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Political Reform Urgently Needed in Afghanistan

  Saturday, February 22, 2020

By Jennifer Brick Murtazashvili and Mohammad Qadam Shah

Without reform of its centralized political system, Afghanistan will remain mired in factionalism and civil conflict.

After counting votes for more th...

What Kind of Government Do Afghans Want?

  Wednesday, February 05, 2020

By Dr. Yaqub Ibrahimi

A political settlement in Afghanistan will require an agreement on regime type: electoral democracy versus emirate. What do the people prefer?

The current conflict in Afghanistan is no...

Bacha Khan: an epitome of peace

  Wednesday, January 22, 2020

By Syed Akhtar Ali Shah

The death anniversary of Khan Abdul Ghaffar Khan, popularly known as Bacha Khan, was commemorated yesterday (January 20) by his admirers and followers, and events like public meetings, seminars, poetics sessions, painti...

Framework of Russia and Islamic World’s Partnership

  Monday, January 13, 2020

By Dr. Rangin Dadfar Spanta 

The end of the Cold War and Bipolarity of international system gave birth to Unilateralism, despite the wishes of people around the world, the International legal system was ignored....

Soleimani’s Assassination: Challenges for Afghanistan

  Friday, January 10, 2020

By Said M. Azam

Iran’s missile attacks on Al-Assad and Irbil military bases in Iraq could be the beginning of the most fatal and chronic of all conflicts that the region has ever witnessed in the last five decades. While president T...