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• THINGS LEFT UNSAID

  - IDREES DANIELA recent presidential pardon of several drug traffickers made headlines internationally and in the Afghan press. Based on the pardon, five men who had been sentenced to up to 18 years in prison were released.  Reportedly, some of the traff...

• Short-term solutions are not a fix

  U.S. President Barack Obama said in TV interview following the G8 summit that Washington's short-term goal in Afghanistan was to secure the country ahead of the general election in August. President Obama expressed his concern just 45 days to the election...

• Political deals continue in campaign

  According to the latest statistics released by the Independent Election Commission, 44 candidates have registered their names for the upcoming presidential election. This is the second ever in Afghan history and the number of candidates is three times hig...

• New peril for British troops

  Imagination, greater firepower and strengthening of Taliban's ideological bond leaves coalition facing higher casualty rates Jason Burke The GuardianFor many months, military planners in Afghanistan have been readying themselves - and trying to prepare do...

• Losing Hearts and Minds and Lives in Afghanistan

  By Jason Motlagh Afghanistan is in an uproar following U.S. airstrikes that may have killed more than 100 civilians in the western part of the country. Reports from Farah province said that on Thursday a mob of several hundred protesters chanted anti-Amer...

• Number of flood victims increases

  By NASIBA ALIMYARThe latest rain falls resulted in severe flooding in 18 provinces of the country causing widespread damage and casualties.The flood hit provinces are Takhar, Samangan, Herat, Badghis, Badakhshan, Parwan, Balkh, Argon, Kunduz, Faryab and B...

• Drug indictments and cases continue to pile up

  By HAKIMA HEJRANApproximately 120 drug traffickers including eight government officials have been arrested in the first three months of the Afghan calendar year, according to counter-narcotics officials.  Officials also recently reported that they have i...

• Tensions rise between suspended officers and legislators on land distribution

  By HAKIMA HIJRANThe laid off or suspended officers of the Ministry of Defense warned that they would launch far-reaching strikes in all parts of the country unless the government approved of their demand for land distribution.After structural reforms in t...