Editorial

The deadliest attack in the history of the capital city after fall of the Taliban regime would continue to haunt the nation for years. The nation is still mourning because the tragedy is unforgettable. Massive loss of life is a shock, hard to recover from. Around 64 innocent people were …

Afghan peace process is continuously dragged on by the international and regional players. Giving length to the reconciliation drive is in their larger interests, but costs lives and properties of Afghan people.  Lives of the Afghan masses are of little value for them as the key players are in the …

Thousands of acres of agricultural lands are destroyed or damaged annually in the spring floods across Afghanistan, particularly in the central, north, east and west north provinces. Human casualties are other calamity of this natural disaster. The flood makes a border problem as well, as it damages the Afghanistan side …

The government says it is now calling Taliban as terrorists, the militants who have been waging the 14-year-long battle with the NATO-backed government forces and have several times refused Kabul administration’s demands for peace talks. The former president Hamid Karzai following a peaceful policy used to call Taliban insurgents as …

Kabul residents saw another bloodbath and another mourning day. It is the story of Afghanistan which is repeated and we have forgotten to count. In a glance across the country, it is hard to get good news. Taliban insurgents under their spring offensive ‘Operation Omari’ have intensified attacks which Kabul …

Afghan people are actually the most vulnerable in the world, more helpless than Yemenis, Iraqis and Syrians. Syrians are witnessing the flames of the war for five years and the war in Iraq in its eighth or ninth year and they are noticed as the war-hit people and are welcomed …

The Afghan civilians are still paying the highest price in fight against insurgency. The prolonged war in the country continues claiming civilians’ lives. Civilians are being killed and wounded by crossfire, improvised explosive devices (IEDs), attempts, bombings, etc. The Afghan National Security and Defense Forces and insurgents should be cautious …

Enemies of Afghan people have been making efforts to weaken the nation to reach their specific goals each for about four decades. They have been trying to use the people of Afghanistan against Afghanistan that they had been relatively successful. Unfortunately, a number of Afghans have been ignorantly serving the …

The Afghan National Security and Defense Forces (ANSDF) have been always remaining firm in the battleground against militants. Their tremendous performance against the militants is worth of appreciation. With no doubts, they serve the country even at the extremely fluid security situation. Their bravery is like open book to all …

The US Secretary of State John Kerry’s statement on the durability of the current national unity government in Afghanistan was followed by surge of reactions. Kerry in his Saturday’s visit to Kabul at a news conference with President Ashraf Ghani said that the government he helped create two years back …