Opinions

By Mansoor Faizy-KABUL: For the first time Afghanistan and Pakistan nodded for a joint fight where it seems a win-win situation for both the countries, and that’s a joint fight against polio, a crippling disease which left a large number of children in uncertain situation in the two neighboring countries. …

By M. Nadeem Alizai-KABUL: Amid concerns and despair, January 1, 2016 brought new dawn of hope to some Afghans. Although, new solar year will begin on March 21, 2016 but due to presence of foreign forces and scores of international organizations, the war-weary nation sees the future and past in …

By Alias Wardak-South Asia as an energy deficit region requires economic and feasible solutions in the energy sector, in order to secure a sustainable economic development. An effective approach to secure the required energy is the creation of a Regional Energy Market that connects the energy surplus countries of Central …

By Anand K. Sahay: In a basic sense, India-Pakistan relations are cut in a groove made by history, the way Pakistan has evolved into being subservient to its military-security establishment, and latterly the bitterness in the tone of politics which set in after the 2008 Mumbai attacks. Our relations with …

By French Hill-This year, we will celebrate the 70th anniversary of the Fulbright program. Established in 1946 by then-Arkansas U.S. Sen. J. William Fulbright, this exceptionally American contribution to the world has educated over 360,000 students from 165 countries, including 52 Nobel Laureates and 31 heads of state. Little known …

“This quadrilateral meeting is the only hope. If it was unsuccessful, the hopes will dash to the ground. Once this happens, these global and regional players could not win trust of Afghans again. Trust of the war-weary nation is already at sub-zero level. The hope that is flowering after the …

Under General Sharif, the Pakistan army is carrying out a low-intensity war against diversity of opinion. By Mohammad Taqi: Along with putting the Pakistani COAS on a pedestal, his media team was actively weeding out his detractors. Pakistan’s globetrotting Chief of Army Staff (COAS) General Raheel Sharif has been peddling the …

By Rooh-ul-Amin Rukhsana was stoned to death. And her fiancé was flogged. The couple’s only crime was “love and elopement”, a matter of family honor. She defied marrying a man who was of her grandfather’s age and by a profession a “maulvi”. Stoning one and lashing the other shows how …

By Hakim Ahmadzai-It is improbable that any nation could be entirely independent and self-sufficient. Afghanistan needs international assistance; however, it ought to decide its own fate. It is convincing to think that, life is an idea of loneliness; every being can be seemingly thought of as naturally alone, viewed introspectively. …

By Sher Jan-Napoleon once said that, “When China awakes the world will tremble.” China is one of the strategically most important neighbors of Afghanistan. The rapid expansion of its economy has made china a point of reference and topic in political and economic discussion throughout the world. Many of the …