Editorial

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 …

All well-intentioned efforts of the four-nation on Afghan peace process will face some challenges unless the participation of all regional countries in the Quadrilateral Coordination Group (QCG) was ensured. The role of all stockholders in Afghanistan’s conflict is very much important. Despite other countries, none can deny the role of …

The High Peace Council of the country has been in the troubled waters since its formation in 2010 because it has drawn wide criticism for its snail’s pace activities and disoriented policies. It is has been over five years but achievements of the council is almost nil. For some the …

According to a brief but conclusive research of the Pajhwok Afghan News, nepotism exists in 10 different provinces where 15 key positions are transferred from one family member to another. The transfer of position within families is taking place under the very nose of the government. Faryab, Paktika, Nuristan, Kunduz, …

ARGReports of the most governmental and non-governmental organizations speak about deteriorating law and order condition, rampant corruption, unprecedented violence against women and illiteracy. These are the key problems, but these all issues are the byproducts of mismanagement about which we see no or a few reports. If reports about maladministration …

Kabul residents have been spending nights in dark for more than a week as the electricity imported from the neighboring Uzbekistan has been cut in an intensive fighting taking place between the government forces and the Taliban militants on the route of the power pillars in the northern Baghlan province. …

According to the international organizations, around 2.5 million Afghans live below the poverty line. Nearly 1.53 million people face food insecurity and 7.53 million others are threatened by food insecurity. Hundreds of thousands of Afghans suffer from malnutrition and hunger. Skyrocketing price hike and inflation are adding to the injury. …

The violence unleashed by the Taliban militants and their facilitators is claiming lives of innocent people every day. They are defaming the religion of peace and had broken the centuries old code of respect, hospitality and protection. They feel proud after killing unarmed civilians. Location does not matter. For them …

Senior American officials have recently said that the US military presence in Afghanistan needs a review. Based on the Bilateral Security Agreement (BSA) signed between the governments of Afghanistan and the United States two years ago, the Obama administration announced that it would keep nearly 10,000 troops for one year …

The Human Rights Watch on Friday said that Iran is forcing Afghan refugees to fight for Syria’s Bashar al-Assad. According to report of the watchdog, the Iranian authorities have recruited thousands of Afghan refugees to die for Assad in the Syrian civil war. Coercion was also used as a tool …