Build, Don't Blast
Afghanistan has enormous economic potential as outlined in a recent ; developing this is the key to stability. Despite fourteen years of US military support, the situation has deteriorated to the point...
View ArticleViolence increases pressure on Afghan president
KABUL, Afghanistan — The massive protests that spread from Kabul to cities across the country Thursday are further undermining the unity government, formed a year ago after U.S. intervention, as anger...
View ArticleAnnual address by President Zuma to the National Council of Provinces...
(Source: The Presidency of the Republic of South Africa) 26 November 2015 The Chairperson of the National Council of Provinces, Deputy Chairperson of the NCOP, Premiers, Executive Mayors Honourable...
View ArticlePak turns down Afghan proposal for throughway to India via Wagah border
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 ArticleTaliban seize 15 soldiers after Afghanistan helicopter crash
Kabul: Fifteen soldiers including two foreigners were taken hostage by the Taliban today after their helicopter crash-landed in northern Afghanistan, local officials and militant sources said. The...
View ArticleWhat the Afghan protests are really about
On Wednesday, thousands of Afghan protesters poured on to the streets of Kabul and gathered at Pashtunistan Square just outside the Presidential Palace. Carrying the coffins of seven beheaded Afghans,...
View ArticleAfghanistan Travel Warning (US Department of State)
(Source: US Department of State) The Department of State continues to warn U.S. citizens against travel to Afghanistan. The security situation in Afghanistan is extremely unstable, and the threat to...
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 ArticleForeign Minister to visit Brussels to attend NATO Foreign Ministers Meeting...
(Source: Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Islamic Republic of Afghanistan) November 30th, 2015 Kabul- Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Islamic Republic of Afghanistan will visit Brussels to attend...
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 ArticleIn Afghanistan, Investing in Women Inspires Change
The vast majority of the news coming out of Afghanistan is about increased insecurity, war, poverty and youth leaving the country to seek refuge elsewhere, but this is not the whole story. Many Afghans...
View ArticleSharp Increase of Deadly Attacks Overshadows Gains in Human Rights,...
(Source: United Nations General Assembly) Gains made in the areas of human rights and development contrasted sharply with the volatile and deteriorating security situation in Afghanistan, the General...
View ArticleThe Poisoned Legacy of the Durand Line
Pashtun mujahidin on the Durand border line between Pakistan and Afghanistan, 1985 Historically, Afghanistan has lain astride the invasion route from central Asia into the Indian subcontinent. It was...
View ArticleNATO Troop Extension Comes at Perilous Time for Afghanistan
Ayaz Gul ISLAMABAD— The Taliban has denounced NATO’s decision to extend its mission in Afghanistan by keeping 12,000 troops through 2016 and continuing military financial assistance to the Kabul...
View ArticleAfghan Probe Faults Leaders, Militias for Kunduz Battle
Ayaz Gul ISLAMABAD— A government-appointed fact-finding commission in Afghanistan has blamed leadership failure at the central and provincial levels, along with presence of illegal militias, and flaws...
View ArticleGermany launches campaign to deter Afghan refugees
KABUL, Afghanistan — The German government has launched a campaign to discourage would-be Afghan migrants from making the sometimes perilous journey in search of a better life in Europe. With...
View ArticleAP Interview: US must address waste, fraud in Afghan aid
KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) -- With Washington set to send billions of dollars in fresh aid to Afghanistan despite the military drawdown, the U.S. official in charge of auditing assistance programs says...
View ArticleAfter Tough Fighting Season, Afghanistan Stakeholders Push Diplomacy
Ayaz Gul ISLAMABAD— An anticipated annual winter reduction in fighting in Afghanistan has prompted international and regional partners to intensify efforts to encourage a revival of Afghan peace talks....
View ArticleWhat the Afghan protests are really about
On Wednesday, thousands of Afghan protesters poured on to the streets of Kabul and gathered at Pashtunistan Square just outside the Presidential Palace. Carrying the coffins of seven beheaded Afghans,...
View ArticlePak turns down Afghan proposal for throughway to India via Wagah border
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....
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