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Assessing Democratic achivements of Afghanistan
September 19,2020 | M. Hashemi
Yesterday, September 15, was coincided with the World Democracy Day. This pertinence gets more important when it links to the current historic dialogue in Doha which is to discuss ...
Strong unions are pivotal for safety of healthcare workers and patients
September 19,2020 | Bobby Ramakant - CNS
In May 2019, all 194 countries that set the agenda of the World Health Organization met at the 72nd World Health Assembly and endorsed the establishment of World Patient Safety Day ...
The public Reactions over Intra-Afghan Peace Process
September 16,2020 | Mohammad Zahir Akbari
The long continued war in Afghanistan has become erosive and tiring to both Afghan people and regional and international stakeholders. During the opening day of the talks many world countries ...
The Arab Betrayal of Palestine
September 16,2020 | Daoud Kuttab
It is normal for countries with deep disagreements nonetheless to maintain diplomatic, trade, and commercial relations...
Supporting of Islamic Republic of Afghanistan Means Supporting Peace and Democracy
September 15,2020 | Dawlat Bakhtiari
Afghanistan is one of the most fragile and conflict affected nation of the world. The four decades home war remains it structurally weak and chronically dependent on outside support in military ...
The V-Shaped Recovery Marches On
September 15,2020 | Jim O’Neill
Large swaths of the global economy are exhibiting traditional signs of a V-shaped recovery from the pandemic-induced collapse this spring...
Human Rights’ Discourse
September 14,2020 | Hujjatullah Zia
Men’s rights and freedoms are violated on a large scale around the globe and there are many barriers hampering them to exercise their rights to life, liberty and estate ...
UAE Recognition of Israel Dents Emirati Religious Soft Power
September 14,2020 | September 14,2020
The United Arab Emirates’ establishment of diplomatic relations with Israel is damaging its efforts to garner religious ...
The Political Message of Recent Successive Attacks
September 13,2020 | Mohammad Zahir Akbari
In the Eve of Intra Afghan Peace Talks, the Taliban consecutive attacks have increased across the country. In recent days, the Taliban attacks were more meaningful targeting ...
Beirut Must Be Saved
September 13,2020 | Marwan Abboud
For millennia, Lebanon has been a meeting point for different cultures and peoples, and also a victim of regional power struggles that have stood in the way of lasting peace...
Let’s Cross Our Fingers with the Start of Peace Talks
September 12,2020 | Hujjatullah Zia
US special envoy Zalmay Khalilzad has held a meeting with Mullah Abdul Ghani Baradar and Abdul Hakim Haqqani, the new head of the Taliban negotiating team, in the Qatari capital ...
The UN’s Unhappy Birthday
September 12,2020 | Richard Haass
NEW YORK – The United Nations turns 75 this autumn, and if this were a normal year, many of the world’s leaders would gather in New York City to celebrate this milestone ...
Our Responsibility in Age of Globalization
September 10a,2020 | Mohammad Zahir Akbari
Although there is no scientific consensus on definition of globalization, many scholars define it as deterritoralization of cultural, political and economic ...
Africa’s Peace and Prosperity Begin at Home
September 10a,2020 | Abiy Ahmed
Africans must take responsibility for our continent’s affairs. We have all the ingredients we need to succeed, starting with a growing population – including a large and increasingly ...
The Theoretical Factors of Legitimacy Crisis
September 09,2020 | Mohammad Zahir Akbari
In political literature, there are different definition for political legitimacy such as being legal, in accordance with the law or in accordance with contentment of people...
Don’t Buy Bezosware
September 09,2020 | Sava Tatić
When it comes to news media’s declining health, technology has been viewed as both the cause and the cure. When the Internet upended traditional news organizations’ business model ...
Consequences of Soviet Intervention in Modern Afghanistan
September 07,2020 | Dr. Rajkumar Singh
The Soviet intervention that took place in December 1979 had posed not only a serious threat to India’s security but to the entire South Asian region. As the intervention was ...
The Belarusian Kids Are Alright
September 07,2020 | Sławomir Sierakowski
Belarusian university students marked the start of the academic year on September 1 by announcing a strike. They planned to gather in Victory Square and then march ...
Innovative Financing for Women’s Health Becomes Vital When Purse Strings Tighten
September 05,2020 | Shobha Shukla
The COVID-19 pandemic has exposed the fragility of weak health systems that were ill prepared to withstand the onslaught of the pandemic. As documented by the Pulse ...
