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Freedom of Expression should not be Misused
January 25, 2015 | Asmatyari
Tens of thousands of people rallied in different towns and cities of Pakistan on Friday as the seething anger fuelled by the publication of blasphemous cartoons by French ...
Can Religion Cover all Aspects of Modern Life?
January 25, 2015 | Hujjatullah Zia
An official interpretation of religion is in a chaotic state in our society. There are two major reasons behind this fact; claiming that religion can cover all aspects of social, cultural ...
Emergence of ISIS in Afghanistan is a Fear Propaganda!
January 24, 2015 | Muhammad Rasool Shah
The increasing news of the emergence of ISIS in Afghanistan is adding to the concern of many. In some of the provinces, like Helmand, Badakhshan, Kapisa and some others, some criminal acts ...
Afghanistan-Turkmenistan Relationship Revitalized
January 24, 2015 | Asmatyari
Pesident Ashraf Ghani has made visits to countries owing potentials to help out Afghanistan on security and economic fronts. He paid visit to Pakistan to revitalize its resolve ...
War Criminals should be Prosecuted
January 22, 2015 | Asmatyari
Human rights violation and war crime are done with impunity before the eye of international community. Syrians and Palestinians are burning amidst violence and bloodshed; however ...
“Asia-Pacific can lead the world to end the AIDS epidemic”
January 22, 2015 | Shamshad Akhtar
This century opened with the AIDS epidemic at its peak. Now, 15 years later, new HIV infections are down significantly worldwide, while access to treatment has cut the number of ...
Calamity of Corruption; To be Tackled Iron Handed
January 21, 2015 | Asmatyari
Whenever, I am entrusted with a position of authority, to use for a rightful purpose, I have to deem the time and capital lying to my utter capitulation, is purely public property. I ...
Public and Private Spheres
January 21, 2015 | Hujjatullah Zia
I remember vividly when I was talking on the topic of elimination of violence against women, as a civic educator, in Nahor District of Ghazni province; a man was filled with a fury ...
Nation-Building
January 20, 2015 | Dilawar Sherzai
The United States has spent billions of dollars since 2001, fighting two wars in vastly different places. A small portion of this effort has been dedicated to what has commonly been called ...
Selfishness – A Satanic Character
January 20, 2015 | Hujjatullah Zia
The human being who lives only for himself finally reaps nothing but unhappiness. Selfishness corrodes. Unselfishness ennobles, satisfies. Don’t put off the joy derivable from ...
Unresolved Women’s Miseries Awaiting Unity Government
January 18, 2015 | Asmatyari
The birth of a female child marks the beginning of endless awaiting miseries, in this piece of land. Every day, we learn a heart wrecking story where a woman is found the object of ...
Justice – The Backbone of a Society
January 18, 2015 | Hujjatullah Zia
Life of just man is better and happier. There is always some specific virtue in everything, which enables it to work well. If it is deprived of that virtue, it works badly. The soul has ...
Real Factor of Security and Peace
January 17, 2015 | Ali Adili
Democracy is increasingly believed to be a factor of security and peace within a state. Security and peace remain a yearning for Afghan people. It appears to have turned into a pipe ...
The Way Forward in Afghanistan
January 17, 2015 | Abdul Samad Haidari
"I can't understand why people are frightened of new ideas. I'm frightened of the old ones." -John Cage. The long decades of conflicts and destruction in Afghanistan are ...
ISIS Betrayed Serving Islamic Cause
January 15, 2015 | Asmatyari
“A man uniformed in black from top to toe was crying, ‘Allah O Akbar’ God is superior, ‘Allah O Akbar’ God is superior. Hapless but fearless men whose ...
Loneliness – A Spiritual Vacuum
January 14, 2015 | Hujjatullah Zia
“When you close your doors, and make darkness within, remember never to say that you are alone, for you are not alone; nay, God is within, and your genius is within. And what need ...
Paris Attack Added into Muslims’ Miseries
December 14, 2014 | Asmatyari
On January 7, three masked gunmen attacked and killed the editorial staff of a weekly satirical journal Charlie Hebdo in Paris which ridiculed Judaism, Catholicism and ...
Moralizing Children
January 13, 2015 | Hujjatullah Zia
Setting a good example for children is a good place to start. However, parents must also be prepared to actively teach their children moral values. There are many ways in which parents can ...
