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Lee Kuan Yew: A Role Model for Afghan Politicians
June 10, 2015 | Ewaz Ali Bahrami
In March this year, Lee Kuan Yew, the founding father of modern Singapore who transformed the country from a small town into one of the wealthiest nations of the world, died. He was ...
Political Syndrome
June 09, 2015 | Hujjatullah Zia
The lurid reports being released by national and international media about Afghanistan bespeaks of political syndrome. Seemingly, this country is in labor for breeding greater ...
The Calls for Approving the EVAW Law
June 09, 2015 | Abdul Ahad Bahrami
a number of women’s rights activists in Afghanistan called on approval of the Elimination of Violence Against Women (EVAW) bill by the Afghan parliament. The activists and civil society ...
Bamyan – SAARC Cultural Capital
June 07, 2015 | Hujjatullah Zia
grand ceremony was held on Friday June 05, 2015 in Bamyan province to celebrate the Cultural Capital of South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation (SAARC). Last year on June ...
Our Spoiled Standards
June 07, 2015 | Dilawar Sherzai
society is known by the standards it maintains in different walks of life. Better societies tend to have higher standards for almost every aspect of life; however, it is debatable what ...
Worst State of Rule of Law Needs Reversal
June 06, 2015 | Asmatyari
The society we dwell in is solely based on aristocratic and autocratic temperament –meritocracy finds no space instead is pushed to state of absolute denial. If you belong to an inferior ...
The Vulnerability of Social Freedom
June 06, 2015 | Hujjatullah Zia
Freedom, men’s basic right, is violated flagrantly. Women’s heads are banged on the wall and their dignities are disrespected, men are abducted and their bodies are riddled ...
The Prospect of Afghanistan’s Mining Sector
June 04, 2015 | Abdul Ahad Bahrami
Devastated by decades of wars and conflicts, Afghanistan needs sources of revenues for reconstruction and long-term development. However, the country is in dire need of cash and struggling to ...
Unless We Adopt Pragmatic Approach….
June 04, 2015 | Asmatyari
an made scientific equipments and devices draws greater human attention owing greater precision and accuracy with minute and reliable outputs. The greater reliance of man on technology can...
Put a Check on Unchecked Corruption
June 03, 2015 | Asmatyari
>A great disparity of deeds exists among Supreme Being and nonliving things–the former enjoys great deal of independence, capable of executing every undertaking at will while the later ...
Transformation in Life
June 03, 2015 | Dilawar Sherzai
A quotation by famous philosophe Jean Paul Sartre says, "Life begins on the other side of despair." What he meant from this axiom is a long discussion that starts with the ...
Afghans – The Victim of Radical Ideologies
June 02, 2015 | Abdul Ahad Bahrami
Afghanistan has been the hotbed of different ideologies throughout the history. Our nation has witnessed liberal and radical movements. However, both bore bitter fruits which were ...
Putting an End to Endless Sufferings!
June 02, 2015 | Asmatyari
The man is entitled to be the supreme creature given his superior mental capability owes a peculiar attribute in his inferior body. Deeds are executed in the light of perception ...
The Difficult Task of Fighting Corruption
June 01, 2015 | Abdul Ahad Bahrami
President Ashraf Ghani suspended six high-ranking officials of the Ministry of Urban Development Affairs along with acting director and deputies of Afghanistan’s Investment Services ...
Being in Dire Straits
June 01, 2015 | Hujjatullah Zia
We'll continue to bring them home and reduce them to embassy presence by the end of next year, but Afghanistan remains a very dangerous place", said President Barack Obama regarding the...
The World’s Renewing Engagement in Afghanistan
May 31, 2015 | Abdul Ahad Bahrami
With the security challenges worsening in Afghanistan, there are increasing concerns from the United States and its NATO partners as well as regional players such as China and Russia. As the Middle East is being embroiled in...
Beauty of Deeds Dominated over Look
May 31, 2015 | Asmatyari
The scenery displayed an exceptional exquisiteness and gorgeousness –every sight got fixed at it unhampered. Perhaps both the selection of pigments, perfect composure aided by unmatched thoughts helped the artist produce...
