Editorial

The 2,430-kilometer long Durand Line was signed in 1893 as a non-popular agreement between Sir Mortimer Durand, a diplomat and civil servant of British India and Afghan king, Abdur Rahman Khan. The line cuts along the Pashtun tribal areas and further south through the Baluchistan region, dividing Pashtun and Baluch …

Afghanistan’s war is fueled by support from within Pakistan for Taliban insurgents, and also poor governance that has made easier for militants to carry out attacks. Corruption among military, fragile security situation and a weak rule of law has helped militants a lot to be engaged in their evil business …

A very pathetic terrorist attack in Pakistan made the Afghan people grieved. In a powerful car bomb that ripped through a busy market in Parachinar area of the Kurram Agency, left at least 25 civilians martyred while scores of others were wounded Friday, according to Pakistani media reports. The attack …

Attracting foreign investments is very important to push Afghanistan toward development and bolstering up the fragile economy situation.  Encouraging and facilitating investors to invest in the war-hit country has to be a top priority of the National Unity Government, aimed at elevating economy. The government should take all steps to …

Corruption in Afghanistan is a widespread and growing problem that has been eating our infrastructures on daily basis. Afghanistan has been named among most corrupted countries in the world. However, some other countries are also in this drift. Corruption is rampant in the country, and one of the worst manifestations …

Over the past three decades Afghanistan has been in war and also lingered in different conflicts with far-reaching consequences to every sector where education system was also not remained untouched. During war the Afghan masses despite losing every livings in form of materials, they also lost access to education, a …

Afghanistan is the polio endemic country along with Pakistan in the region. Though significant progress had been made to control the transmission, but this year two polio cases have been registered. Polio positive recorded in Helmand and Kandahar provinces. The primary challenge remains the inability to maintain high oral polio …

Last solar year was the bloodiest year for the people of Afghanistan as terrorist activities were witnessed more than any year in the past one and half decade since the US-led invasion that toppled Taliban rule. Taliban militants intensified attacks on the security forces, government employees and helpless civilians. Besides …

The Afghan people have celebrated Nowruz, first day of the new solar year with enthusiasm across the country without any security hazards as they were fully trusted in the strong wings of the Afghan security force to maintain security for them during the celebration. Nowruz is celebrated widely in Afghanistan. …

The recent call for more deployment of US troops to Afghanistan has come with a sense of doubt that the longest war in the United States history at somehow termed into war deadlock. In straightforward language, US have failed to eliminate terrorists in its direct war in the country, showing …