Afghan women’s concerns should be addressed in peace talks
By: Lailuma Noori It’s been nearly a year since U.S.-Taliban talks renewed hope that a broader Afghan peace process could set the country on the...
Category : Opinion
Afghans should benefit from reduction of violence: envoy
By: The Kabul Times KABUL: Nicholas Kay, NATO’s senior civilian representative in Afghanistan, says that both the Afghan security forces and civilians need to see...
The Gates of Friendship: How Afghans cross the Afghan-Pakistani border
By: Ali Mohammad Sabawoon There are three official crossings on the border between Afghanistan and Pakistan, a boundary also known as the Durand Line. Two...
As America Shuts Its Doors, Afghan Refugees Are Stuck in Turkey
By: Umar Farooq VAN, Turkey—It’s been two years since Qadir fled Kabul, but the fear that someone will kill him for having worked with U.S....
Afghans desire peace, Taliban fighters tired of war: President Ghani
By: The Kabul Times Speaking at a panel discussion at the World Economic Forum at Davos on January 22, 2020, President Mohammad Ashraf Ghani stated...
Challenges of nation-building in a democratic state
By: Dr. Rajkumar Singh The strategy of nation-building generally commenced on the basis of the making of consensus and accommodation, secularism, Parliamentary democracy, federalism, democratic...
Failure of Afghanistan means failure of int’l community: diplomat
By: The Kabul Times KABUL: In a rare act, a foreign diplomat based in Kabul inspected academic programs of a private university here on last...
American University in Kabul may close down
By: The Kabul Times KABUL: Quoting three sources, CNN on Friday reported that the American University of Afghanistan (AUAF) is drawing up plans to shut...
Relevant modern views on democratic governance
By: Dr.Rajkumar Singh The single criteria for a good government in democracy is progress; and by progress we mean peace, liberty and better life. To...
Peace in Afghanistan has wide-ranging implications for region and beyond: Yamamoto
By: The Kabul Times Tadamichi Yamamoto, head of the UN Assistance Mission in Afghanistan (UNAMA) on Monday at the Security Council meeting entreated Afghan candidates...