Something deeply rotten
The heart of Asia is passing through very deep wounds of time. The duration of violence has no end. Humanity is crying with all of its complaints and protest as in the polyphonic fiction art of the Fyodor Dostoevsky. Now…
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Why Ruins of Darulaman Palace should be kept as Grim Reminder of our Dark History
President Dr Ashraf Ghani inaugurated the renovation project of the Darulaman Palace on Monday and also held a symbolic meeting of High Commission of Urban Development there with the intention to “complete the uncompleted chapter of our history.” While many…
Afghan Government promises EU to take next steps forward on human rights in Afghanistan
In June 2015 the Afghan Government together with the European Union and its Member States present in Afghanistan, Peace and Security also known as NAP 1325. Soon we will meet again for the 2016 Human Rights Dialogue and the EU…
The post-Mullah Akhtar Mansoor scenario
After the death of Mullah is widening after the death of Mullah Mansoor in a drone attack inside Pakistani territory along with a Pakistani passport. The drone attack took place in Baluchistan area near Iranian border, presumably he was returning…
Chabahar – The Gains of Afghanistan from Strategic Competition
The Indian quest for trade route to Iran and Afghanistan extending to Central Asia is about to achieve as the technical teams agreed after negotiations took place among countries on April 11, 2016. India, Iran and Afghanistan have finalized the…
Chabahar agreement: Heralding a new era of regional integration
A billion hopes, a billion dreams are fuelled today, as the momentous Chabahar agreement, after more than a decade of being on table, finally sees the light of the day. The Trilateral Agreement on transit and transport between India, Iran…
The Arrival of Hikmatyar
The past 3 months of intense negotiations between Hizb-e-Islami(one of the 7 parties of during the jihad of Afghanistan has signed the last draft of the agreement a few days ago and handed it over to the delegation of Hizb-e-Islami…
REFUGEES AND MIGRANTS: A CRISIS OF SOLIDARITY
This September, the United Nations General Assembly will bring together world leaders to address one of the leading challenges of our time: responding to large movements of refugees and migrants. War, human rights violations, underdevelopment, climate change and natural disasters…
A transformational project for Central and South Asia
The opening ceremonies in Dushanbe, Tajikistan starting Wednesday for construction works on the CASA-1000 project mark an important milestone. The project could bring a trade in sustainable electricity between Central and South Asia; address energy shortages in Afghanistan; and will…
Freedom of the press and freedom of expression are fundamental rights of every Afghan citizen – the World Press Freedom Day 2016
Freedom of the press and freedom of expression is the touchstone of all human rights and the backbone of our international value system and the key component in our daily dialogue with each other. However, around the world, the space…
Pakistan, Terrorism and the United States
In recent times, top Western officials, from the Defense Minister of the United States to the NATO General Secretary and to the top US Commander John Campbell (who recently left his job), have constantly warned us that the situation in…
Afghanistan Energy Sector; Why still strong foibles?
Every so often, we hear news about commitment, start or operation of energy projects but after all this and spending billions of dollars on energy sector, most of the Afghan cities are still left in dark because of inadequate planning…
Pushtun Genocide by Pakistan
As of June 2014, the Pakistani army’s Operation Zarb-e-Azab along the Durrand line has taken the lives of 40,000 ethnic Pashtun and the rest displaced in and around Peshawar. UNHCR has tried its best to assist the migrants but the…
Equal Opportunity to Women Benefits All
As we today mark UN Women’s Day, it is worth considering what the inequality between men and women costs South Asian countries and what can be done about it. One big cost of inequality is that South Asian economies do…
The myriad ways of reconciliation
The chaos today in world order is not an ordinary one but it is more pervasive and organic where all measurement taken for the normalcy seems very sluggish and lethargic. If we look towards the most advanced part of the…
Afghanistan and the Fragile Peace Process
Why would, after 15 years of NATO , still global and regional powers put themselves in a risky spot in Afghanistan? In 2001 under the auspicious of Lakhder Brahimi, former UN special envoy for Afghanistan, a guiding principle was set…
In Afghanistan, No Leadership Means No Elections
The only way for Afghanistan to avert electoral disaster is if the Ghani government and parliament act together to take cohesive and swift action. In 2014, Afghanistan’s presidential election was marred by accusations of fraud. U.S. Secretary of State John…
Uniting to Prevent Violent Extremism
Violent extremism is a direct assault on the United Nations Charter and a grave threat to international peace and security. Terrorist groups such as Daesh, Boko Haram and others have brazenly kidnapped young girls, systematically denied women. These groups…
Afghan men should support their wife’s, daughters and sisters in doing sports
Sports we have seen how the popularity, pride and respect for successful athletes can break the barriers of gender inequality and promote human rights. In Afghanistan, women are allowed to participate in sports but the prejudices and discrimination against girls…
Does religions to be blame for the rising of Terrorism or Politics!!!
The recent horrific attacks in Paris that took a staggering victim count of over 100 plus civilians along with large number of causalities. This attack has shook the world, Syria, Iraq, Nigeria, Mali and other countries where daily innocent people…
Afghanistan: A peace no one wants to join sincerely
To the world, India and Iran) involved in the Afghan conflict. Right now, the whole world, in particular Russia, India, Iran and China are keeping close eye on how Pakistan and Afghanistan can bring peace and stability in the region.…
Accession to WTO & the Future of Afghan Economy
The World is the most recent and 162nd member which joined on December 17, 2015. WTO has important contributions to international trade since its inception. The trade policy review mechanism has created a process which continuously monitors the developments of…
A Gender Analysis: Is ‘Orange your World’ campaign slacktivising Violence Against Women?
From November, 25 to December, 10, was marked the 16 days of activism against Gender-Based Violence campaign with this year’s theme of “From Peace in the Home to Peace in the world's Global Leadership. The United Nation metastasized the initiative…
Reflections on Afghanistan’s progress
As I flew into Kabul's fall was remarkable. I saw a bright, bustling, modernising capital beginning a new working day. I was delighted to be back in Afghanistan on my 10th visit, this time as a British Foreign Office Minister. There…