The US government’s watchdog on spending for Afghanistan released a report on American war on drug in Afghanistan. According to the report the US has spent 8.4 billion on counter-narcotics efforts in Afghanistan since 2002, yet this country still remains the world’s largest producer of opium. The aid that came …
Read More »Why the Taliban target our education?
What did the Taliban do to us? And see their indifference. They still claim to be fighting for Afghans. There is perhaps no act of cruelty left they didn’t do. From bombing funeral prayers to exhuming dead bodies and punishing them, from bombing markets to targeting schools, from poisoning schoolgirls …
Read More »Russia concerned over IS spread in Afghanistan
As the Islamic State (IS) is making inroads in Afghanistan, Russia is considering it a growing risk to Central Asia. The head of Russian’s Federal Security Service, Alexander Bortnikov, said the militants in Afghanistan who have switched sides to IS pose a growing threat to Central Asia. He also said …
Read More »Iran rakes up water dispute
This region is locked in a perpetual state of conflict. This conflict has been ensued by some unsettled disputes over lands, and water resources. The problem is the rights of small nations that are being usurped and whenever the small nations ask for their rights, regional tensions erupt. For instance, …
Read More »Homemade remedy to curb violence
As security situation is deteriorating, the government is trying to figure out that how it can effectively address the challenge. There is hardly a remedy left, and not been tested in tackling the monstrous challenge of insecurity. From raising a larger army to forming local militias, from mounting pressure on …
Read More »Poor economic infrastructure and refugee crisis
A UNCHR report released Sunday said that 120,000 Afghan citizens have sought asylum in 44 countries during the first eight months of this year. As security situation across the country is deteriorating, more and more people are turning to migration. The issue has caught the attention of the government yet …
Read More »A new grand alliance is a must
Amid signs of growing relations between Russia and Syria’s autonomous Kurdistan region, Kurds, who are Washington’s key allies, are now trying to set up a diplomatic mission in Moscow. This development is studied by the United States and Turkey meticulously. In yet another welcoming but surprising development, Russia and Jordan …
Read More »Insecurity and the woes of insecurity
The plaguing insecurity, has unleashed a wave of concern and despondency across the country. To counter the spread of terrorism, the government launches dozens of military operations, but does it take the troubles of the people into account? What are the measures of the government in pre-and-post military operation times? …
Read More »Pursuing a regional security approach
Afghanistan’s national security advisor, Hanif Atmar, on Wednesday in a meeting with Indian ambassador in Kabul, Amar Sinha, said that lasting peace and stability in the region could only be achieved if there is a sincere cooperation among all the regional countries against terrorism. Education and economy also came under …
Read More »Afghan-Iran bilateral trade and fighting poverty
A robust national economy is the guarantee to our victory against militancy and some other key challenges such as illiteracy, weak physical and political infrastructure. Any nation’s economy is indebted to thriving businesses, international investment, and increased trade with other nations. Our national economy has the capacity to grow but …
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