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Anti-corruption efforts lag despite government promises By SEDIQ ZALIQ The Attorney General's office announced that it has sought the extradition of former Hajj and Islamic Endowments Minister Mohammad Sediq Chakari, who was reportedly arrested by I...
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Private prisons, courts unrecognized by Herat police By MASOUD AHMADI HERAT - There are government courts, Taliban shadow administrations and in Herat there is another brand of law - private prisons and courts run by prominent provincial figures who...
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Public bath houses don’t meet cleanliness test By AKBAR ROSTAMI Early in the morning, before dawn, the Deh Mazang public bath house is bustling with activity. Arif, a Kabul resident, is a regular bath house, or hamam patron. Like other mornings,...
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Exodus of Indian doctors impacts hospital services By NASIBA ALIMYAAR Kabul's most recent suicide bombing left behind many victims, including patients at the Indira Ghandi Children's Hospital. The hospital's staff of 11 Indian doctors left the count...
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THINGS LEFT UNSAID -ADREES DANIEL The U.N.'s former special representative Kai Eide has left Afghanistan, but he hasn't stopped angering Afghans. He recently admitted in a BBC interview that he had been holding secret talks with the Tali...
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The undeclared wars within the war Afghans in for a "wild spring" By Jean MacKenzie - GlobalPost KABUL, Afghanistan - Hopes of democracy are gradually fading in Afghanistan, say foreign and domestic observers. President Hamid Karzai is now so focus...
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Pakistan 1, Afghanistan 0 There has been a flurry of diplomatic activity by Afghan and Pakistani officials ostensibly aimed at influencing regional and international partners. Pakistan's army chief of staff and other politicians recently visited th...
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Onset of spring sets in motion annual tree plantings By HAKIMA HEJRAN More than 3.5 million saplings and trees will be distributed and planted this spring season, the Ministry of Agriculture, Irrigation and Livestock has reported. The mi...
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Kandahar residents demand more opportunities for religious studies By BASHIR AHMAD SAFAI KANDAHAR - Residents say Kandahar province is lacking in madrassas and despite public demand, education officials are not responding to calls to cre...
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Decision to extend IEC mandate criticized By SEDIQ ZALIQ In a stark departure from a couple weeks ago, President Hamid Karzai has announced that he will appoint two foreigners as members of the Electoral Complaints Commission. Earlier th...
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Tinted windows ban goes into effect By HAKIMA HEJRAN The Ministry of Interior announced a ban on vehicles with dark tinted windows, but enforcement of the ban seems to be random and not strict. Last week ministry spokesman Zemarai Bashi...
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THINGS LEFT UNSAID - IDREES DANIEL Iranian President Mahmood Ahmedinejad accused the U.S. of playing a double game in Afghanistan during a joint press conference with Hamid Karzai on Wednesday. Afghan media criticized Ahmedinejad's spe...
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The undeclared wars within the war Deutsche Welle Conventional Western public opinion regards the war in Afghanistan as a struggle between NATO and extremist Islamic militants. Since assuming office Barack Obama has redefined the confli...
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King Karzai it is Presidential spokesman Wahid Omar announced on Saturday that President Karzai has agreed to allow the United Nations to appoint two foreigners as part of the five-member Electoral Complaints Commission. Last month, President...
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Power outages frustrate Balkh residents By MOHAMMAD SHAEQ PAYMAN MAZAR-E-SHARIF - With cold winter temperatures holding strong in the north, Mazar residents have one less source of heating: city power. In recent days, power outages las...
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Legislators denounce presidential election decree By SEDIQ ZALIQ Legislators are set to give their opinion on a controversial presidential decree issued last week that amends the Electoral Law. Among the main amendments of the decree is a propos...
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Kabul residents worried about shady pharmacies By NASEBA ALEMYAR With a prescription in hand, Gul Makai entered a drug store in the Karte Nau district to pick up medicine for her son. She was greeted by two boys, both barely teenagers. W...
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Herat is worried about armed groups By MASOUD AHMADI HERAT - Residents here are increasingly worried about what they say is the growing presence of illegal armed groups and individuals. Armed men dressed in military fatigues not issued ...
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THINGS LEFT UNSAID - IDREES DANIEL Regular readers of this column know that post-election I've been referring to Hamid Karzai as the Fraudulent President. Recent political events prompt me to now refer to his administration as the "Democrati...
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Karzai seizes sole control of election By Arthur Kent, Skyreporter.com February 22, 2010 -- He is the beneficiary of industrial strength ballot fraud, whose gradual but systematic encroachments on the principles of representative democr...
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