The Heart of Asia Conference (henceforth the Conference) is part of Heart of Asia- Istanbul Process (henceforth the Process) on Regional Security and Cooperation for a Secure Afghanistan. It was jointly launched by Afghanistan and Turkey in Istanbul in November…
Islamabad is co-hosting with Afghanistan, Saudi Arabia, Tajikistan, turkey, Turkmenistan and united Emirates are parts of the process launched in 2011. India and Afghanistan are the two most crucial partner of the initiative participating in the summit. Afghan president and…
I joined Beyond Boundaries: Afghanistan's rights and in general the interest of the people was the center of attention. The values that I as a modern politician have been fighting for in our own traditional politics where the grounds for such fights are…
The mountain kingdom of Bhutan may not seem an obvious place to look for lessons on addressing climate change. But on a recent visit here I was impressed with how much this small country has achieved and also with its…
The United Nations General Assembly has proclaimed the third of December “International Day of Persons with Disability.” Each year on this date we highlight a different aspect of the effort to respect the rights of persons with disabilities. This year’s…
Having his paternal connection to the Ahmed Shah Abdali’s top general and the conqueror of Panipath battle Barkhurdar Khan Achakzai and maternally he’s linked to Abdullah Khan Achakzai, the martyred and sparkle of first Anglo Afghan war; Abdul Samad Khan…
As the winter steps in Kabul, the fuel prices are touching the sky once again. It is usual that prices trend upward when the demand increases while the supply remains the same; or the supply decreases while demand remains the…
What do corrupt politicians, war entrepreneurs and United Nations expats have in common in Afghanistan? They all cruise in the latest luxury cars while the country ranks as one of the most impoverished. I doubt such conspicuousness is exclusive to…
Napoleon once said that, “When China awakes the world. The rapid expansion of its economy has made china a point of reference and topic in political and economic discussions throughout the world. Many of the political and trade union leaders…
New Delhi and Moscow are finalising the "the transfer of four Russian-made Mi-25 helicopters" to Kabul. According to an official source, "the decision is already done" and the "actual transfer and delivery" of the helicopters will take place in a month's timeii. As…
As everyone knows Afghanistan is a country located in the heart of Asia; it has significant geographical location with vast natural resources. Unluckily today Afghanistan is amongst the poorest countries in the world, and according to the recent survey by…
It seems that Afghanistan and Pakistan are perennially unwilling to see eye to eye. The conflict between the two neighbor states has become a protracted conflict. As the regional situation is further deteriorating, it becomes necessary to question whether there…
Political squabbles between President Ashraf Ghani and his predecessor Hamid Karzai are about to hog the headlines in the media. Afghanistan’s chequered history shows that similar rifts and internecine bickering had led to the fall of Khalq and Parcham governments.…
The dramatic fall in global poverty over the past two decades is the best news in the world today. For the first time ever, the percentage of people living in extreme poverty – now defined as living on less than…
In the final week of classes, I presented my thesis along with my peers to an audience at University in Ottawa. In a small gathering afterwards, students shared the nervousness of the uncertainty that lay ahead and professors, government officials…
صلح را نمی توان بدون آسیب شناسی وعوامل زدایی جنک به گونۀ مجرد وعاطفی مورد هدف قرار بدهیم . درطی چهارده سال گذشته ما شاهد تلاش ها جهت دستیابی به صلح بودیم . آیا این تلاش ها باوجود بلعیدن وقت…
بعد از ماه‌ها، امروز واشنگتن دی سی شاهد حمایت گسترده از افغانستان بود. رئیس جمهور اوباما خلاف راهبرد و شعارهای کارزارهای انتخاباتی‌اش، امروز اعلام کرد که نظر به وخامت اوضاع کنونی افغانستان و برای حمایت از نیروهای امنیتی افغان و برای…
Yesterday, when announcing the extension of the U.S. military presence in Afghanistan, President Obama fell short of identifying the enemy and the threat Afghans and American troops face in the war on terror. But just a week ago, the commander…
The situation in Afghanistan is rapidly deteriorating. The coalition government, led by President Ashraf Ghani and Chief Executive Officer Abdulllah Abdullah, has failed miserably to improve the lot of Afghans or, at least, to halt further deterioration of the…
On March 23, 2015, Afghan President Ashraf Ghani and his CEO Abdullah Abdullah conducted their first official visit to the U.S. in an effort to strengthen the bilateral relationship. In his long flattering speech to US officials Ashraf Ghani talked…
The Afghan Government – recently celebrating its first year in office - has announced an ambitious reform program in the judicial sector. This was confirmed at the Senior Officials Meeting (SOM) on September 5 in Kabul. The government has committed…
Be under no illusion: the Islamic State has arrived in Afghanistan. Just as the country is gripped by an economic exodus of ordinary people seeking better opportunities elsewhere, ISIS is spreading its tentacles into Afghanistan's most lawless territories in an…
بعد از اتمام مهلت دستیابی به اهداف انکشافی هزاره (Millennium Development Goals) در سال 2015، سازمان ملل متحد نشستِ انکشاف پایدار را دو روز پیش از نشست مجمع عمومی سازمان ملل برگزار نمود، که در آن اهداف انکشافی بیشتری برای…
If you send a container today from Delhi in India to Dhaka in Bangladesh it has to take a circuitous route by land and sea through Colombo in Sri Lanka. This takes 35 days. If it could go directly by…
