KABUL (Pajhwok): A number of former Afghan and UN officials have asked United Nations Secretary General António Guterres to urgently intervene and help 1.5 million
Calgarians with family members and friends living in Afghanistan are sending messages of hope and love to those back home after a deadly earthquake in the eastern part of the country killed at least 1,000 people.
Afghan farmers were upset when the Taliban banned opium cultivation this month and experts say the Taliban's cash-strapped, pariah government is unlikely to provide alternative livelihoods for the farmers.
MEHWAR: USIP Reports on Post-Peace Afghan Security Challenges
In a new report, the United States Institute of Peace (USIP) focused on the reintegration of the Taliban fighters within the ranks of the Afghan National Security and Defense Forces (ANDSF) in the post-peace era.
In this program, host Karim Amini discusses the topic with the following guests:
Najib Mahmoud, university lecturer
Ehsan Zia, the head of the US Peace Institute (Afghanistan)