Editorial

Freedom of the press is an essential pillar to any democracy and fortunately, journalists enjoy a significant level of freedom in Afghanistan – a climate for journalists which is better than some regional countries. Conversely, Afghanistan is also full of grave dangers to journalists who put their lives at stake …

A damning report by a US advocacy group, the Human Rights Watch (HRW), accused CIA-backed Afghan strike groups of committing extrajudicial executions, orchestrating disappearances, conducting indiscriminate airstrikes, attacking medical facilities and carrying out other violations of international humanitarian law. The 61-page-long report alleged that these strike units belonging to the …

Flying in the face of all international laws, the Pakistani military has yet again brazenly violated Afghanistan’s sovereignty and territorial integrity by trying to establish military posts inside the Afghan territory of Nari district in eastern Kunar province. After Afghan forces stopped them from doing so along the de-facto Durand …

Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi, the emir of the self-proclaimed Islamic State or Daesh terrorist group which also has IS Khorasan ‘chapter’ active in Afghanistan, has died in an American raid in Syria. The US President Donald Trump proudly announced this on Sunday as he explained the US troops’ operation on the …

Zalmay Khalilzad, the US’ point man for Afghanistan reconciliation, has recently met with the top officials in Kabul for the first time since American President Donald Trump abruptly called off the peace talks with the Taliban last month. This trip of Khalilzad shows that the initial steps to reinvigorate the …

The efforts for revival of the peace talks are in full swing as the US chief peace negotiator for Afghanistan met leaders in Kabul after arriving in the country on an unannounced visit on Sunday. It’s his first visit to Afghanistan since President Donald Trump halted talks with the Taliban …

The ongoing heated discussions and allegations of fraud in Afghanistan’s recent presidential election give a sense of déjà vu to the Afghan citizens. Such was the case in the 2014 disputed and fraud-tainted election which gave birth to the National Unity Government (NUG) – a proven 50-50 futile power-sharing deal …

As many countries are trying to reinvigorate peace talks in different world capitals, Afghanistan has been witnessing intense clashes between Afghan security forces and the Taliban group – whom leaders sitting in talks with US, Chinses, Russians, and Pakistanis officials. In a major security advancement, ministry of defense said they …

Hope can be defined as the belief that circumstances in the future will be better. It allows the under or less developed countries to be optimistic of a positive outcome and increase chances of realizing the goals to work for. Although there are many obstacles, but Afghanistan have never lost …

Currently, support for the Afghan peace process is taking shape around the world, giving the Afghan people an optimistic outlook towards their country’s future. The NATO Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg on Wednesday categorically reiterated its commitment to the Resolute Support (RS) Mission in Afghanistan, saying that troop reduction depended on a …