Editorial

Earlier this month the government has said that it expected to hold face-to-face talks with the Taliban representatives by the end of February. The statement was issued by the spokesman of foreign ministry following the third round of the four-nation talks called (Quadrilateral Coordination Group) meetings in Pakistan’s capital city, …

Afghanistan and its neighboring Pakistan remained the only two countries where crippling disease of polio is prevalent. Nigeria last year announced that polio is no longer an endemic in the West African country. The World Health Organization informed that Nigeria and Africa as a whole are now closer to being …

The Russian government has recently said that it would not participate in the Afghan peace process. Moscow called the quadrilateral coordination group’s talks, a “US-led process”. Four countries (Afghanistan, Pakistan, China and the United States) are trying to make a roadmap to persuade Taliban and other armed opposition groups to …

Two people were injured when a gas cylinder caught fire in Taimani area of the capital city. It could have ended up in a serious disaster, killing and wounding scores of people and gutting several shops. Fortunately, the damage was minimal while keeping the risk and potential of the gas …

Recently, a very shocking and most annoying news surfaced in media regarding child soldiers recruitment by the Taliban aimed at standing beside them to continue their irrational fighting in the country. It is said that the Taliban insurgents are recruiting children as soldiers to fight against government troops. Chief Executive …

February 15 is marked as a great day in Afghanistan every year, because the then Soviet troops withdrew the country on this day. The Soviet Union sent ground forces to Afghanistan in late December, 1979. When the pro-Soviet government took power by killing the first president Mohammad Daud in the …

Without ifs and buts the Afghan National Security Forces (ANSF) always remained unsurpassed in the battlefield against anti-government elements. They come up with a tremendous performance against insurgents and always stand firmed to serve the country in the extremely fluid security situation. The ANSF proved the mettle and standing firm …

Insider attacks in Afghanistan are not a strange story to the ears and eyes, especially of those who are acquainted with current affairs. Those who had no knowledge of the issue shall go through the media headlines of the past three months. Surely, this will increase their comprehension about the …

Keeping in view the fragile security situation in Helmand province, the Obama-administration has decided to deploy scores of additional US military advisers in the restive province of the country.  The move is aimed to enhance capacity of the Afghan security forces in Helmand further so they could ward off the …

Hundreds of residents of Nangarhar came long way to Kabul city to protest against the mounting insecurity in their province. Dwellers of Bati Kot, Nazian, Achin and Deh Bala districts also criticized the provincial governor Saleem Khan Kunduzi for his poor performance since his appointment in May 2015. We have …