Editorial

Civilian casualties dramatically rose in Afghanistan, and the past year (2019) was worst. Citing the United Nations Assistance Mission in Afghanistan, the Special Inspector for Afghanistan Reconstruction said in a report that 1,174 deaths and 3,139 injuries were documented during this quarter. This marked a 42 percent increase in casualties when compared with …

There are many ominous developments feared in the aftermath of Gen. Qassem Soleimani’s killing in Baghdad last week. The recent one is the launch of reportedly 20 ballistic missiles by Iran at two US military bases located in Iraq. Considering it as an act of revenge for Soleiman’s assassination, Iran …

In line with the modus operandi for money transactions and shifting of funds from one code to another, the approval from the parliament is required. However, some financial scandals which have recently broken show otherwise. Seemingly in compliance with presidential verbal orders, there have been huge payouts to the Ministry …

The US portrayed the killing of Qassem Soleimani, a major general of the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps and commander of its elite Quds Force, as necessary to prevent an imminent attack on US personnel. Donald Trump said US killed Soleimani to stop a war, not to start one, but Iran …

As the political situation in Afghanistan is day by day degenerating into crisis, the powerful countries take it upon themselves to recommend ideas for Afghanistan’s future dispensation, which is something very important because of its effects on future events in the country. The preliminary election results have been seriously under …

Time has come we should bid bye to the 2019 and welcome the New Year 2020. Probably 2019 may not be good for some country, but for Afghanistan it was full of complication and optimism. But for others, it may have proved to be a lucky year. Whatever is the …

Since the start of peace talks, Taliban has highly pursued contradictory behavior and policy as time and again the group has remained puzzling regarding the ceasefire—a demand posed by the US to continue peace talks. On the one hand, the group flaunted patriotic face with sympathetic manners to make free …

As the majority of the Afghan people are relying on agriculture, the government and other related private originations, should have come to the fore to encourage farmers and educating them on saffron cultivation and its benefits after the harvest record high with this year 22 percent increase in the production. …

Afghanistan’s young generation needs education now more than ever. Indoctrinating children in peaceful ideology, as well as patriotic sense to work for the development of the country, is something that would help salvage the situation of Afghanistan and thus reverse the effects of the war-like mindset on Afghan youngsters which …

It’s only natural to perceive that the unending wars have negatively affected Afghanistan’s economy, something that is true to a great extent. Despite the conflicts, our country is still struggling to strengthen its economy through various ways such as working on trade ties with global countries and properly balancing imports …