Editorial

The Afghan masses don’t like land mafias, and the vice versa. Some powerful wings are busy in seizing lands and then selling it illegally to others—a very much lucrative, but black business. The Afghan people are facing numerous challenges. If one tried to count these problems, the list will shape …

The Daesh terrorist group also known as the Islamic State (IS) is reportedly expanding in more provinces of Afghanistan. The group that emerged a couple of years ago in the eastern province of Nangarhar bordering Pakistani tribal areas, started recruiting the youth from districts of Kot and Achin in the …

Afghanistan is passing through critical juncture. Friends are rare and a few but enemies are in abundance and very close. Perhaps, it is the most difficult for Afghans to stay together, united and in peace. National unity is under attack. Stability and peace are distant dreams because some of our …

Afghanistan is very unfortunate when it comes to nature and behavior of its neighbors. All the major neighboring countries are continuously interfering in the country. They pretend that they are Kabul’s friends, but never give up stabbing it in back. The former Soviet Union invaded Afghanistan in 1979 and left …

When the United States bombed the extremists, it renewed hopes of Afghans that they would see the heydays again. Ouster of the Taliban from power was not only a victory for the US but a time for Afghan people to rejoice because they had suffered a lot at the hands …

The Taliban militant group in Afghanistan has urged the new US administration to withdraw all foreign forces by changing its Afghan policy. The Taliban has warned that the presence of the US-led NATO forces in Afghanistan would prolong the Afghan war. Prior to this, Talibanhas asked the Obama administration to …

Chief Executive Officer Abdullah Abdullah hoped that the newly-sworn US President Donald Trump would continue supporting the Afghan people and government. The statement came after the new US president talked to his troops stationed in Bagram, Afghanistan. Terrorism and extremism are biggest threats. Pakistan has supported the notorious groups for …

Khan Abdul Ghaffar Khan, born on February 6, 1890, will always live in hearts and minds of Afghan people. He has become immortal the day when he waged war against extremism, occupation and injustice—without firing a single bullet. The non-violent soldier of Islam is highly revered and loved by Afghans …

Kabul citizens were cheering this week as the first snowflakes were coming down, covering the city after a long period. People were happy to see everywhere white by the ‘blessing of God’ because they were worried of a probable drought as they used to face in the past few years. …

Resilience of Afghan people is like a broad-day light. It is matchless, and a precedent for many violence-hit countries to follow. Afghans have proved the world wrong again and again by defending their homeland bravely. In 2014, the international and regional commentators believed that Afghan security forces would collapse and …