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Will the Republic be Saved or Tension Repeats in Kabul? (Part 2)
March 10,2020 | Mohammad Shafaq Khawati
The Approach of Involved Parties in Peace Issue:
(1) The United States’ Approach
It is evident that the US prefers its own ...
International Women’s Day Marks with hopes and fears in Afghanistan
March 10,2020 | Mohammad Zahir Akbari
This year the 8th of March coincided with murmurings of Islamic Emirate and so marked with increasing waves of hopes and fears in Afghanistan. The hopes are raised because ...
Mismanagement of Funds Will Lead the Afghanistan Cricket Board(ACB) to a Disaster
March 10,2020 | Hamayun Khan
The chapter; so far remained folded inside the ACB needed to be unfolded to the public, given the skirmishes that have recently taken place among the players have remained vague and ...
Will the Republic be Saved or Tension Repeats in Kabul?
March 08,2020 | Mohammad Shafaq Khawati
The peace agreement between the Taliban and the United States has generated hope and disappointment among Afghan people. Both the concern and hope are reasonable. If Afghan politicians ...
Women’s Crucial Role in History
March 08,2020 | Hujjatullah Zia
Women played a constructive role in the community and the names of heroines are recorded in the history for their active role and heroic acts. Women supported men during wars ...
Challenges on the Road to Peace - in Afghanistan.
March 08,2020 | Dawlat Bakhtiari
Signing the “Agreement for Bringing Peace to Afghanistan” between the US and the Taliban inserted hope of peace coming to many broken hearts, forgotten . . .
Condition of Afghan Government on the Threshold of Intra-Afghan Dialogue
March 07,2020 | Moh. Reza Huwaida
Only few days are left for the start of the intra-Afghan dialogue, as stated in the peace agreement signed between the United States and the Taliban. The Afghan government ...
What is the Nature of War in Afghanistan: Religious or Political?
March 07,2020 | Mohammad Zahir Akbari
One of the main questions which were repeatedly debated in last two decades was whether the war in Afghanistan is religious or political? According to Afghan people ...
Relation between NPT and arms race in South Asia
March 07,2020 | Rajkumar Singh
The NPT entered into force on 5th March 1970 with the best hope: (i) That the nuclear ...
Belief – The First Step to Reach Sustainable Peace
March 05,2020 | Moh. Reza Huwaida
Initial steps, as the preliminary of establishing peace in Afghanistan, for the start of negotiations were taken. Too short and shaky steps and viewed with public mistrust ...
How to Leave Afghanistan
March 05,2020 | Richard N. Haass
After nearly two decades, 2,400 soldiers killed, another 20,000 wounded, and as much as $2 trillion spent, the United States is understandably eager to withdraw from ...
Coronaviruses outbreak – An abrupt inflation in Afghanistan
March 05,2020 | Hamayun Khan
The deadly coronavirus; has stepped up out of the Chinese boundaries spreading across the globe with a sprint, and this time it’s Afghanistan’s turn ...
What Changes Have Taliban Undergone Since the Beginning?
March 04,2020 | Moh. Reza Huwaida
After peace deal was signed between the Taliban and the United States in Qatar, it will be of great significance to view the record of the Taliban regime from its establishment to the ...
A glance at durability of war in Afghanistan
March 04,2020 | Gholam Ahya Hussaini
Undoubtedly, the conflict of Afghanistan is one of the longest conflicts in the world which has inflicted the most tragic consequences in the country. The prolonged war of Afghanistan ...
Diplomacy is the Best Policy
March 04,2020 | Dawlat Baktiari
Having a big stick is nice, but speaking softly is usually more effective that is called diplomacy. In all aspects, diplomacy is an instrument for solving international crises and create ...
Why Relativism Matters
March 03,2020 | Dilawar Sherzai
I have a different opinion and you have a different one. I am a part of a distinct group and you are with another group. However, it is not a matter that should be considered something ...
Adapting to a Fast-Forward World
March 03,2020 | Mohamed A. El-Erian
Firms and governments must increasingly internalize the possibility – indeed, I would argue, the overwhelming probability – of an acceleration of four secular developments ...
Will Afghanistan Repeat Iran’s Mistake in Combating COVID-19?
