The reemergence of Taliban as the de facto rulers of Afghanistan on August 15/21 took the entire world by surprise. A year later, the repressive group is spreading rhetoric that of exclusion, fear and most importantly turning Afghanistan yet...

By: Mirza Ahmad Ebrahimi Introduction  Buddhism is one of the world’s largest religions and originated thousands of years ago in India, which is founded on the teachings of Gautama Buddha. Buddhists believe that the human...

Sri Lanka is under the grip of a chronic  financial crisis. Gotabaya Rajapaksa, who once  ran for the Presidency, ran from Sri Lanka – amid massive country wide protests for his resignation from Presidential post. As a consequence,  Ranil...

Shehbaz Sharif-led hung-parliament, which assumed power in April’s parliamentary election in Pakistan, has daunting challenges to fix. Pakistan is crippled by a host of challenges. The nation of 220 million is at a challenging economic...

FILE: Afghanistan earthquake Deep, deep, deep inside earth, the Indian plate collided with the Eurasian plate and a  6.1 magnitude temblor shook and shocked Afghanistan on June 22. The quake took at least 1,000 lives,...

By: Essa Khan – Essa Khan, senior Law student at the American University of Afghanistan It has been almost five years that the Trade Facilitation Agreement (TFA) has entered into force. As a member of the World Trade Organization...

Still, Polio is endemic in  Afghanistan yet the news of attacks on the polio vaccinators are coming in from the war-torn state. Eight polio vaccination workers in four locations in northern Afghanistan were killed on February 24 during...

India has earmarked USD 26.7 million to Afghanistan, keeping a continuing focus on its people, without recognizing, like the rest of the world community, the Taliban regime. The sum allocated in India’s Annual Budget for the year April...

The worsening humanitarian crisis in Afghanistan has been a peril for the states in South Asia as well as Central Asia. Besides an exacerbating humanitarian crisis, Haqqani Network’s muscle-flexing, the tussle of ethnic groups and after...

China, the United States and Russia are the three most powerful countries in terms of both military might and economic power in the world. The United States as a de facto superpower is alarmingly concerned over China’s intentions...

With the ongoing Afghan Taliban military offensive in Afghanistan against the backdrop of the planned full withdrawal of US-led NATO forces, the uneasy relationship between Afghanistan and Pakistan can explode if the Afghan state fails....

The ongoing imposed Afghan war and political uncertainty have been the most prolonged conflict of its kind, with devastating consequences for the Afghan people who lost family members over the past decades. People are exhausted from this...

A complete withdrawal of the U.S. and NATO combat forces from Afghanistan will coincide with Sep 11, marking the 20th anniversary of the twin tower attacks in the U.S., which resulted in the Taliban’s ouster in a US-led invasion of...

As the US is wrapping up its longest military engagement and the imminent inclusion of the Taliban in getting shape, the preservation of 20 years’ gains is turning to a hot and concerning topic of Afghanistan, the region and Afghanistan’s...

Favoritism is a critical factor adversely affecting the administrative system of Afghanistan for decades. It has dried up the roots of meritocracy and a talent-based approach while recruiting employees at different levels in government...