Editor in Chief: Moh. Reza Huwaida Friday, March 29th, 2024

Nauroz Knocking the Doors! But….

Tomorrow is the first day of the SY 1991. Afghanistan, along with many other nations in Asia, is ready to celebrate Nauroz or the "New Day". It corresponds to the beginning of the spring season and welcoming the new season after an extremely cold winter feels fascinating. Nauroz has been celebrated for the past 3,000 years and The UN's General Assembly in 2010 recognized the International Day of Nouruz, describing it a spring festival of Persian origin. Nauroz is an event of happiness and the people of Afghanistan enjoy this day with family gatherings, special dishes, wearing new cloths and other customs.

Nawroz no doubt gives the message of peace, prosperity and unity but during the last thirty years of conflict in Afghanistan, the people of this country have never been able to celebrate it with full spirit and true happiness. Every of the past three decades has been a year of bloodshed, violence and destruction. Soviet invasion, civil war and Taliban took lives of thousands of Afghans and with that the happiness and joy of the people of Afghanistan. Today, Afghans still suffer. Insurgency is still not letting them to breathe freely.

Afghans are preparing to celebrate the New Year at times when their country is facing grave security, political, social and economic challenges. The failure of government to bring about fundamental developments has caused the public concerns to rise amid the international community planning to withdraw from Afghanistan. By the end of 2014, all the NATO troops are set to withdraw putting the ten-year gains of Afghanistan in democracy, civil society, human rights, media and other important areas at a great stake.

On the occasion of the New Year, no doubt, every Afghan will be wishing for long lasting peace and stability in his country. That is the dream of individual living on this land. That is because Afghans are great lovers of peace but it is their bad luck that they have become the victims of the great game.