The Legitimate Corruption in Afghanistan
May 30, 2015 | Murtaza Mandegar
Justifying a crime is worse than committing a crime. Because when a crime is being justified, then it becomes lawful and paves the way for other crimes that may happen in future and ...
Unknown Killers Unknown Destinations
May 30, 2015 | Muhammad Younas
Two customers popped in Fire Brigade Shopping Plaza on Meconogey Road, Quetta City, Pakistan around 4pm on May 27, 2015. One of them walked to Haji Hussain shop, who was sitting on a small ...
Promoting Local Resistance against the Taliban
May 28, 2015 | Abdul Ahad Bahrami
With violence going on in a number of provinces across the country, the Afghan government is seeking assistance from local armed groups to tackle the Taliban offensive in the North. Media ...
The Challenges of Kabul Residents
May 28, 2015 | Hujjatullah Zia
Being one of the highly populated city of Afghanistan, what happens in Kabul has a direct connection with various activities across the country, ranging from security-related issues to the ...
Society and Literati
May 27, 2015 | Dilawar Sherzai
It is an irrefutable fact that through most part of history the intellectuals and writers have not been given their due position and respect. It can be observed that during the ...
Government Must Exercise Writ!
May 27, 2015 | Asmatyari
The piece of land we inhabit is characterized by bombings, ruthless killings, kidnapping, corruption, bad governance, administrative flaws and mass abduction. The perception, hunger ...
Pakistan’s Warning to the Taliban
May 26, 2015 | Abdul Ahad Bahrami
Pakistan has asked the Taliban to immediately halt their spring offensive in Afghanistan. According to Pakistani media reports, the government of Pakistan has delivered a message to ...
Afghan Women Remains Vulnerable
May 26, 2015 | Hujjatullah Zia
A spate of violence against Afghan women, documented between August 2014 and February 2015 by UNAMA, reveals women’s high vulnerability to social and domestic harms. This report ...
Economic Challenges and Afghanistan
May 25, 2015 | Dilawar Sherzai
The role of economy is of immense importance for a nation. Economy is for a country as circulatory system is for a body. As in the absence of circulatory system blood cannot be pushed ...
Ordu; A Hidden Paradise in Turkey!
May 25, 2015 | Muhammad Rasool Shah
In last few years, we witnessed an unbelievable increase in the wealth of some Afghans. This huge amount of money was then invested outside the country for buying houses or property. Some ...
The NDS-ISI Deal Controversy
May 24, 2015 | Abdul Ahad Bahrami
Afghan President Ashraf Ghani has ordered amendment of some controversial articles of the cooperative agreement to be signed between Afghanistan’s National Directorate for Security (NDS) ...
Rise in Militancy – A Serious Challenge
May 24, 2015 | Hujjatullah Zia
Two sisters, who dreamt of becoming doctors, lost their lives on the way to school and took their wishes to the grave with them. A suicide bombing occurred last Sunday on Hawashenasi road ...
Element that Strengthens Democracy!
April 23, 2015 | Asmatyari
The free exercise of right to choose a legislative of one’s choice is one of the core value enshrined in modern democracy. It is free and fair system of election that paves the way of ...
Turkey, As I Saw It!
May 23, 2015 | Muhammad Rasool Shah
For years in the last decade or more, Turkey earned a lot of popularity for its progress. For the first time in its history, it was able to get rid of the ominous presence of a strong and ...
Wrestling with Economic Challenges
May 21, 2015 | Hujjatullah Zia
“Afghanistan is one of the poorest countries on earth with two out of every three of its citizens struggling to provide bread and tea for their families.” These words were ...
Secret of Happiness!
May 21, 2015 | Muhammad Rasool Shah
There is a famous quote that, ‘Lessons of goodness and repentance are a lot but there are very few who learn anything from these lessons’. Happiness is also a topic of both ...
The Increasing Trend of Targeting Civilians
May 20, 2015 | Abdul Ahad Bahrami
With the sharp rise in Taliban activities in recent months, the militant group and other militants have been increasingly targeting innocent civilians. This is worrisome sign for safety ...
Adaption of Dual Strategy; Negotiation and Operation Works
May 20, 2015 | Asmatyari
Man suffers, not only when the part of the world in which he is residing is hit by natural calamities like earthquakes, famines, floods, diseases, etc., but occasionally also at the ...