Opinions
Political Reform Urgently Needed in Afghanistan
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?
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
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
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
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...