On September 25, world endorsed an ambitious agenda for global change called the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). The SDGs represent a fifteen-year agenda (2015-2030) to guide the international community in our shared efforts to achieve three objectives: end extreme poverty,…
There is a scholarly consensus that while the rest of the world succumbed to two World Wars, Afghanistan endured a relatively peaceful sixty years. Credit for this era of internal peace and security is greatly due to the Afghan people’s…
President Mohammad Ashraf Ghani’s outreach to Pakistan neither thoughtless nor a mistake. It was well-thought-out decision that should be duly respected. Ghani opened a new chapter in bilateral relations with Pakistan. In spite of India’s position as a strategic and…
The geo- economic, and geo- political location of Afghanistan, the new government again focused on the revival of the lost opportunity. This is possible if the government can use the private sector as an engine to take the country towards…
وثیقه ملی افغانستان، توسط نمایندگان منتخب مردم در لویه جرگه مورخ ١٤ جدی سال ١٣٨٢ هجری شمسی در شهر کابل به تصویب رسید. در قسمتى از مقدمه قانون اساسی، نمایندگان ملت ذکر نموده اند: "با درک اینکه افغانستان واحد و…
We commend the Government of the Islamic Republic of Afghanistan, Peace and Security on 30 June 2015. This is an important signal of the Government's commitment to work whole heartedly on the advancement of women's rights. The Plan outlines work…
به دنبال افشای خبر مرگ ملامحمد عمر رهبر پیشین طالبان، عده يی از افرادى که قبلاً از شخصیت‌های مهم این تحریک بودند، با انتخاب رهبر جدید ملا اختر محمد منصور، به مخالفت برخاستند. این افراد استدلال می‌کردند که انتخاب جانشین،…
In 100 countries around the world are barred from doing certain work solely because they are women. Over 150 countries have at least one law that is discriminatory towards women. And only 18 countries are free of any law disadvantaging…
It is no secret that Afghanistan and State-building. And when we are discussing ‘responsible end’, we must certainly begin by unraveling the ownership nexus of the development of the last thirteen years. The Bonn Agreement of December 2001 was labeled…
درین روزهای آشفتۀ کشور؛ روشنفکران، سیاستمداران و دولتمردان با موضع گیری های تند شان در برابر درج کلمۀ افغان در شناسنامه ها، یکبار دیگر در برابر یک آزمون بزرگ ملی قرار گرفته اند، که متاسفانه چشم انداز امیدوارکننده برای گذر از…
Corruption in Afghanistan has been a major crisis, pervading all state institutions and different sectors of the economy. The Independent Joint Monitoring and Evaluation Committee (MEC) estimates 26,000 hectares of public and private lands have been grabbed by the powerful…
When it comes to Pakistan, a very much a hallmark of the British Empire's heinous footprint. But to choose an undemocratic institution to appeal to the goodwill of the so called “international community” was a misjudgement of liberals on the…
Musa Qala is a strategically important district north of Lashkargah, the capital of southern Helmand province. Recently, it was captured by the Taliban Mohammad Rassoul Akhundzada and Mullah Ghaffar Akhundzada. Mullah Naseem was a well-known commander of the Islamic Revolution…
The Pakistan, a US-designated terror group. Non-certification of the counter-terror campaign, codenamed Operation Zarb-i-Azb, will block the release of a new tranche of US financial assistance to the Pakistani military from the Coalition Support Fund (CSF). CSF support had been…
In the teeth of fierce opposition from its domestic political foes over the past 10 months, the Afghan government has been in an all-out endeavour to mend its oft-tense relations with Pakistan. On the face of it, the long-frosty bilateral…
Corruption is a global phenomenon. It needs to be firmly addressed by all nations and individuals. Corruption exists in developed and developing countries. No nation is immune from it but many nations have worked to overcome its ill effects. A…
The continuous rise in civilian casualties, which according to a report from UNAMA hit a record high number in the first six months of 2015, is very worrying. Particularly worrying is the increase in casualties of women and children, which…
I have never imagined a world. The maiming of 19,000 others plus squandering of a trillion dollars on a hazy war strategy is simply a morale buster. I do admit the Afghan government has been mired in corruption, bureaucratic tangles…
