Sep 12, 2016
At a money market in Kandahar Province, November 2012. AHMAD NADEEM / REUTERS foreignaffairs.com, by Javid Ahmad, Sept. 7, 2016 In 2015, the profits generated by Afghanistan’s illicit economywere worth more than $1 billion. Drug trafficking, smuggling,...
Sep 7, 2016
thediplomat.com, August 19, 2016, Ajibullah Noorzai Has the time come for Pakistan to put an end to its security dilemma with India? Afghanistan, a landlocked country, is located in a strategic location, connecting Central Asia to South Asia and East Asia to West...
Aug 25, 2016
nytlive.nytimes.com, by Fariba Nawa, Aug. 10, 2016 — In early July, the citizens of Kabul were faced with a confronting sight. Armed with a loudspeaker, novice rapper Elinaa Rezaie hit the streets, lifted the front of her burqa and displayed a bandaged face...
Aug 23, 2016
afghanistantimes.af, By M. Nadeem Alizai, June 13, 2016 — For years the Afghan policymakers have blamed insecurity for hampered development activities in the country. The picture they project is incomplete and full of flaws. As per statistics of Ministry of...
Aug 20, 2016
The domestic dimension of the Afghan conflict is the absence of agreement among the elites on the framework and principles of political power, writes Moradian [Reuters] Only legitimate, effective and sustainable politics can untangle the country from its multitude of...