Challenges Following the Withdrawal
January 13, 2015 | Hasibullah Bashar Dust
The U.S President Barack Obama formally ended the U.S combat mission against Taliban and Al-Qaeda in Afghanistan, during the Christmas-New Year period. The U.S and NATO landed in ...
A Shift in Taliban’s Resolve Might Crystallize Peace Talks
January 12, 2015 | Asmatyari
Afghans have been longing eternal peace for decades. After years of infightings that have claimed awful toll, most Afghans appear to be supportive of a peace process. Formerly, a poll ...
ISIS; Another Dark Chapter!
January 12, 2015 | Muhammad Rasool Shah
Just like the dubious and to some extent shameful endeavors of US and its allies in Iraq and Afghanistan, ISIS seems to be the most dubious at all. In today’s world, when almost a dozen ...
Don’t Miss a Single Chance
January 11, 2015 | Hujjatullah Zia
“When I remember, it’ll be brown eyes and wild hair, a smile so wide and bright, you knew he was there. When I remember, it’ll be warm, strong hugs, drinking ...
Afghanistan after the Withdrawal of International Forces!
January 10, 2015 | Muhammad Rasool Shah
Except for a limited number of foreign forces left behind for the training and technical assistance of Afghan forces, rest of the forces have left the country. At the same time, the debate ...
Children; the most Vulnerable Class in Afghanistan
January 10, 2015 | S.Najeebullah Wajahat (Akbari)
Entering a big terminal in Kandahar city the driver stopped the car. I was yet to lift my travel bag when I was engulfed with four or five smeared and torn clothed, dusty but innocent ...
Humanity vs. Anti-humanity
January 08, 2015 | Dilawar Sherzai
The nations are caught within the quagmire of numerous evils and various problems. Every problem is waiting for the solution of a bigger problem and thus the circle keeps on expanding. If ...
Compassion Makes the Life Meaningful
January 08, 2015 | Hujjatullah
The king said, “Divide the living boy in two; then give half to the one, and half to the other.” But the woman whose son was alive said to the king – because compassion for ...
In the Frigid Zone of Inhumanity
January 07, 2014 | Hujjatullah Zia
“We have to recognize that a spirit of individualism and confusion has reduced us to an ethic of ‘every man for himself and the devil take the hindmost.’ This ethic, unfortunately ...
Pragmatic Approach can Defeat the Menace of Corruption
January 07, 2014 | Asmatyari
Formerly, it was disclosed that American reconstruction fund disbursed via United Nation Development Program (UNDP) encountered suspected fraud committed by officials at the Afghan ...
Fearing Challenges Await Afghanistan
January 06, 2014 | Hasibullah Bashar Dust
In fact, the most positive news in 2014 for Afghan nation was the political front with a landmark power-sharing agreement between Abdullah Abdullah and Ashraf Ghani in September to create ...
Loneliness – A Troublesome Issue
January 06, 2014 | Hujjatullah Zia
“What should young people do with their lives today? Many things, obviously. But the most daring thing is to create stable communities in which the terrible disease of loneliness ...
People are more Important than Leaders
January 05, 2015 | Dilawar Sherzai
A cursory look at the history of political philosophy shows that most of the works are dedicated to the leaders – one of the basic discussions has been on how the leaders should be? There ...
The Misdirected Policy of Western World!
January 05, 2015 | Muhammad Rasool Shah
The shameful and baseless policies and strategies of Western world have almost brought this world into the edge of destruction. Starting from Afghanistan, to Syria, the ...
Was Counter-terrorism Mission Successful in Afghanistan?
January 04, 2015 | Dilawar Sherzai
According to reports, U.S. President Barack Obama has signed a secret order authorizing an expanded combat role for U.S. forces in Afghanistan in ...
Still No Cabinet in Kabul: Who Loses Most?
January 04, 2015 | Scott Smith
A slew of news reports coming out of Afghanistan in the past week have picked up two dominant themes: Afghans are frustrated that the new government has still not selected a cabinet, and ...
Questioning – An Essential Tendency
January 01, 2015 | Dilawar Sherzai
Asking question is one of the habits of human beings that support him in collection of information and finding answers to the mysteries of life around them and within themselves. It is ...