change and shows a new direction in resolving this conflict. Leading...
Climate Action After Paris
December 21, 2015 | Jim Yong Kim
At the United Nations climate conference in Paris, courageous and visionary leaders recognized that people rarely change the world when they work within the constraints of ...
The Worsening Humanitarian Conditions in Afghanistan
December 20, 2015 | Abdul Ahad Bahrami
With the war and insurgency in the country going on unabatedly, Afghanistan is facing a deteriorating humanitarian crisis. A large portion of the Afghan civilians suffer...
A Surge of Religious Intolerance
December 20, 2015 | Hujjatullah Zia
A sense of religious intolerance and sectarian violence have surfaced in US and France following the deadly attacks carried out by members of self-styled Islamic...
Islamic State’s Creeping Influence in Afghanistan
December 19, 2015 | Abdul Ahad Bahrami
Top American commander of the NATO forces in Afghanistan has warned that the Islamic State group is attempting to establish a regional base in Afghanistan in the...
Migrants shape a better Asia and the Pacific – If we let them
December 19, 2015 | Dr. Shamshad Akhtar and Ambassador William Lacy Swing
Over land, by air and by sea, the people of Asia and the Pacific are on the move – this is the finding of the forthcoming Asia-Pacific Migration Report, the...
Human Rights Violation is a Matter of Concern
December 17, 2015 | Hujjatullah Zia
A number of standard individual rights are significant to ethnic and religious minorities, including rights to freedom of association, freedom of assembly...
A Project of Peace and Stability
December 17, 2015 | Abdul Ahad Bahrami
Eventually after around two decades since it was first proposed, works on the Turkmenistan, Afghanistan, Pakistan, Iran (TAPI) gas pipeline project started last...
As a Muslim, I Rebuke Extremism
December 16, 2015 | Hujjatullah Zia
The self-styled Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) stokes fear and religious tension around the globe. The emergence of sectarian violence in Afghanistan...
Oil Prices and Global Growth
December 16, 2015 | Kenneth Rogoff
One of the biggest economic surprises of 2015 is that the stunning drop in global oil prices did not deliver a bigger boost to global growth. Despite the collapse...
No #MuslimsAreNotTerrorists
December 15, 2015 | Dwaipayan Regmi
Today, there are more than 1.6 billions of Muslims in the world. Their population counts as one major proportion on earth. Muslims have done wonderful progress, be it...
Good News Against Global Warming!
December 15, 2015 | Muhammad Rasool Shah
Global warming has always been taken as a myth. As it entails a lot of technical terms associated with scientists and geologists so public opinion keeps changing with...
Condition of Agriculture in Afghanistan!
December 14, 2015 | Muhammad Rasool Shah
Though Afghanistan is an agricultural country, yet this sector is under intense pressure and the condition is worsening with every passing day. It is a sad fact that...
Peace Efforts and the Fresh Wave of Violence
December 14, 2015 | Abdul Ahad Bahrami
The militants organized another audacious attack targeting a Spanish guesthouse in diplomatic district of Kabul which left at least 8 people dead. The assault followed ...
Afghanistan’s Migrants Crisis
December 13, 2015 | Abdul Ahad Bahrami
Hundreds of thousands of peoples from conflict zones have arrived in Europe this year in search of protection and better lives. Afghans constitute a large portion
Will Negotiation Break the Stalemate?
December 13, 2015 | Hujjatullah Zia
The ebb and flow of Afghan-Pak relation continues more than a decade. Pakistan has constantly promised to orchestrate peace talk. A face-to-face negotiation was...
Regional Cooperation for Peace and Stability
December 12, 2015 | Abdul Ahad Bahrami
The ‘Heart of Asia’ conference held in Islamabad on Wednesday with focus on improving cooperation between Afghanistan and Pakistan and helping the Afghan...