Editorial

Some 700,000 people in this war-wracked country remain displaced, and it ranks among the lowest globally in terms of human development indicators. The unabated episodes of wars have made this country a basket case economically where it has been receiving billions of dollars, but still its economy is in a …

It is high time for the two leaders of the National Unity Government (NUG), to put their differences aside and explore ways to work together and steer the country forward in the right direction, because there is a flood of challenges and their differences are showing no signs of ending. …

Refugees, the first victims of the wars and terrorism, will never leave home unless their home is the mouth of a shark. They escape only and opt for the life of refuge when they see themselves caught in the jaws of death and life. Though, everyone knows it is not …

A report released by a US-based think tank says that wars in Afghanistan and Pakistan have claimed lives of at least 149,000 people since 2001 to 2014. The Watson Institute’s  Costs of War Project says at least 162,000 were injured since the US-led international war on terror that toppled the …

Afghanistan’s ambassador to the United Nations said his country has been under an assault from an unprecedented convergence of the Taliban insurgents, over 7,000 foreign fighters, and other violent groups including the Islamic State (IS). The Islamic State, for many in Afghanistan, is nothing new rather the rebrand of some …

The last forty years have been deadliest, full of troubles, and intimidating in many ways. They unfolded the storms of troubles. We lost a whole generation to the war and those who survived are the ruling elite now. Though, no one can go back and make a restart, but the …

In an anti-corruption move, the director and deputy of the Kabul Bank’s clearance department have been arrested by the National Directorate of Security (NDS) and law enforcement personnel this week. Both the officials have been held on charges of receiving bribes form a debtor of the former Kabul Bank. According …

The fall of two districts in northern Kunduz province to the Taliban and a coordinated attack on the parliament on Monday have sent a bad vibe amid Afghanistan and Pakistan efforts to combat terrorism with concerted efforts. Though, Kabul and Islamabad, in the recent past, signed an intelligence sharing agreement …

Anti-narcotics strategies of the government are drawn-out and had fallen far short of its goals. The teetering campaigns against opiates will continue to traumatize the nation. At such a stage when international community feel embarrassed, particularly the neighboring states, statement of the minister of counter narcotics, Salamat Azimi, is quite …

Insecurity, lawlessness and joblessness have been on the rise. There are too many factors behind the rise in these problems, but the biggest one is militancy. Around two million children have been pushed into the streets to work and augment their families’ income. What did push them into works instead …