Editorial

While the Afghan peace process has been sluggish, increased violence and unclaimed IEDs attacks and targeted-killings have agonized the ordinary Afghan people every day. As many as 5,041 civilian casualties have been recorded since February 22 last year until the end of February this year. This is heart-wrenching – this …

In the past 20 years, one of the greatest progresses in Afghanistan was freedom of expression and free media. Both the former and incumbent governments not only supported free media, but treated as fourth pillar of democracy. Since the fall of the Taliban, the Afghan media sector has experienced dramatic …

We are still coming together to exchange views and discuss the possible ways that could end the war. We are doing this in the past several years. So far nothing has achieved. The Afghan leaders all time expressed readiness to work, actually to work hard to achieve this noble cause. …

Women throughout history have always been underestimated and deprived of their fundamental rights but have never slowed down their efforts where all the time stood steady to fight for their gains and even made achievements at some points better than men. In Afghanistan also, as a patriarchal society, women have …

Afghan journalists and professional media workers have been subjected to unprecedented levels of attacks. Twelve journalists have been killed and many more have been targeted in just four months. Last year, 2020 was the deadly year for them, and the beginning of 2021 is already proved deadly. Today the climate …

Yesterday (9th of March) was the first anniversary of the incumbent government under President Ashraf Ghani’s leadership. It was not an easy day. Some rockets landed at the outskirts of Presidential Palace. It was also not an easy inaugural ceremony as his main rival Dr. Abdullah Abdullah was also busy …

March 8th is the International Women’s Day. The Afghans are celebrating the achievements of so many women who are determined and never bow down to the social taboos to make their country a better place not only for them, but to all Afghans. The global theme of this year’s International …

Indeed, establishment of peace in Afghanistan is not possible without the cooperation of regional countries and also a new layout in the face of an interim or participatory government for the sake of a peaceful Afghanistan. Though, Doha agreement between the US and Taliban is still under review, it seems …

The main reason for domestic conflict drives from controversies among the citizens of a country either due to ideological dispute or ethnical division. Afghanistan is also one of those countries in the world where the existence of various big and minor tribes besides giving a rich culture, and beauty, has …

The U.S. Special Envoy to Afghanistan, Zalmay Khalilzad visited Kabul and met with Afghan leaders, almost all key and influential figures with aim to discuss new steps for accelerating the peace process, but this time with new approaches and a new plan. Indeed his full intention was to resume discussion …