Afghan president Ashraf Ghani referred to Pakistan nine times in his 36-minute speech at the Kabul Process conference on June 6, a one-day meeting between the Afghan government and representatives of 27 countries and international organizations charged with restarting a peace process in this violence-torn country. While Ghani’s central demand …
Read More »Kabul Process, people’s attitude and four decades of peace talks
Compiled by the Afghan Institute for Strategic Studies Afghanistan is hosting the international conference of “Kabul Process”. It is going to be held in Kabul and representatives of some 25 international organizations and countries will attend the event. “Kabul Process” meeting will focus on “peace talks” and “coordination of efforts …
Read More »The Kabul massacre
By Afrasiab Khattak-The bloodbath in Kabul on May 31 will never be forgotten. Like a terrible nightmare it will haunt the memory of generations to come, not that Kabul had not seen atrocities before. Unfortunately, Afghan blood had callously been shed by both foreign oppressors and local warlords at different …
Read More »Culturally globalised
By Zulfiqar Shah-Neither languages, nor nations are pure. We together are inter-woven. This is the second foundation for the contemporary globalization. Anglicans are colonized in North America, Asia, Africa, Australia, and Europe. Spanish, French, Portuguese-Dutch are colonized in South America, North America, Africa, and Asia; linguistic Slav connectivity with East …
Read More »To the memories of those who have lost their lives to terror
By Dr. Matin Royeen The Beautiful Afghanistan; Why The Afghan Land has trembled so much for so long Full of blood and carnage in each side, why This ancient land, full of history and resilience That withstood any invader with heart and soul I remember the simple life, full of …
Read More »The unfair war on Afghans
By Basir Qazizada-Brothers, father, wife, students, colleagues, friends and acquaintances participated in mourning of Rahmatullah Haseeb Nasiry, a lecturer of the American University of Afghanistan, who was killed in the Wednesday’s truck bombing in Kabul. Nasiry was the father of a two-year old girl. On Wednesday truck bombing, about 100 …
Read More »Kabul city has became a military base, it looks like a prison
By Zahidullah Jelani-Over the past decade, Kabul has become one of the world’s fastest-growing cities. The falling of the Taliban in 2001 and the hope of reliable security and economic possibilities attract many Afghans to move here, people displaced by fighting in the countryside, refugees returning from Pakistan and Iran, …
Read More »80 killed, 350 injured in massive Kabul explosion
AT-KABUL: Death toll in massive explosion in heart of Kabul city jumped to 80 “martyred” and 350 injured, nearly all of them civilians, official sources confirmed to the daily Afghanistan Times. The suicide attacker- using a sewage tanker packed with explosive- in Zambaq Square, Police District 10th today morning at …
Read More »UAE Red Crescent provides 1,000 Afghan families with foodstuff
AT-KABUL: The United Arab Emirates (UAE) Red Crescent with the cooperation with the UAE embassy to Kabul distributed food items to the victims of Nooristan disasters residing in the neighboring provinces of Laghman and Nangarhar. In a statement, the UAE embassy said that following orders of the UAE President, Sheikh …
Read More »CAP practical cooperation dialogue held in Beijing
AT-KABUL: The first meeting of the China-Afghanistan-Pakistan (CAP) Practical Cooperation Dialogue was held in Beijing, the capital city of China, on Saturday. In this meeting, three countries discussed regional cooperation with a focus on infrastructure projects to advance practical cooperation in various areas and to promote mutual benefit and regional …
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