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Delhi-Washington Agree on Trilateral Talks with Kabul
June 17, 2012
India and the US on Wednesday, June 13 agreed to hold a trilateral dialogue with Kabul to support their joint efforts to prepare Afghanistan for the post-2014 scenario when US forces are set to leave. The decision comes at times when the international community is pursuing the policy of a somewhat reputable exit strategy ...
Beneficiary of Sacrifices in Afghanistan
June 17, 2012
Newly revealed figures put death toll of US soldiers killed supporting Operation Enduring Freedom to 2,000. In 3,900-day presence of US in Afghanistan, it has lost more than one soldier every other day. The 2000th soldier, according to the US Department of Defense, was just-married Cpt. Taylor J. Baune, 21 ...
How a Fraudulent Election Caused Grudge and Disorder
June 16, 2012
The Independent Election Commission (IEC) has drafted a new electoral law and submitted it to the Ministry of Justice for processing. The post-Taliban Afghanistan has been through two presidential and two parliamentary and provincial council elections. The last presidential election was marred by widespread ...
Peace and Stability in Afghanistan
June 16, 2012
Since the US-led International military operation in 2001, Afghan government with the help of international community has failed in restoring peace and stability in the country. The situation is dire. The Taliban's attacks throughout Afghanistan and the counter offensive by International military forces under ...
Alienation of Jihadi Leaders not in the Interest of the Nation
June 14, 2012
Marshal Mohammad QasimFahim, the first Vice-President has said that the disaffection of Jihadi commanders is the cause of fifty percent of insecurity in Afghanistan. The Vice-President has stated that these Jihadi leaders and commanders have influence and role among their people and can muster the public support for ...
A “Great Chapter” in the History of Classical Music Ends
June 14, 2012
The Urdu Ghazal Legend, Ustad Mehdi Hassan, died in Karachi Pakistan on Wednesday, June 13, 2012 and with his demise a 'great chapter' in the history of South Asian classical music came to an end. He was undoubtedly the undisputed "King of Ghazal". Many great artists, singers and millions of his fans in Pakistan ...
Think Twice Before Continuing a Detrimental Trend
June 13, 2012
The Taliban and pro-Taliban circles appear to have been working with one another to eliminate those who are against the twin phenomena of Talibanism- a fundamentalist and tribal line of interpretation of Islam that allows suicides to terrify people- and ethnocentrism that is based on attempt for ...
One Week for the Environment
June 13, 2012
June 5th marks the international day of environment. In Kabul, the last week was celebrated as 'environment week' aimed at creating public awareness.Kabul falls in the list of most polluted cities of the world and the environmental pollution has reached its climax here. The severity of ...
Schools’ Closure Needs Attention
June 13, 2012
Ghazni has been one of the most insecure provinces. The Taliban havemaintained their increasing influence in some of the districts of thisprovince, from where they launch attacks into the provincial capital as well asinto other districts. The Taliban militants have kept the routes to somedistricts insecure ...
The Need for Political Tolerance
June 12, 2012
The situation in Afghanistan is getting very much complex and the complexity has turned the scenario dubious and uncertain. The inability to see the future clearly has made the government authorities frustrated. Not finding the guarantee that they would be able to find a reputable favor of the people in the times to ...
Treacherous Politics of Dominance through Threat of Punishment
June 12, 2012
Politics in Afghanistan has been based on exclusion and elimination of the rivals. This political tradition has often been a cause of bloody conflicts and bloodshed that erupted whenever a group attempted to eliminate or exclude others. There have been brutal and tyrant rulers abusing their power and authority to ...
Tying and Untying Hands
June 11, 2012
Civilian casualties over the last ten years in Afghanistan have been a major issue raised by Afghan government, in particular by President Hamid Karzai. A civilian under international humanitarian law is defined to be a person who is not a member of his or her country's armed forces or other ...
The Increase in Child Labor and Crippled Beggars
June 11, 2012
Afghanistan's poor economy is a global fact and dilemma. Afghanistan is still one of the poorest countries in the world and thus there are struggles for reviving the economy in the country. There is an opportunity to be seized, the presence of international community, but it is also clear that international community ...
Faizi Confirms Taliban’s Involvement in Behsud Invasion
June 10, 2012
The presidential spokesman has said that the Taliban and armed opposition are involved in invading Behsud and Daimerdad districts of MaidanWardak province. According to AimalFaizi, the Taliban, under the name of Kuchis, have launched attacks into Behsud and Daimerdad, killing innocent civilians, and looting and burning ...
China’s ‘Selfless’ Help
June 10, 2012
Amid NATO countries' plan to pull-out their combat forces out of Afghanistan by 2014, Afghanistan's neighbors, near neighbors and other regional countries are mulling over increasing their roles in this country. The People's Republic of China that shares a small border with Afghanistan's far northeast has been ...
Central Highlands, Getting Insecure
June 09, 2012
Afghanistan's Central highlandsareone of the safest regions of Afghanistan. If we go through the data, since the ouster of the Taliban in 2001, almost no fatal attack occurred on International forces or on Afghan National Security Forces (ANSF)in those areas. It is a great matter of concern that the peace loving ...
Allowing Evil Forces and Tackling Reformists
June 09, 2012
The central prison of Sar-e-Pul province has been blown up by Taliban. Three prisoners have been killed and 31 more wounded in the explosion carried out in this prison, which took place on Thursday night. The Taliban have claimed the responsibility for the attack, which has been conducted to release the prisoners. It is ...
