By Basir Qazizada: The US and Taliban have reached an agreement on a short-time reduction in violence, instead of a ceasefire. The practical shape of violence reduction has been determined during seven days.Although the reduction in violence for the Afghan people, who have gone through sever trauma and tragedy, is …
Read More »Please Rest Assured, China will Take Good Care of Your Children: A Letter to Parents of Afghan Students in China
Dear parents of all Afghan students in China, I hope this letter finds you well. This is Chinese Ambassador Wang Yu in Afghanistan. This winter has not been very tranquil. An unexpected outbreak of novel coronavirus pneumonia has disrupted the reunions of numerous Chinese families, frozen the bustling atmosphere of …
Read More »An inclusive interview with Rahmatullah Nabil
NUG’s impotence warrants formation of new system Many in Afghanistan believe that the country is going through a crucial stage now as the two fate-deciding national matters (peace and election) have arrived at a climax. The long-drawn-out results of the last year presidential election are said to be announced soon …
Read More »What benefit enemies get by killing innocent Afghans?
By Ihsanulah Panjshiri On daily bases, the Afghan media outlets have been reporting on civilian casualties that caused by roadside mines and suicide attacks. Whenever we turn on a TV, a radio and read a newspaper, there are several news about women and children, who have lost their lives or …
Read More »Ceasefire, a prerequisite for a sustainable peace in Afghanistan
By Wali Muhammad Alizai Peace is a grave desire in a conflict-ridden Afghanistan after four-decades-long ruinous war. It now seems that the U.S.-Taliban peace talks would pave path for the prevalence of everlasting peace in the country, which will ensure stability, development, education and protection of women rights in the …
Read More »Changing global scenario on gender equality
The changing dimension of development and the international movement for the development of women have created a policy perspective for gender equality which recognises both women’s and men’s needs and, most importantly, their healthy interactions. Against this backdrop of situation, Dreze and Sen viewed that gender equality and social justice …
Read More »A Proposal for Losing the War and Peace in Afghanistan
By Naser Sidiqee RAND Corporation’s research is an opportunity for reflection on what a peace agreement might look like. It is also a source of ideas for the Afghan people and the government regarding possible results of a peace process. However, the work, as claimed to have been produced on …
Read More »There are more chances of a ‘runoff’ presidential election in Afghanistan
By Khushnood Nabizada The Independent Election Commission of Afghanistan announced the preliminary election results on Sunday, wherein, President Mohammad Ashraf Ghani secured 50.64%, his main rival Chief Executive Dr. Abdullah Abdullah got 39.52% and the other candidates only received 9.84% of the votes. Soon after the results announced, the ‘Stability …
Read More »There are more chances of a ‘runoff’ presidential election in Afghanistan
By Khushnood Nabizada The Independent Election Commission of Afghanistan announced the preliminary election results on Sunday, wherein, President Mohammad Ashraf Ghani secured 50.64%, his main rival Chief Executive Dr. Abdullah Abdullah got 39.52% and the other candidates only received 9.84% of the votes. Soon after the results announced, the ‘Stability …
Read More »Beginning of Regionalism in South Asia
Byt Rajkumar Singh The initiative for establishing a regional cooperation association was taken in 1977 by Zia-ur-Rehman, the then president of Bangladesh.” It was with the yearning to bring some measure of stability and peace, and to improve the subhuman conditions of eternal poverty and misery” of new born Bangladesh …
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