Opinions




Afghanistan’s Peace Puzzle: Why Nothing Moves Forward?

  Saturday, May 12, 2018

By Dr. Yaqub Ibrahimi

Despite the United States’ exacerbation of pressures on Pakistan and the Taliban, and the National Unity Government (NUG)’s efforts for opening a negotiation gate with the Taliban, t...

Reviewing Taliban Narratives

  Tuesday, May 08, 2018

By Omar Sadr

Taliban Narratives, by Professor Thomas Johnson, explores Taliban and U.S. communication cultures by analyzing narratives,...

Mobile Money in Afghanistan - The Tech Revolution that Never Was

  Wednesday, April 25, 2018

By Nafay Choudhury

In 2012, Time Magazine published an article on how “Afghanistan Is on the Leading Edge of a Tech Revolution”.[1] Mobile money, it was claimed, w...

How Economic Growth Can Help Defeat Terrorism in Afghanistan

  Thursday, April 19, 2018

By M. Ashraf Haidari

Syria, North Korea, and Yemen have largely dominated headlines. But Afghanistan also remains in the global conscience. If anything, the much-needed international focus on the campaign against the Taliban has...

To Win the Peace, Afghans Must Be in Driver’s Seat

  Sunday, April 01, 2018

By M. Ashraf Haidari