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“Taliban”

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taliban

February 02nd, 2019

Frontline nation against terrorism feels abandoned by the U.S.

by:	Shadi Khan Saif

The fast-track talks between the U.S. and the Taliban behind closed doors in Qatar have sent a shockwave across Afghanistan.

US_Marines_in_Operation_Enduring_Freedom

October 07th, 2018

The OEF remains an open wound 17 years on

by:	Shadi Khan Saif

Exactly seventeen years ago, American and British forces began an aerial bombing campaign in Afghanistan against suspected Taliban and al-Qaeda positions

ramadan

June 10th, 2018

Peace gets an ultimate chance in Afghanistan

by:	Shadi Khan Saif

The Afghans need to rise above all petty issues and unite for the sacred cause of peace.

terrorist taliban

Afghanistan: democracy under assault

by:	Shadi Khan Saif

No segment of the Afghan society is immune to the rages of war.

kabul

April 30th, 2018

Ultimate savagery revisits Afghanistan

by:	Shadi Khan Saif

A pair of suicide bombings in Afghanistan have killed at least 25 people, including ten journalists.

VBIED explosion in Kabul City, Afghanistan on Jan 17, 2009.

April 22nd, 2018

A thorny path to democracy in Afghanistan

in:	Humans
by:	Shadi Khan Saif

Presidential elections lie ahead and if no consensus is reached on biometric cards by then, a political crisis would grip Afghanistan.

Pashtun Long March

March 25th, 2018

When demanding rights puts your life at risk

by:	Shadi Khan Saif

After decades of oppression, discrimination and abuse, Pakistan's Pashtuns are demanding change and justice.

Ashraf Ghani

March 11th, 2018

Pace parleys: a chance of a lifetime for Afghanistan

by:	Shadi Khan Saif

Since the announcement of the new U.S. war strategy, there has been a momentous rise in violence in Afghanistan with countless lives lost.

terrorist taliban

January 28th, 2018

Fanatic viciousness crosses all possible limits in Afghanistan

by:	Shadi Khan Saif

Human dignity seems to have lost its value in the fanatic viciousness that took place in Afghanistan last week — a battle that has no winners.

Fatou Bensouda

November 04th, 2017

Last, but not the least a call for probe into war crimes in Afghanistan

by:	Shadi Khan Saif

Will the International Criminal Court (ICC) open investigations into possible war crimes and crimes against humanity in Afghanistan?

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usa afghanistan

October 22nd, 2017

On the dreadful path of death and destruction

by:	Shadi Khan Saif

The new U.S. war strategy for Afghanistan follows a dreadful path of death and destruction by all warring sides in the country.

Mohammad Ashraf Ghani

September 30th, 2017

For Afghans, it's an opportunity to be on the right side of history

by:	Shadi Khan Saif

History cannot be re-written, but the current Afghan leadership can at least ensure its on right side of history.

je suis kabul

June 03rd, 2017

by:	Shadi Khan Saif

The Afghan capital Kabul that has been reeling from bloodshed for the past many decades saw yet another barbaric attack on Wednesday that claimed up to 90 lives – mostly civilians including women and children, and left more [...]

a school in pakistan

Pakistan announces “stick & carrot” policy for Afghan refugees

by:	Shadi Khan Saif

A refugee person -- in spite of all the reasons behind his or her refuge, remains an uprooted and dejected soul that remains reliant on the host [...]

AUAF

April 02nd, 2017

Defying terror, spreading knowledge

by:	Shadi Khan Saif

Defying threats of terrorism, the American University of Afghanistan this week re-opened its gates in the war-riddled capital Kabul after months of closure due to a brazen militant attack last [...]

afghanistan hospital

March 17th, 2017

Hospitals remain military targets in Afghanistan

by:	Shadi Khan Saif

Last week's horrific attack on Afghanistan’s biggest hospital in the capital Kabul used both by the civilians and the security forces has further [...]

Taliban

February 17th, 2017

Not allow extremists to exploit the situation

by:	Shadi Khan Saif

In the aftermath of latest brazen militant attacks, the authorities in Pakistan are opting for the same old kneejerk reaction its military [...]

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January 13th, 2017

The Taliban crossing all limits

by:	Shadi Khan Saif

In a string of brutal moves this week, the Taliban issued a video of two American University of Afghanistan (AUAF) professors who were abducted from Kabul last year.In this [...]

kunduz_afghanistantoday

January 06th, 2017

Kept in the Stone Age

by:	Shadi Khan Saif

Before raiding to topple the Taliban regime in Afghanistan, the then U.S. President George W. Bush reportedly threatened to bomb Pakistan "back to the stone age" after the [...]

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November 03rd, 2015

The new Social Media movement in Afghanistan

in:	Humans, Economy
by:	Shadi Khan Saif

From practically no nationwide infrastructure for telecommunication, Afghanistan now has some 20 million active telecom users. Many Afghans still remember the days [...]

a-girl-caryying-card-that-says-death-of-Farkhunda-was-the-death-of-humanity

April 10th, 2015

Women’s rights: A daunting task for the Afghans

in:	Humans
by:	Shadi Khan Saif

Mana Saadat, a young Afghan women right activist who spent most of her life in Iran, came back to Afghanistan some eight years ago with high hopes. [...]

afghanisan

April 08th, 2015

Defenders of womens rights in Afghanistan need better protection

by:	Vanessa Ellingham

Womens rights defenders in Afghanistan have made significant gains in the last 14 years, but as American troops continue to be withdrawn, the [...]

Women

March 11th, 2015

The burqa proves to be one sticky garment

by:	Neelo Aysha Scholz

In Afghanistan, 20 men took to the streets donning the ubiquitous blue burqa, made compulsory during the Taliban’s reign in the 1990’s. Their [...]

Polio vaccines given to children near the Afghan border

November 28th, 2014

Pakistan's polio crisis worsens - and the militant attacks aren't helping

by:	Vanessa Ellingham

Pakistan, which accounts for 80 percent of the world’s polio cases in 2014, may become the last country where the polio virus remains endemic and [...]

AFGHANISTAN-VOTE-WOMEN

December 19th, 2013

After the Occupation: Afghani Women

in:	Humans
type:	Allgemein
by:	Jonathan Lutes

Four years ago, The Law on the Elimination of Violence Against Women (EVAW) was passed that, among other things, made violence against women a crime. But [...]

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August 19th, 2012

Middle East News Roundup

in:	Humans
type:	Allgemein
by:	Sara Jabril

Egypt The traffic in Cairo is notorious; and anyone who has ever visited the capital, knows that it is not the safest place for drivers or [...]

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