Editorial

A security scare happened in the capital as Afghans celebrated the country’s 101st Independence Day. At least 10, including children and women, were injured as more than a dozen mortar shells slammed into various parts of Kabul on Tuesday morning. Despite some other security incidents across the country, zealous Afghans …

Even, after the Consultative Loya Jirga called for the release of 400 of the remaining 5,000 Taliban prisoners, the insurgents denied to recognize the government of Afghanistan—in tit for tat, the government said the Taliban are not representing any tribe in the country. This as the Taliban claims to have …

When the intra-Afghan talks seem to be just around the corner, there are some key issues ahead of Afghans that need deep deliberation and a proper approach to resolve them. Discussion over the Constitution, the republican system, the Afghan security forces and women’s rights are among some of the huge …

Russia is prematurely declaring victory in the race for a vaccine against Covid-19. The country (Russia) became the first in the world to approve a possible vaccine against the virus. It is a global pandemic, in which more than 741,420 people have lost their lives, battling the virus and according to …

It’s without a doubt that the coronavirus pandemic’s fallout has put a big dent on world economies, as well as trade and transit between countries, while Afghanistan has been no exception. However, it seems that after flattening the curve and going past the peak of cases, Afghanistan is gradually going …

Everything has its tradeoff but the question is at what opportunity cost one has the willingness to do it. The stark decision to release the 400 contentious Taliban prisoners taken by the Loya Jirga is a similar case. The Afghan nation and the government agreed to let the prisoners convicted …

The only stumbling block to the launch of intra-Afghan talks has now been resolved. The declaration of the three-day Loya Jirga, which was participated by hundreds of delegates, agreed to free 400 Taliban members, completing the total quota of 5,000 Taliban inmates mentioned in the US-Taliban deal, as well as …

Judging from the current situation, one becomes hopeless that the deeply-embedded menace of corruption is never going to be rid of in Afghanistan. The pale response and campaign by the government against corruption make one all the more pessimistic. Currently, various graft watchdogs in Afghanistan concur that corruption has reached …

One approach to combat the issue of corruption among government officials and public representatives, whose assets and properties usually see a mushroom growth after being involved in numerous backdoor deals and briberies during their terms of office, has been the explicit articles enshrined in the Constitution that, at least, attempt …

The lagging unresolved issues in the peace process have facilitated a conducive environment for terrorist groups – especially Daesh – to solidify their footprints and show that they are still capable of wreaking havoc even if there’s a reconciliation deal among the Afghan government and the Taliban. This means the …