March 02,2020 | Reza Huwaida
Afghan minister of public health, Ferozuddin Feroz, announced on February 24 that a patient was tested positive for the COVID-19 the previous day. The afflicted and two other suspects, who were ...
The Corona-virus Increases the Price of Hygienic Stuffs in Free Market of Afghanistan
March 02,2020 | Mohammad Zahir Akbari
After confirmation one positive case of corona-virus in the Herat province, the prices of the hygienic stuffs have sharply increased in free market of Afghanistan. Similarly ...
Agreement for Bringing Peace to Afghanistan between the Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan which is not recognized by the United States as a state and is
March 01,2020 |
February 29, 2020 which corresponds to Rajab 5, 1441 on the Hijri Lunar calendar and Hoot 10, 1398 on the Hijri Solar calendar
Another March 1st, another Turkish-Afghan Friendship Day, and the Calendar is Counting on!
March 01,2020 | Oğuzhan Ertuğrul
Afghanistan has officially recognized Ankara Government 99 years ago today by the Treaty of Alliance in 1921. I use the term “Ankara Government”, because Turkey is founded ...
The Components of Sustainable Peace in Afghanistan
February 29,2020 | Mohammad Zahir Akbari
At the beginning of twentieth century, the geopolitical theories were highly highlighted in the world but it lost its importance after invention of continental missiles ...
The West’s Final Countdown?
February 29,2020 | Joschka Fischer
The year is still young, but its historical significance is already clear. At least as far as the West is concerned, foreseeable events in the coming months will have an overwhelming ...
Basics of US Nuclear Politics in South Asia
February 27,2020 | Dr. Rajkumar Singh
Since the days of its first nuclear explosion in May 1974, India gave a strong foothold to the US against China in the region. It was the result of India’s recognition as a ...
It’s Now or Never for National Data Strategies
February 27,2020 | Diane Coyle
Everybody seems to agree that data will play a fundamental role in the economy of the future, whether through health discoveries, smart energy grids, autonomous vehicles, or other ...
Ballot or Bullet: Which one we Must Choose!
February 26,2020 | Dawlat Bakhtiari
There was great hope after 2002 in Afghanistan. Taliban felling down from power, construction of roads, schools and clinics started everywhere as well as more jobs have been created...
The ups and downs of women’s condition in Afghanistan
February 26,2020 | Mohammad Zahir Akbari
The women’s freedom and condition has been one of the long controversial topics amidst all cultures in the world. After the Second World War, the presence of women in social and ...
The Right to a Better Life
February 25,2020 | D. Asim
A society that suffers from the difficulties of obliviousness and deprivation cannot have the dreams of affluence and progress and it does not have the right, either...
Gender Equity and Human Rights are Pivotal for Advancing Progress on SDGs
February 25,2020 | Shobha Shukla
The Nairobi Statement endorsed to mark 25 years of the 1994 International Conference on Population and Development (ICPD25) gives renewed hope and stronger thrust to gender ...
Causes of Violence Against Women
February 24,2020 | M. Hashemi
Afghan women have always been the victims of domestic violence in different ways. Women are required to be docile and obedient in the families. They are required to be able to work hard along ...
Nuclear challenges of South Asia in post-1974
February 24,2020 | Dr. Rajkumar Singh
In the post-Pokharan phase from 1975 onwards Bhutto pursued his quest for Pakistan’s nuclear status. He held that only nations with nuclear weapons had sovereignty ...
Benefits of Freedom of Speech
February 23,2020 | Dawlat Bakhtiari
Freedom of speech is one of the major achievements of international community in Afghanistan. Since, during the Taliban regime there was only on radio station called “Voice of Sharia...
What’s at Stake in Libya?
February 23,2020 | Bernard Haykel
The ongoing war in Libya is a microcosm of the tragedy that has gripped many Middle Eastern countries. If it is not resolved soon, the fighting in Libya could sow instability in neighboring ...
The Nature and Pace of Afghanistan’s Economic Growth in Last Two Decades
February 22,2020 | Mohammad Zahir Akbari
Despite notable progress since 2001, Afghanistan still faces many challenges and considered as one of the poorest countries in the world. More than half of the population lives below ...
Violence Against Women Is Blocking Development
February 22,2020 | Tlaleng Mofokeng
The single highest barrier to development globally is neither hunger nor disease. It is gender-based discrimination and violence. That is why achieving United Nations Sustainable ...