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Nordic Welfare Model
December 29, 2012 | Asmat Yari
High illiteracy, epidemic diseases and grave poverty are among the chief social problems of Afghanistan. Vast majority of people are suffering at the hands of acute poverty. They have to ...
The Hapless Souls
December 27, 2012 | Dilawar Sherzai
According to a news report, at least 28 Afghan immigrants died few days earlier after their boat sank in Greek Island. The Afghan foreign ministry, on Sunday, December 25, said that a delegation has been sent to Greece in order to investigate the deaths. Such ...
Schooling in Afghanistan; a Review
December 29, 2012 | Mohammad Rasool Shah
Schooling sector is considered as the back bone of education. A well-established and properly functioning schooling system can provide firm basis for the higher education. Otherwise, a poor ...
Taliban’s Strike Increases as U.S Departs
December 27, 2012 | Abdul Samad Haidari
The situation on the ground persists to Detroit as the NATO troops plan to withdraw from Afghanistan. Pentagon reports on increase rate of deadly attacks by Taliban during the Afghan ...
The Dilemma of Infiltrators
December 26, 2012 | Masood Korosh
In an inhuman terroristic attack, five policemen were shot dead inside police headquarter in the northern Jawzjan province. They were all killed when their head turned against and pulled trigger at the time when none could find the chance to ...
The Persisting Problem of Unemployment
December 26, 2012 | Mehdi Rezaie
Among the many problems Afghanistan is grappling with, unemployment continues to be one of the gravest. According to the Ministry of Labor, Social Affairs, Martyrs and Disabled, around 3.5 ...
The Vitality of Business
December 25, 2012 | Dilawar Sherzai
Economy plays an important role within a country. Economy for a country is as important as circulatory system within a human body. As without circulatory system blood cannot be pumped ...
Electronic ID Cards and Voter Registration
December 25, 2012 | Abbas Daiyar
The Independent Election Commission head Fazal Ahmad Manawi has been calling for quick implementation of the new voter registration. He has warned repeatedly in last couple of weeks that ...
Assuring the Balance!
December 25, 2012 | Muhammad Rasool Shah
Be it Afghanistan or some other countries of the world, some people are so much disappointed of the condition of people that they have a trademark sentence, 'This nation will never develop and ...
Number does Matter!
December 24, 2012 | Dilawar Sherzai
Every state consists of a population (total number of people living together in a politically defined territory), territory, government and sovereignty. Population is the basic part of a state. States are formed for the welfare and wellbeing of their ...
Essence of Human Solidarity!
December 24, 2012 | Asmat Yari
December 20 is marked as "International Human Solidarity Day" across the globe to remind people, the importance of solidarity in working towards eradicating ...
Chantilly Process and Taliban
December 24, 2012 | Abbas Daiyar
The recent two-day intra-Afghan meeting in Chantilly, France created an overoptimistic buzz in international and Afghan media analysis. Many think it is an icebreaker for talks and ...
Discipline – A Necessity in Social Life
December 23, 2012 | Dilawar Sherzai
It can be easily observed in social life that the actions that are followed in a disciplined way are bound to be performed properly and without any hustle and bustle. Discipline has the potential to guide human practices and social ...
No Work Is Small!
December 23, 2012 | Mohammad Rasool Shah
Today, the article will start with a story from one of the famous books of Urdu literature, 'Zaavia'. The writer, Ishfaq Ahmad writes that his niece was a very energetic girl who had mighty ambitions for ...
The Worst Killer Ever
December 23, 2012 | Abdul Samad Haidari
Man for the sack of his evil desire and greed has forgotten the universal law and order. From the very early day when he got birth, he strived for a better living standard by inventing technologies ...
The Necessity of Political Institutions
December 22, 2012 | Dilawar Sherzai
With the evolution of state and politics, there has been a movement from personality-centered structures and setups to the institutional-led structures. A thorough study of the journey from monarchy to today's democratic era will substantially prove the ...
Loving the Job!
December 22, 2012 | Mohammad Rasool Shah
The snow had not fully melted and the freezing weather had restricted the people to their rooms and houses where people sat in front of fire and drank hot tea. In such conditions, those who ...
Education and Economic growth
December 22, 2012 | Asmat Yari
"If you plan for a year, plant rice. If you plan for ten years plant trees. If you plan for one hundred years, educate children," the best lines by Confucius, worth recollection. As ...
