Editorial

Unemployment is truing into a serious threat. As a sharp decline in international aid has been seen there has been a sharp rise in joblessness. Three key factors are behind this dilemma. The first one is decline in international aid. The second one is flawed government policies. And third one …

The insurgent Taliban have announced their “Spring Offensive” on Friday, a day which is considered to be the blessed day and reserved only for congregational prayers. But they opted for violence on this holy day. They claim to have carried out 328 attacks on the first day of their offensive. …

While there is plenty of news about violence, militancy, illiteracy, poverty and frustration, how about some good news for a change. Yes, the news about the change and hope is that the much-awaited Central Asia South Asia (CASA-1000) power transmission project was finally signed Friday in Istanbul, Turkey. The deal …

A new video from Syria has gone viral on media where four Afghan nationals have been purportedly shown by the Syrian rebels. Two teenage boys are seen among those taken hostage by the rebels during skirmishes. The group is said to be dispatched to Syria by Iran’s Revolutionary Guard. The …

Citizens and public representatives in the parliament have times and again expressed their serious concerns over protracted delay in appointment of new governors and defense minister. Sadly, the leaders are showing no sign of being convinced or worried over a host of challenges that trouble public and which has arrested …

President’s special envoy for reforms and good governance, Ahmad Zia Massoud, directed officials concerned to recover the grabbed state-land, right away. He said Wednesday that grabbing of state-land continued in the past decade as no institution could stem the tide. Massoud vowed the government will support efforts of the justice …

Maulvi Abdul Wahid Tayyebi, High Peace Council head of Badakhshan chapter, said Monday that local Taliban were eager to join peace process but foreign fighters didn’t allow them to do so. According to him over 175 militants joined Afghan-led peace process over the past year. The group of these militants …

After a long time, some good has been happening in the region. Afghanistan and Iran on Sunday announced plans for enhanced security cooperation to fight threats from the Daesh, including possibility of joint military operations and intelligence information sharing regarding drug production, trafficking and human trafficking. Relations have remained turbulent …

They did it for the first time. And their attack was really horrific. It shook the brain of the security apparatus as well as the nation. Now we are faced with a double whammy. When we were desperately yearning the Taliban must quit violence, here came another devil—Daesh (the ISIS). …

It started with the collusion. Without collusion such a biggest blow cannot be dealt to the Afghan national army troops, who are well trained in the defense of the country and ever never show their back. But yes despite that it’s a shocking and heart-wrenching blow. In a major assault …