Opinion / Editorial Articles

August 16, 2010

Abdul Khaliq Fazal: Afghanistan needs an acceptable regime and three or four strong political parties

July 21, 2010

M. Ashraf Haidari: It's the Afghan economy, stupid: Jobs and development will defeat the Taliban

July 20, 2010

James Dabhi: Bribe and corruption violate people’s right to development in Afghanistan

July 7, 2010

M. Ashraf Haidari: Minerals Can Secure Afghanistan's Future

July 2, 2010

Shaukat Zamani: Democracy and the Failure of Leadership in Afghanistan

June 30, 2010

M. Ashraf Haidari: Help Afghanistan help itself to mine mineral resources

June 23, 2010

M. Ashraf Haidari: Honoring Afghan Refugees on the World Refugee Day

June 15, 2010

Abdali and Haidari: Securing Afghanistan for the Sake of Afghans

June 6, 2010

M. Ashraf Haidari: Urgency to stay the course in Afghanistan

May 21, 2010

M. Ashraf Haidari: Remembering the fallen in Afghanistan

May 19, 2010

M. Ashraf Haidari: How Brazil Can Secure the Future of Afghanistan

May 18, 2010

Abdali and Haidari: Remembering the Sacrifices of the Afghan People

May 15, 2010

Mohammad Asif Rahimi and Tom Vilsack: A secret weapon in Afghanistan: Agriculture

May 13, 2010

Abdul Khaliq Fazal: President Karzai's Visit To The United States of America

May 5, 2010

Neil Wollman and Abdulhadi Hairan: Do We Want a Stable Democracy in Afghanistan - Or Just a Short Term Ally to Fight the Taliban?

April 19, 2010

Mohammad S. Tahir: The demonization of Iran for executing criminals

March 9, 2010

M. Ashraf Haidari: A new chance for women

March 2, 2010

Mohammad Asif Rahimi and M. Ashraf Haidari: Does Brazil Hold The Key To Afghan Stabilization?

February 17, 2010

Haroun Mir: The Aftermath Matters More Than the Battle

February 11, 2010

M. Ashraf Haidari: President Gorbachev got it wrong

February 7, 2010

Abdul Khaliq Fazal: Will the London Conference held on Afghanistan bring stability to the country?

January 22, 2010

Walton Cook: Dear President Obama

January 19, 2010

Khadija Ibrahimi: Time to get Blackwater out of Afghanistan

January 11, 2010

Rameen Moshref Javid: Is no one concerned anymore?

December 30, 2009

Mohammad S. Tahir: Ismael Khan is not a warlord

November 18, 2009

M. Ashraf Haidari: Democracy in context

November 12, 2009

Haroun Mir: The Only Way to Avoid Chaos in Afghanistan

October 14, 2009

M Ashraf Haidari: How to solve the dilemma

October 11, 2009

Haroun Mir: How to Turn The Current Political Crisis in Afghanistan into an Opportunity?

September 11, 2009

Khadija Ibrahimi: Malalai Joya's Irresponsible Demand of US and NATO troop withdrawals

September 3, 2009

M Ashraf Haidari: Key Lessons for International Peacekeeping in Afghanistan

August 19, 2009

Haroun Mir: Back to square one

July 10, 2009

Khadija Ibrahimi: In Afghanistan, rape victims are victimized twice

July 3, 2009

Mohammad S. Tahir: Will Iran become another Iraq for Afghanistan?

June 15, 2009

Khadija Ibrahimi: Karzai's Obsession With Power

June 2, 2009

Abdullah Qazi: About Not Supporting Afghan Cricket Because of Pakistan

May 18, 2009

Mohammad S. Tahir: Why Karzai Most Likely Will Win In August

May 17, 2009

M. Ashraf Haidari: Education is the Key to Empowering Afghan Women

May 5, 2009

Khadija Ibrahimi: The Understanding of Honor In Afghanistan

April 30, 2009

Mohammad S. Tahir: Pakistan Must Kill The Monster It Created

April 27, 2009

Jimmy Dabhi: Introduction of Shia Law – A Socio-Political consideration

April 23, 2009

Mohammad S. Tahir: Time to reward the Hazaras

April 15, 2009

Khadija Ibrahimi: Why do Afghan men hate Afghan women?

March 4, 2009

Said Omar Akbar: Reclaiming Pashtun Identity

February 23, 2009

Sharif Ghalib: Why Canada Needs a Special Representative for Pakistan and Afghanistan

February 18, 2009

M. Ashraf Haidari: Afghans Support International Forces

January 9, 2009

Sharif Ghalib: 2009 Presidential Election a Litmus Test for Legitimacy

December 12, 2008

M. Ashraf Haidari: The Value of State-Building vs. the Cost of Nation-Neglecting in Afghanistan

December 6, 2008

Mahmoud Saikal: Afghanistan and Current Regional Tensions

December 3, 2008

Haroun Mir: The Motives Behind Afghan Peace Talks

November 21, 2008

M. Ashraf Haidari: Empty promises in Afghanistan

November 10, 2008

M. Ashraf Haidari: Afghanistan's Untold Story

October 31, 2008

M. Ashraf Haidari: Public Diplomacy: Challenges and Opportunities for International Engagement in Afghanistan

October 19, 2008

Khadija Ibrahimi: McCain and Palin are bad for Afghanistan

October 18, 2008

Assem Akram: A New Strategy for Afghanistan

October 17, 2008

Haroun Mir: Don't rush for the exit

October 7, 2008

M. Ashraf Haidari: A Way Through the Afghan Labyrinth

September 22, 2008

Khadija Ibrahimi: Say you're sorry!

September 11, 2008

M. Ashraf Haidari: Remembering Afghan Refugees

M. Ashraf Haidari: Seven Years On, Terrorism Still Threatens Afghanistan

July 3, 2008

M. Ashraf Haidari: Peace Deals that Destabilize Afghanistan

July 2, 2008

Haroun Mir: The Long Arm Of Pakistan

June 11, 2008

M. Ashraf Haidari: Securing Afghanistan's Future in Paris

May 3, 2008

Haroun Mir: Slipping back to the Taliban

April 10, 2008

Sharif Ghalib: Britain’s Archaic Angle of Present-Day Afghanistan

April 9, 2008

Haroun Mir: It's Payback Time

April 8, 2008

Haroun Mir: Embattled Karzai beams after Bucharest

March 23, 2008

Haroun Mir: In need of a czar

March 12, 2008

Sharif Ghalib: United Nations New Envoy and Afghanistan’s Old Challenges

January 2, 2008

Sharif Ghalib: ‘The Afghanistan Review’
(A Juncture to Set the Policies Right, an Opportunity to Redeem the Past Blunders)

November 15, 2007

Sharif Ghalib: The Lessons Learned
(View-points on the Best Canada Can Do in Afghanistan)

M. Ashraf Haidari: Help Empower the Women of Afghanistan

September 25, 2007

Sharif Ghalib: Canada Should Avoid Setting the Unsound Precedent in Afghanistan

April 25, 2007

Sharif Ghalib: The Need for a 'Surge' of Attention to Afghanistan