Editorial

Afghanistan got the potential to generate around 314,500 MW of electricity from different sources. Unfortunately, the leaders prefer easy ways to deal with the problems; therefore, the country imports around 76 percent of the required electricity from Iran, Uzbekistan, Tajikistan and Turkmenistan. Sustainability and effectiveness of the projects remained low …

Death has made home in the country because of a few fanatics who see amusement in bloodshed of innocent people. Those who are killed in their heinous acts share the same blood because they are also sons of this soil. However, the lunatics are making them scapegoats for interests of …

According to the statistics obtained from the Ministry of Refugees and Repatriation, totally 250,000 Afghans submitted applications for asylum in the European Union states in 2015. Most of them went illegally there. Many were pushed out of the country by poverty and some by insecurity. The wave of immigration rose …

Afghan government has hinted that Qatar could engage the Taliban in the peace process as the militant group’s political office is in Doha. Perhaps, President Ashraf Ghani’s visit to Qatar was part of this initiative. Most likely, the Qatari and Afghan authorities have agreed on the mechanism and conditions to …

There is no denying that Afghanistan is a gateway to Central Asia. Thus, the country is a bridge between the energy-starving South Asian countries energy-rich Central Asian republics. However, the foreign invasions and civil war never let the country to tap its potential and become a developed state. After fall …

Since establishment of the Quadrilateral Coordination Group (QCG) efforts were made to bring durable peace and stability to Afghanistan but the there the Taliban’s commander-in-chief, Mullah Akhtar Mohammad Mansoor, rejected to be part of any peace talks. He was hell-bent on destroying Afghanistan. Mansoor has no soft corner for peace …

The government is apparently working hard to gain what it calls “lasting peace” after a four-decade war and destruction. The so-called Quadrilateral Coordination Group held its fifth meeting this week in Islamabad to find way or ways to persuade Taliban to come to peace talks with the government. From Afghan …

Foreign ministers of the NATO member states are scheduled to meet today and Friday to discuss different important issues including support for Afghanistan. Secretary General of NATO, Jens Stoltenberg, hinted about continued support to the Afghan law enforcement agencies and discussion of plans for the Resolute Support mission in the …

Every spring, flash floods wreak havoc in the country. However, the relevant authorities take it as a normal thing while blaming the nature for their failures. It is true that natural disasters cannot be prevented but it is also reality that the damages can be controlled. Unfortunately, in Afghanistan officials …

Insecurity in the country is growing with tremendous speed. The government is facing tough time. Internal and external challenges are many. However, problems at home are of very serious nature and need full attention of the relevant authorities. Lukewarm response will worsen the situation because one thousands Afghans leave their …