Citizens’ satisfaction (ISTAT - Istituto Nazionale di Statistica)
(Source: ISTAT - Istituto Nazionale di Statistica) In 2015, after a sharp decline in 2012, the satisfaction of people aged 14 and over with living conditions in general shows a substantial stability as...
View ArticleHamid Karzai Foundation launched
A welfare foundation under the name of the former president of Afghanistan Hamid Karzai was launched in Kabul on Saturday. Karzai said in the inaugural ceremony that the 30 years of war which has...
View ArticleAs river of refugees flows to Europe, young Afghans debate whether to stay
When Afghanistan elected a new president just over a year ago, Romal Shafaq's hopes were high. Despite a string of Taliban attacks in the Afghan capital, he and his business partner bet on boom times...
View ArticleFinancial inclusion: Focus on Middle India
Most analyses of the Indian consumer economy tend to focus on the middle-class on the presumption that this consumer segment comprises the biggest chunk of the Indian consumer population. However,...
View ArticleAnxiety Grows As Conditions Worsen In Afghanistan
4:52 AM ET Philip Reeves Facebook Twitter Audio for this story from Morning Edition will be available at approximately 9:00 a.m. ET. i As worries grow over unemployment and lack of security, many...
View ArticleOverseas Business Risk - Afghanistan (UKTI - UK Trade & Investment)
(Source: UKTI - UK Trade & Investment) General Overview Afghanistan is a challenging export market, for companies used to managing risks and handling difficult security environments. Corruption is...
View ArticleSoccer player embodies one Afghanistan success story: Sports
As far back as he can remember, soccer has been part of Shafaq Ayobi's life. As a 7-year-old shepherd in eastern Afghanistan's Laghman province, he kicked around a ball that he and his friends formed...
View ArticleThe View From Kabul
Kabul Skyline Kabul Afghanistan, November 5, 2015 At first glance this is like any other third world city: noisy, dirty, chaotic. The traffic is a moving amalgam of cars, people, and pack animals, a...
View ArticleThe President Legislative Decree Regarding Bill on Supervising Ministries...
(Source: House of People of the Islamic Republic of Afghanistan) The President Legislative Decree Regarding Bill on Supervising Ministries Rejected The plenary session was held in the realm of National...
View ArticleThe Asia Foundation Hosts Meeting on Pakistan – Afghanistan Trade Cooperation...
(Source: The Asia Foundation) Kabul, November 19, 2015 - On November 16, The Asia Foundation's Afghanistan office hosted a stakeholder coordination meeting under the Pakistan - Afghanistan Cooperation...
View ArticleThe Asia Foundation Releases Findings of Annual Mongolian Study of Private...
(Source: The Asia Foundation) Ulaanbaatar, November 18, 2015 - The Asia Foundation, in collaboration with the Sant Maral Foundation today released findings of the sixth Study of Private Perceptions of...
View ArticleThe Asia Foundation Releases 2015 Survey of the Afghan People
KABUL, Afghanistan--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Afghan optimism about the overall direction of the country, fear for personal safety, and confidence in government fell to their lowest point in a decade. Afghans...
View ArticleThe Asia Foundation’s 2015 Survey of the Afghan People (The Asia Foundation)
(Source: The Asia Foundation) Event: Thursday, November 19, 2015, Washington, DC 9:30 - 11:30 am Registration begins at 9:00 am United States Institute of Peace 2301 Constitution Ave., NW Washington,...
View ArticleForeign Minister Meets with Deputy Foreign and Justice Ministers of Norway...
(Source: Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Islamic Republic of Afghanistan) Nov 14, 2015 KABUL - Foreign Minister Salahuddin Rabbani met with a delegation from the Kingdome of Norway led by Norwegian...
View ArticleProblems Mount for Beleaguered Afghan Government
Ayaz Gul ISLAMABAD— As winter approaches in Afghanistan, the Taliban offensive continues with a much greater intensity than it has previously at this time of year. The ongoing hostilities coupled with...
View Article20 Bus Passengers Kidnapped in Afghanistan
Ayaz Gul ISLAMABAD— Authorities in Afghanistan said unknown gunmen on Saturday kidnapped at least 20 bus passengers in a southern region where suspected loyalists of the self-named Islamic State (IS)...
View ArticlePak turns down Afghan proposal for throughway to India
ISLAMABAD: Pakistan has turned down an Afghan proposal for a throughway to India via Wagah border, showing that mutual distrust was holding back progress on key trade talks between the two neighbours....
View ArticleOpening statement of H.E. Finance Minister Eklil Hakimi at the 10th...
(Source: Ministry of Finance - Islamic Republic of Afghanistan) بسم الله الرحمان الرحیم My Brother Excellency Finance Minister Senator Muhammad Ishaq Dar Dear Colleagues, Ladies and Gentlemen, First of...
View ArticleThe Good And Bad News About The State Of Millennials Worldwide
Perhaps you’ve heard that millennials have become the largest generation in the workplace, surpassing gen X this year, according to Pew Research. To accommodate this new group of workers and leaders,...
View ArticleFourteen years on, what next for Australia's role in Afghanistan? (UNSW - The...
(Source: UNSW - The University of New South Wales) After 14 years of continued military presence in Afghanistan, the Turnbull government must decide what's next for Australia in the conflict, writes...
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