The security situation in Afghanistan remains intensely volatile. Nationwide security has been deteriorating–Kabul security also getting worse by passing each day. Complex, and deadly attacks were being carried out in capital that killed and wounded hundreds of residents. The recent spate of deadly attacks across the country could indicate a …
Read More »Editorial: Secret talks between government and Taliban
A series of secret talks between government delegation and representatives from Taliban is underway. The matter was disclosed by the US troops’ commander in Afghanistan, while neither the government nor Taliban militants have said anything about the talks. John Nicholson, however, did not provide further details about the talks, but …
Read More »Editorial: Incredible Rashid Khan
Rashid Khan, the 19-year-old bowler from Afghanistan has made the whole cricket fans proud by his tremendous performance in IPL 2018. Though, the Sun Risers Hyderabad (SRH) become second, but the showcase that Khan made in qualifying SRS to the final was excellent just like one man army in the …
Read More »Editorial: Election controversy
The controversy-stricken long-delayed parliamentary and district council election is nearing – almost four years past the expiry of the sitting parliament’s five-year mandate. But the controversy and bewilderment surrounding the pre-election scenario has been widely casting shadow over the whole transparency and credibility of the election. Many problems continue to …
Read More »Editorial: APAPPS gaining momentum
Apparently a mutual understanding and concordance between Kabul and Islamabad for the promotion of solidarity and peace and the launch of reciprocal measures to fight terrorism is taking momentum. Unanimity has also been shaped for the enforcement of the flamboyant APAPPS construct which defines a path for both the states …
Read More »Editorial: Not acceptable at all
Pakistan passed a bill to merge FATA to KP–the adoption of the twenty-fifth amendment act of 2018 abolishes the separate status of the Federally Administered Tribal Areas (FATA). Nevertheless, is it a rational move—is it something for betterment of the tribal people or just another act of deceives by the …
Read More »Editorial: Halt cycle of insecurity
The Afghan masses are deeply worrying over mounting insecurity throughout the country, leaving them in deep uncertainty as security situation is getting worse from bad. This also poses great risk to the upcoming elections, as people prefer not to participate in voting days, unless, the government take immediate stringent action …
Read More »ED: Unexpected virtues and pitfalls of Trump entente cordiale
Despite an epidemic of contrarian view of Trumpism, critics and authorities in Kabul regard President Donald Trump’s new Afghanistan policy – for enlarged military presence –unexpectedly effective. His decision to recommit the United States to the war in Afghanistan has produced unpredictable upsides – pitfalls have been cited though. Defense …
Read More »Editorial: Minerals mined by terrorist groups
Taliban and the Daesh terrorist groups have hands in extracting minerals in some parts of the country, according to a report recently released by an international organization. The two terrorist groups are mining talc, chromites and marble in the remote area of the eastern province of Nangarhar that help them …
Read More »Editorial: Shield civilians from violence
During the past several decades the main victims of war have been civilians. War has been taking high toll on them whether in Iraq, Syria, or our motherland Afghanistan. It’s a crystal reality that war spares no one neither combatants nor civilians, neither men nor women, neither children nor adults. …
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