Editorial

Afghanistan has merely stuck with two big predicaments – the ongoing war and the endemic corruption. Coronavirus pandemic is indeed one the biggest quandary, but its universal phenomenon, and the vaccine is already out. Nevertheless, the war in the country is turning to its most hideous ever. At least 50 …

We are not a nation to have chosen an ideology of war and also to persist on it all the time. We are a peaceful nation and it has been historically proven. The current war is an absolute imposed one by the alignment of some foreign countries plus domestic elements …

Afghan and Taliban peace negotiators had announced a three-week pause in the ongoing talks in Doha. The Kabul peace team will arrive back home today (Monday) – really no idea where the Taliban negotiators will go. Both sides shared initial lists of agenda items and conducted preliminary discussion on the …

Kabul once used to be a pretty nice place for the foreigners and for the residents itself. Kabul was so peaceful and possessed an astonishing beauty with magnificent weather that many high-ranking officials even today are recalling those historic days. While remembering those breathtaking days in Kabul, some key figures …

Agreement between the United States and the Taliban represents a milestone in the war that began with the U.S. invasion of Afghanistan following 9/11. This paved the way for direct talks between the Afghan and Taliban peace negotiators. However, the agreement is not actually a peace deal; rather it is …

Corruption has many forms and manifestation. With great wretchedness, corruption in Afghanistan is endemic and has infiltrated into all parts of the state, adversely affecting the ability of the Afghan government to maintain security and deliver basic public services. It also becomes public now, and increasingly embedded in social practices. …

Violence against women and girls in Afghanistan, including so called honor killing, and other forms of violent behavior like forced marriages, preventing them from education, too often goes unpunished. If the culprits apprehended, again proper trial will not happen because the victims over and over again pressured into agreeing to …

The Taliban, a group the Afghan government is seeking peace with, has some other demands suggested in the US-Taliban peace deal signed in late February last year. It has been disclosed by US Chargé d’Affaires Ross Wilson. The Taliban is expecting the release of thousands of their prisoners under their …

Are we getting closer to the peace in our beloved country? Passing any optimistic views, it is important to realize that as long as we have conflicting interests, there will be no peace. Unfortunately, as long as there are fundamentally clashing ideologies, peace would be a distant dream. But we …

Dr. Abdullah Abdullah, a veteran politician and current Chairman of High Council for National Reconciliation, is under harsh criticisms over his failure to form reconciliation council. It has been for over one year that this body is yet to be completed. The essential task of this body is to provide …