Editorial

AT-KABUL: The National Security Council (NSC), a high-level government body responsible for security of the state, distanced itself from the recently inked intelligence sharing deal with Pakistan’s spy agency. The NSC in a media statement said: “As the Presidential Palace has recently said that the memorandum of understanding (MoU) on …

The government policy of arming civilians and forming militias to tame the growing insecurity in the north has drawn flaks. As the government has been trying to rein in militancy, thousands of citizens from the north are expected to be mobilized to fight the Taliban in areas where the military …

Brushing aside media reports that Indian consortium has scarped a mega mining project worth $10.8 billion in Afghanistan, Indian ambassador to Afghanistan, Amar Sinha said Sunday the consortium didn’t roll back its project. An Indian newspaper, the Financial Times reported recently that the SAIL-led consortium of India’s leading steelmakers has …

At least ten army posts have been overrun by militants in Uruzgan, a southern province, local officials said Friday. A fierce battle is going on for the last week in Khas Uruzgan district. Around ten posts have collapsed into the hands of the militants. Meanwhile, 40 policemen along with their …

Going through the twisting history of Afghanistan, what kind of role will Russia play in the region after NATO troops have ended the combat mission? As the United States and the international community are scaling back their presence in Afghanistan and aid, Russia is eyeing to increase its role. This …

We sleep soundly at while thinking we have guardians at the gate and the frontiers. Throughout the history, our guardians have answered the call in bravery and sacrifice. However, what comes when they are ill-equipped particularly against a force like the Taliban? An official in the troubled Helmand province said …

President Ashraf Ghani once said solving problems in all provinces at once is not possible. The remedy he told is gradual and continued improvement. Now that he has talked of improvement, one wonders, where is the sign of improvement on the ground? For instance, heavy clashes are underway between Afghan …

They killed foreigners. They were civilians. And they were our guests. Unlike Osama bin Laden, they didn’t make any security threat to any foreign country. Therefore, they didn’t bring any troubles to this land. Unlike Osama bin Laden, they didn’t attack any foreign city from Afghan soil and causing worldwide …

Afghanistan and Pakistan on Tuesday reiterated their resolve to work together to restore peace. Pakistan’s Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif is in Kabul where he held a joint press conference with President Ashraf Ghani. The Afghan President said the war is being imposed on both Afghanistan and Pakistan. He also said …

In this war-ravaged country, challenges for peacebuilding are too many, but the resolve is higher than the mountains in Afghanistan. Given that the government is too eager on peace talks and the Taliban are also showing some signs of readiness for talks, the fall of Jwand district of Badghis, doesn’t auger well, …