Afghanistan Times
By Shamim Shahid-PESHAWAR: Expressing satisfaction over performances of military courts, established in the wake of deadly terrorist attack on Army Public School Peshawar, parents of killed children have demanded its extension. “Military courts have been established to award exemplary punishment to terrorists and lead to 80 per cent reduction in …
Read More »We need a comprehensive strategy to fight corruption
By Anayatullah Alami-According to a recent survey launched by Integrity Watch Afghanistan (IWA) the corruption arrived at the third position and appeared to be biggest problem of the country after insecurity and unemployment. In such a situation first bold action of the government to suspend Mr. Abdul Razaq Wahidi, the …
Read More »The trap of status quo
By Afrasiab Khattak-Is this a country for Muslims or for Islam? This is the dilemma that Pakistan has faced from day one. For the majority of Muslim League leaders, Pakistan was to be a country for Muslims where they could live their lives without any fear of domination. The idea …
Read More »Afghan authors lauded in 9th Jalal Al-e-Ahmad Literary Award
AT-KABUL: The novels of four Afghan writers were picked up by the judges of the Jalal Al-e-Ahmad Ninth Literary Award launched in Tehran, the capital city of Iran. According to Journalists’ Club, the Jalal Al-e-Ahmad Literary Award was attended by Afghan ambassador to Tehran, head of Afghan authors’ union and …
Read More »The Afghanistan jam
By Maj Gen Ashok K Mehta (retd)-EVERY successive year, for over a decade now, New Delhi is rated in surveys as the most popular country in Afghanistan. This year, it bagged 64 per cent of the vote. Afghan Ambassador to India, Shaida Abdali, calls India a national partner. At this …
Read More »Why is Europe able to manage its decline, while Asia is still unable to capitalize on its successes?
By Anis H. Bajrektarevic-How to draw the line between the recent and still unsettled EU/EURO crisis and Asia’s success story? Well, it might be easier than it seems: Neither Europe nor Asia has any alternative. The difference is that Europe well knows there is no alternative – and therefore is …
Read More »The Saffarid Period in Afghanistan
By Wakeel Khan-Following the fall of Sassanid Empire, two centuries of Arab hegemony in Khorasan was never popular in the Pashtun belt. This is evident from fierce resistance that was offered here to all Arabian attacks. A change in political realities, however, had come hard on the heels of Arab …
Read More »Sino-Russian neighborhood policy: Kazakhstan – Euroasian heart of gold
By Filippo Romeo-Quite untill recently Kazakhstan was commonly identified as an impervious, legendary and fascinating place, one of passionate, bloody dusks whose natural beauty, combined with the landscape diversity, made it the most seductive country in Central Asia. Today, though these features still distinguish it, it is placed in the …
Read More »Kurds can’t be ignored in post war Syria
By Manish Rai-The start of the Syrian civil war in 2011 gave the historically marginalized Kurds their first real chance to assert their autonomy and to become a political powerhouse. Syrian Kurdish society now strongly feels that they can reverse the last half-century of assimilationist pressures and revive their cultural …
Read More »Trump’s nation-building pledges to be tested in Afghanistan
By Rebecca Kheel-President-elect Donald Trump’s pledges to end the nation-building missions of the military will be tested in Afghanistan, where President Obama repeatedly came up against the reality of a country unready for U.S. forces to leave. Trump will inherit a military drawing down in Afghanistan to 8,400 troops, well …
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