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Editorial: Celebrating Nawroz

The first day of the New Year in Afghanistan is called Nawroz, and the first day of our month is “Hamal”. Nawroz is a rite dating back to at least the 6th century BC. This historic rite is observed on 21 March in many countries, including Afghanistan, Azerbaijan, India, Iran, …

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Editorial: House searches gone far beyond

Arbitrary house searches have gone far beyond what is necessary. It would also seem to run counter to internationally accepted counterinsurgency strategy, which calls for respecting people as well as their rights. US forces routinely used military force when carrying out house searches in Afghanistan, sometimes with insufficient regard to …

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ED: A conspiracy

It is an epic travesty, a mistake of the century to cede certain restive regions inside Afghanistan to the clutches of the unruly Taliban. Under no circumstance is such action acceptable. The Afghan masses will never bow down to the extremist group that is already losing the ground as security …

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ED: Washington focusing on Kabul security

The United States seems to have become interested in improving security situation in Kabul – a city that has never been safe. The situation in Kabul which is home to scores of foreign agencies like embassies, offices of international organizations and bases of foreign troops, has aggravated in past months …

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Editorial: Optimism amidst stagnancy

Despite a faulty and stagnant economy and more frustratingly an aggravating extremist-induced violence all being unscrupulously imposed in high scales on the country, a fraction of spurring optimism is surfacing. People have pinned their hopes on the political elite. This sanguinity is thought to have stemmed from the assurances from …

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Editorial; 16 years of America’s war

America’s longest war has entered its 6000th day but victory has eluded them, as Afghanistan continues to be in a whirl of fettered frenzy of terrorists. American war has been a wild good chase as the detested militant Taliban are devouring it with their vile tactics, steering the country towards …

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Editorial: Pashtun long march

After years of suppression and victimization, the long suffering Pashtuns—second largest ethnic population in Pakistan have finally found a voice and move against state sponsored terrorism and oppression. In January, thousands of ethnic Pashtuns from Tribal Region (FATA), accompanied by Pashtuns from Khyber Pakhtunkhwa and Baluchistan marched toward Islamabad, after …

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Indo-Afghan ties concerns Islamabad: Diplomat

AT-KABUL: A senior Afghan diplomat says that Islamabad has certain demands from Kabul that he believes can be discussed. Hekmat Khalil Karzai, deputy foreign minister said that Pakistani authorities do not frankly speak about their demands, but “relations between Afghanistan and Pakistan’s immediate rival, India is a matter of concern …

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Editorial: in the aftermath of offering concessions to Taliban

Resurgence of militancy is about to throw the country out of gear. The government’s proposition of concessions to the Taliban is backfiring, as the terrorism-induced havoc is shattering the foundation of this war-torn country. The tactic of battle has changed and Afghanistan is facing a brutal and boundless war. The …

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ED: Prickly circumstances of women

March 8, is globally celebrated as Women’s Day. This day is also marked annually in Afghanistan in which government officials and women’s rights advocates speak about developments, opportunities and challenges women have experienced in the past one year. But these gatherings are mostly symbolic and confined in slogans. Thousands of …

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