Editorial

When the international community started pouring billions of dollars as donation to the reconstruction program in the post-Taliban Afghanistan, everybody had hopes and dreams about a future for the war-hit country to be like developed countries in Europe or the ones like South Korea. Electricity power was one of these …

The innocent civilians have continuously become the victims of attacks that are carried out by both friendly and enemy forces for nearly two decades. When the Taliban, Haqqani terrorist network, Daesh or al-Qaeda groups kill people, everyone particularly government’s high profile officials say that they are enemies of the people …

The government decided to register the religious seminaries located in Kabul, the capital city to prevent the influence of terrorism on the students. The decision, which is a very good move, has been made public recently. The students, teachers and other staff of the seminaries will go through a biometric …

What took place Thursday in the United States could be barely digestible and believable for many either in America or abroad since the world’s only superpower enjoys the greatest democracy where both people and politicians respect and obey the rule of law. Thousands of people claimed to be supporters to …

The Afghan people are severely affected by the ravages of long-time conflict in a variety of ways. The war has not only killed or maimed the people of our country, but also put economical, social and constructional damages. In many parts of the country, people lack access to food, potable …

Unfortunately, the air in Kabul has been so polluted these days. At the beginning and end of the day, the amount of air pollution rapidly increases and thick smoke covers the city almost completely. It’s so terrible asserting that people breathe smoke instead of air and truly find it difficult …

The unclaimed attacks and targeted killings of civil society members, journalists, doctors, prosecutors and other civil servants have to be ceased for the power-sharing talks in Doha, Qatar, to be succeeded. Not to forget that battlefield clashes and the trend of targeted killings will risk undermining efforts for a peaceful …

2020 has been a deadly year for the nascent Afghan media outlets – eight journalists and media workers have lost their lives on the line of duty and 19 others received injuries. The fatalities come out of 112 incidents of violence against journalists. However, rights campaigners have also been targeted …

In a Dec. 31 post on al-Emarah, Taliban propagandist Zabihullah lashed out again, falsely claiming Afghan forces martyred 27 civilians in 19 “attacks.” None of this is true; the people of Afghanistan and the international community agree these statements are nothing but lies which hurt the peace process. And the …

The International Cricket Council announced Afghan cricketer Rashid Khan as player of the decade. He was selected among top cricket players who are very famous for their best performances in the history of cricket that have brought many achievements for their country as well. These players lead to gain full …