Editorial

Over three decades of conflict has inflicted large human and economic costs to Afghanistan. However, the human cost is much higher than the latter. There are large numbers of children who are deprived from love of parents. Either their fathers or mothers were killed in the never ending spiral of …

The media outlets especially the electronic media bring some changes in their routine programs and design special transmission on the holy religious days. The holy month of Ramadan, the Prophet’s (PBUH) birth anniversary and the 10th day of the holy month of Moharram (Imam Hussein’s martyrdom anniversary) are the very …

Children in Afghanistan are going through the most difficult time. Afghan children are facing more problems—of severe nature with no visible solution—than any other segment of the society. Most of them neither have access to quality health services nor education nor other basic facilities. They are the most unlucky when …

Regional stability is at stake as Pakistan has adopted aggressive policy towards Afghanistan while the United Nations failed to put pressure on Islamabad to cooperate with Kabul on key issues. The United Nations also failed to garner sincere support for the so-called Afghan-led peace process which had never been Afghan-owned …

Several innocent people lost their lives on Monday and scores were injured when the militants unleashed a new wave of terrorism and bloodshed. As many as 23 people were killed in Kabul and Badakhshan. Forced by poverty to work in Afghanistan, twelve Nepali security guards were among the killed. They …

Rejecting to take action against Afghan Taliban, the adviser to Pakistan’s premier on Foreign Affairs Sartaj Aziz said that his country could not fight “Afghanistan’s war on its own soil”. In these days Islamabad is under crippling pressure from Washington because the former failed to target Haqqani Network, the Taliban …

Afghans are the worst victims of terrorism. They have rendered matchless sacrifices in the war on terror. There seems no end to the series: blowing up buildings and bridges; detonating explosive-laden vehicles and vests; and killing children, women and elders. In this bloody game, the enemies are the stone-hearted insurgents …

Seemingly the United States has been a strategic ally of Afghanistan as the two countries have already signed the Bilateral Security Agreement (BSA). This defense pact is binding the US to defend sovereignty, territory and integrity of Afghanistan, major non-NATO ally in the region. According to the security agreement, Washington …

In Afghanistan especially in the capital city, Kabul, levels of air and water pollution remain all times high, causing health problems. High level of carbon in the air is a major cause of cancer and other deadly diseases. Looking at burning of fossil-fuel and use of fertilizers and chemicals, it …

The Wolesi Jirga or Lower House of the parliament has come under severe criticism after it rejected the presidential decree for the second time and prevented the government from reforming the ailing and corrupt Independent Election Commission (IEC) and the Independent Electoral Complaints Commission (IECC). The decree was crucial to …