Menace of Drugs throughout the History
December 20, 2012 | Dilawar Sherzai
The problem of drugs is getting very much serious for Afghanistan. Years of instability and disorder have prevented the attentions to be diverted towards this menace and it has kept on increasing and grabbing the Afghan society tightly. In one of the ...
Rebels are on Rise in Syria
December 20, 2012 | Masood Korosh
According to reports, the confidence of Russia, a key supporter of President Assad’s regime, is watching the successive advance of Syrian rebels towards the heart of Damascus which was seen as ...
On Return of Kushan-Era Coins
December 19, 2012 | Dilawar Sherzai
On Monday, December 17, Afghan foreign ministry handed over hundreds of historical Kushan-era coins to Afghan National Museum. The coins were basically brought from London, which were taken ...
Safeguarding National Unity!
December 19, 2012 | Muhammad Rasool Shah
A person got a contract in a city in north where he had to work with the persons of the same tribe. His contract was to construct a big building for government and it was a coincidence that all the ...
US Coalition Troops Withdrawal: Taliban’s Victory/Mission Accomplished
December 19, 2012 | Abbas Ali Sultani
President Obama after declaring the mission accomplished in Iraq announced the withdrawal of American troops from the battle ground in Afghanistan by the end of 2014. Since mid 2011, the ...
Weaker Strata are the Most Vulnerable
December 18, 2012 | Dilawar Sherzai
It is unfortunate to note that Afghanistan has had a lengthy history of instability and chaos and Afghan civilians have mostly suffered as a result of all the misfortunes. There is one particular chapter that had the most heinous influence on the ...
Peace Council’s Roadmap to 2015
December 18, 2012 | Abbas Daiyar
A leaked draft of the High Peace Council's roadmap to 2015, first reported by McClatchy Newspapers, outlines the negotiation and peace process with Taliban and other militant groups. The ...
Understanding Terrorism!
December 17, 2012 | Muhammad Rasool Shah
Waziristan once used to be one of the most beautiful areas of Pakistan, where people were happy with their limited earnings and resources. The population was divided into different tribes and ...
Ethics – The Concept of ‘Right’ and ‘Wrong’
December 17, 2012 | Dilawar Sherzai
It can be observed in both the individual and social lives that the actions are mostly considered in terms of whether they are right or wrong. An individual, in most of the cases, while ...
A Bitter Winter Reaches with Miseries
December 17, 2012 | Abdul Samad Haidari
Every year hundreds of people die due to food shortage of and freezing weather in winter. Thus, the government was always late in their response to the need of most vulnerable and excluded ...
Silence over Brutal Murder of Anisa
December 17, 2012 | Noorjahan Akbar
On Sunday December 02, a tenth grader from Mahmoud Raqi Girls High School in Kapisa Province of Afghanistan named Anisa was shot seven times by a group of men while she was walking home from ...
Putting Yourself in Others’ Boots!
December 16, 2012 | Mohammad Rasool Shah
On Friday, in American state of Connecticut, a young man, who has been reported to be mentally unsound, took the gun and shot dead 27 people, out of which 20 were small school children. He also injured ...
“Kazakhstan Model” – the Way to Development
December 16, 2012 | Mohammad “H.R.”
There are a lot of countries in the region that are developing by various ways and have different achievements. But in our article we want to touch upon Kazakhstan which has its own model ...
The Choice is Yours!
December 15, 2012 | Mohammad Rasool Shah
In different countries of the world, there are different kinds of Digests that are famous among their readers. Usually a Digest contains small articles and stories and is published once in a month. There can be separate Digests for women, children, doctors ...
Upholding Human Rights!
December 15, 2012 | Asmat Yari
Human suffering and misery in the remotest part of the world invariably affect the whole family of man. Man has to suffer, not only when the part of the world in which he is residing is hit by ...
“On Human Rights Day don’t Point Fingers - join Hands”
December 15, 2012 | Stavros Lambrinidis
The annual celebration of human rights on 10 December falls on the same day that the EU will receive the Nobel Peace Prize. The coincidence is serendipitous. The EU is being honoured for promoting ...
A Puzzling Game
December 13, 2012 | Muhammad Rasool Shah
Attack on Asadullah Khalid, the spy chief of Afghanistan, was not the first of its kind. Before this, one of the most active and influential leaders of Afghanistan, Professor Burhanuddin ...