30 Jun 2020 15:46
A divided Taliban could unleash a new proxy war in Afghanistan
The COVID-19 pandemic is transforming international relations not just by straining relations among powerful states, but also by disrupting violent nonstate actors. Perhaps no major militant outfit has felt the impact as much as the Taliban. The group’s leader, Hibatullah Akhundzada, is either seriously ...
12 May 2020 16:14
US Plans to Exit Afghanistan in Five Years. What Does This Mean for India?
New Delhi stands to lose not just political but also economic influence in Afghanistan.
3 May 2020 23:50
China Ramps Up Role In Afghanistan Ahead of U.S. Withdrawal
As the United States and its allies begin what looks like a final drawdown of their forces from Afghanistan, China appears to be expanding its role and influence in the country.
29 Apr 2020 17:38
Afghanistan May Soon Have Peace. And the Cost Is Democracy.
A fledgling armistice endangers the country’s 20-year experiment in democratic state-building.
4 Apr 2020 17:30
Did Pakistan Win the Afghanistan War?
U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo scrambled to Afghanistan last week in a bid to rescue the peace deal with the Afghan Taliban. A little over one month since the “historic deal” was signed in Doha, Washington is already feeling the need for a salvaging act.
9 Mar 2017 10:09
Time for Pakistan to walk the talk on Afghanistan / Ashraf Jehangir Qazi
If there is no peace and stability in Afghanistan, there will be no peace and stability in Pakistan. Afghanistan has suffered from external interference and intervention of one kind or another throughout its history. It continues to be challenged by repeated interference today.
27 May 2014 12:42
US stay in Afghanistan part of bigger plot: Analyst
The US reluctance to withdraw its forces from Afghanistan is part of a scheme to expand its hegemony across the Middle East in an attempt to protect Israel’s interests, a former American official tells Press TV.
19 May 2014 15:20
Malala: Puppet for US Imperialism
An advertisement agency is in trouble for using a gory image of Malala Yousafzai in an advertisement. It depicts Yousafzai being shot, recovering, and then "bouncing back" to international prominence and receiving an award. People are naturally offended, with the company behind the advertisement, Ogilvy ...
6 Mar 2014 16:36
An Overview Of The Afghan Economy
As troops drawn down in Afghanistan and foreign aid money dries up, there are fears this will have a huge knock on effect for the Afghan economy. However, one economist believes that’s just not so. American Rod Monger says people should not be predicting doom and gloom.
15 Feb 2014 17:56
Can Afghanistan’s Economy Stand on Its Own?
Despite the ravages of war, the country is blessed with some significant advantages
5 Jan 2014 22:56
Afghanistan’s Worsening, and Baffling, Hunger Crisis / Daniel Berehulak
LASHKAR GAH, Afghanistan — In the Bost Hospital here, a teenage mother named Bibi Sherina sits on a bed in the severe acute malnutrition ward with her two children. Ahmed, at just 3 months old, looks bigger than his emaciated brother Mohammad, who is a year and a half and weighs 10 pounds.
26 Dec 2013 19:40
US seeks permanent presence in Afghanistan / Prof. M. I. Bhat
A man torn apart by managing his family affairs asked his friend, “How do you manage such a peaceful life?” “Simple,” replied the friend. “By delegating power and an agreement not to interfere in each other’s responsibilities.”
25 Dec 2013 21:37
‘Mossad, Bush planned, executed 9-11’ / Gordon Duff
The story was simple, two American congressional representatives were allowed to read the Congressional 9/11 Investigation Report, this time including the areas President Bush had ordered removed. Both congressmen clearly state that the redacted pages of the report place full responsibility for the ...
25 Dec 2013 20:43
Domestic violence on the rise in Afghanistan / Ali M Latifi
Drug abuse, unemployment and impunity contribute to abuse against Afghan women.
22 Dec 2013 18:08
Afghan drug addict desires rehabilitation, recovery
\"Everyone hates us. We have been rejected by nears and dears. No one in the family likes to talk with us and we have been isolated from society,\" a drug addict said.
27 Nov 2013 16:09
The democratic occupation of Afghanistan
Afghanistan, and to some extent parts of Pakistan, has served as the battle space on the \\\"global war on terror\\\" since 2001.
20 Nov 2013 16:09
Afghan refugees live in a state of limbo
Hundreds of Afghans who were hoping for permanent refugee status in Europe, Australia, Iran and Pakistan have been forcibly repatriated.
10 Nov 2013 19:26
Nearly 1 million Afghans suffer from drug addiction
KABUL, Nov. 9 - Nearly 1 million Afghans have been suffering from drug addiction, according to a report issued here on Saturday.
29 Oct 2013 17:25
Taliban: We will boycott elections until US leaves Afghanistan
QUETTA, Pakistan - Afghan Taliban leader Mullah Omar issued a fresh appeal to his supporters Friday to turn public opinion against the next year’s presidential elections - another headache for the country as it prepares for the withdrawal of U.S.-led NATO forces.
28 Oct 2013 19:26
Feature: In Kabul, orphaned children are forced to support their families
KABUL, Oct. 24 -- It may not be true in urban cities in other parts of the world for children to work in order to support their families, but in this capital city, it is not unusual.
