Mother’s name in electronic national identity card is about gender equality
After the union cabinet in September 2012 gave its nod to the electronic national identity card (e-tazkira), the government of Afghanistan expressed its readiness to replace the old paper identity card with the new and technologically-advanced identity card.
Opinion: ‘I still cannot faithfully say we are free and independent’
Today, we, the brave people of Afghanistan commemorate the Anglo-Afghan Treaty of 1919, which is known as the Independence Day of Afghanistan.
Islamic State (Daesh) in Afghanistan: Spectre or Mirage?
Reverberating in international media these days, the terms Islamic State (IS), Islamic State of Iraq and Shams (ISIS), Islamic State of Iraq and Levant (ISIL) and Daesh are appellations denoting the same entity.
How fasting in Ramadan helps in developing self-restraint and self-discipline
The holy month of Ramadan starts from Thursday. It is an illuminating example of how humanity can come together in a positive way for a common good.
A tale of two Pakistani Maulanas: How they mastered the art of hitting headlines
Some self-righteous clerics in Pakistan have this uncanny knack of stirring the hornet’s nest with their inflammatory, irrational and controversial statements.
I am Farkhunda, I demand justice for Farkhunda
The heartrending stories of atrocities happening on a daily basis in Afghanistan are starting to overwhelm me. The pain is too unbearable. The anger is too intense.
In Afghanistan: the culture of protest and violence or lack of competent legal system to redress grievances
The international efforts to rebuild the justice system in Afghanistan as part of state-building have come a long way in the last 12 years. From the zero baseline of the Taliban regime to today
21st century media: Watchdog of society or lapdog of powerful elites?
Described as “fourth estate”, press plays an important role in society, as is evident from Thomas Jefferson's observation: “Where it left to me to decide between government without newspapers or newspapers without government, I would not hesitate a bit to prefer the latter”.