Taliban and Post-2014 Afghanistan
June 09, 2012
All the fuss about defeat of insurgents in Afghanistan and trumpets blown for victory against terrorism turn pale when we witness more and more dying on daily basis as result of lingering war on terror. Against the abundant weighty claims about improvement in security condition in Afghanistan, insurgents remain potent ...
President Karzai Needs to Understand Sorrows from Kandahar Attacks
June 07, 2012
Around twenty two people got killed in two consecutive suicide attacks in Kandahar. And fifty more are reported to have been wounded in these attacks. The victims are all civilians. The Taliban have claimed the responsibility for them. According to the provincial spokesman Jawid Faisal, the attack happened around 11:15am ...
Bleak Future Awaits Afghanistan
June 07, 2012
What we have been hearing so intensively from Afghan government is that security is improving, Afghan Security National Security Forces (ANSF) are taking over more responsibilities, Taliban are at the verge of defeat and peace will soon come to Afghanistan through peace and reconciliation process. Nonetheless, ground ...
The Effective Beijing’s Engagement
June 06, 2012
On Tuesday, a high profile delegates, including President Karzai, set off for China to take part in Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO), where they, along with participation in the conference, would possibly hold talk with numbers of Chinese officials and entrepreneurs. The principle target would be to motivate Chinese ...
NATO will Stay Committed
June 06, 2012
The NATO plan to pull out its forces from Afghanistan has motivated many of our neighbors and near neighbors to mull over expanding their roles in this country. India has already signed the Strategic Partnership Agreement (SPA) with Afghan government and China will be doing the same ...
Need to Enhance National Trust
June 06, 2012
During the war period, the foundations of national unity and solidarity had badly been destroyed and the people of Afghanistan were left into the nightmare of suspicions and mistrust. Since the major parts of society were involved in war, a negative mentality gradually grew that everyone was trying to achieve self-interests. This ...
Killing of Mullah Abdul Salam Abed, Time for Crack-down
June 05, 2012
Mullah Abdul Salam Abed, a senior Taliban commander, along with twenty five other Taliban militants have been killed in a fresh military operation in southern Afghanistan. The National Directorate of Security (NDS) has, in a statement, said that Abed is the ...
Need to Enhance National Trust
June 05, 2012
During the war period, the foundations of national unity and solidarity had badly been destroyed and the people of Afghanistan were left into the nightmare of suspicions and mistrust. Since the major parts of society were involved in war, a negative mentality gradually grew that everyone was trying to achieve ...
Parliament Wakes Up Late on Ghazni
June 05, 2012
In 2013 the Islamic Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (ISESCO) will declare Ghazni as a Centre of Islamic Civilization. Nonetheless, at a time when we are only months away from 2013, only negligible development and reconstruction work has taken place in Ghazni. Accordingto sources, no work onthe ...
SPA Ready for Implementation
June 04, 2012
Afghan senate approved the Strategic Partnership Agreement (SPA) between Afghanistan and the United States of America on Sunday, June 03, 2012. Earlier, the chairman of Meshrano Jirga or upper house of the country's national assembly, Fazl Hadi Muslimyar had said that Iran's ambassador, Abul Fazl Zohrwand during a meeting ...
The Next Afghan President
June 04, 2012
he next presidential election in Afghanistan might take place in 2013. If it happens, it will be months before the schedule predicted in the constitutional law of Afghanistan. Hamid Karzai will not be running again - neither constitution allows him nor does he himself intend to do so. After his term finishes, Hamid Karzai will be ...
Women Suffer Severe do Mestic Violence
June 04, 2012
Afghanistan is a country where gender equality is worst in the world. We have worst record of violence against women, with highest rate. The plight of Afghan women still persists with an increasing fear and serious concern that all the achievements of last decade would be in vain if the international community fail to ...
President Karzai’s Role in Deviating International Goal
June 03, 2012
Security is a formidable challenge. It is an obstacle to investment and economic development. It is also a hurdle for state-building in a post-conflict nation. After the fall of the Taliban in late 2001, which was made possible with the help of the US-led international community, the ...
TalibanizingWomen’s Rights
June 03, 2012
The recent series of incidents have spread serious fear of return of the radical Taliban. Afghan youth has been struggling to ease the situation and adapt to the current fearful environment. The fear of return of chaos to the country broadened when a deadline was set for withdrawal of the ...
Stop Meddling, Contribute to Afghanistan’s Stability
June 03, 2012
Afghanistan is the victim of what is called the foreign imposed war since the last thirty years. Regional countries, specifically our neighboring countries, have never given up meddling into the internal affairs of Afghanistan. Each country or group of countries follow their own objectives in this country and ...
Focus on Electoral Reforms
June 02, 2012
There is a growing belief that Afghanistan will not be abandoned by the international community. This is based on the Strategic Partnership Agreements (SPAs) signed between Afghanistan and several western countries, including Italy, France, Britain, Australia, the United States of America ...
Afghan Children’s Day
June 02, 2012
Thursday, 31st May was marked as children's day in Afghanistan. The celebration comes at times when in Afghanistan grave violations of children rights have been taking place since long. Afghan children are the victims of child labor abuse, terrorism and poverty. Children taking birth in poor Afghan ...
Insecurity Would Double Bamyan’s Pain
June 02, 2012
In the post Taliban era, Bamyan has been the most peaceful province of Afghanistan where coalition forces move around with confidence and foreign and domestic travelers too have lower security concerns while visiting it. Today almost all the major routes connecting Afghanistan have been constructed – even in the most ...