The Inclusion of Mothers’ Names in National ID: A Big Step Towards Women Rights
September 06,2020 | Mohammad Zahir Akbari
Last week, the cabinet of Afghan government approved adding name of mothers on national identity card. It seems that this action has happened in response to a social ...
Pakistan and Legitimizing the Taliban
September 05,2020 | Mohammad Hedayat Translated by Shir Husain Rahemi
In the past few days, Pakistan has invited key members of the Taliban’s Qatari office to Islamabad. Pakistani Foreign Minister Shah Mahmood Qureshi said that the Taliban ...
The Uncertainty Pandemic
September 05,2020 | Kenneth Rogoff
The next few months will tell us a lot about the shape of the coming global recovery. Despite ebullient stock markets, uncertainty about COVID-19 remains pervasive. Regardless of ...
Another Afghanistan in Making in South Asia
September 02,2020 | Bimal Prasad Mohapatra
In the part of South Asia, in hapless Afghanistan, the curtain on its decades’ old civil war has not been allowed to be pulled down. Millions died, millions injured beyond ...
The Intellectual Position of Afghanistan in Postmodern Era
September 02,2020 | Mohammad Zahir Akbari
Before going to the main part of discussion, we need to have a clear understanding about concept of postmodernism, modernism and pre-modernism. Postmodernism is a western philosophy ...
The Intellectual Position of Afghanistan in Postmodern Era
September 01,2020 | Mohammad Zahir Akbari
Before going to the main part of discussion, we need to have a clear understanding about concept of postmodernism, modernism and pre-modernism. Postmodernism is a western philosophy ...
Media is One of the Greatest Success Stories of Islamic Republic of Afghanistan
September 01,2020 | Dawlat Bakhtiari
Media is a new phenomenon, known as an effective power globally, able to direct or misdirect the world. Effective and democratic media are an essential part and indispensable ...
THE INTRA – AFGHAN PEACE TALKS _ The Hurdles, Prospects and Challenges Ahead
August 31,2020 | Naser Koshan
Diplomatic discourse and negotiations eventually decide the fate of even greater wars and political disputes. The Afghan enduring crisis cannot be an exception; there is an urgent ...
Beginning of Nuclear Politics in South Asia
August 31,2020 | Dr. Rajkumar Singh
India, with its independence in August 1947, shared a lot of common ideals and institutions such as democracy, freedom of press, freedom of religion, respect for individual liberty, human ...
Health Officials Alert: Afghanistan on the Brink of Second Wave of Covid-19
August 29,2020 | Mohammad Zahir Akbari
According to the public health officials, Afghanistan might be on the eve of entering into the second of wave of covid-19 with nearing seasonal changes during fall and winter...
Why All Countries Should Contribute to Ending Global Poverty
August 29,2020 | Andy Sumner
Trillions of dollars have already been spent on the global response to the COVID-19 pandemic, and no one knows what the final bill will be. Is it possible to respond to a much longer ...
Unknown Fate of Two Million Child Wanderers
August 26,2020 | Saadat Shah Mosavi and Translated by Shir Hussain Rahimi
World Day Against Child Labor is held every year on June 12. In 1999, the International Labor Organization (ILO) ratified the Convention on the Prohibition and Immediate ...
Bringing Normalcy to Afghanistan & South Asia is West’s Responsibility
August 26,2020 | Bimal Prasad Mohapatra
Afghanistan has been in turmoil for last four and half decades. This unprecedented turmoil and civil war during such a long period has so far killed millions, who had nothing ...
What is the Bright Page of Imam Hussein’s Revolution?
August 25,2020 | Mohammad Zahir Akbari
These days, our people are increasingly engaged in mourning of a historic event which had happened more than 1300 years ago in a distant geography called Karbala. The hero of this historic ...
The End of Western Opportunism
August 25,2020 | Joschka Fischer
The confrontation between China and the West is escalating almost daily. The conflict is about technology, trade, global market share, and supply chains ...
Peace and the Taliban Endless Conflict
August 24,2020 | Ramish Noori and Abdul Qahar Bakhshi
Peace is the process by which war ends, direct violence, and in some cases, structural violence vanishes. In simple terms, but a broader sense, peace brings stability, and balance of power in a society...