Jul 09, 2007 CAPS Attends EAPC Security Forum 28-29 June 2007 - in Ohrid, the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia, the Euro-Atlantic Partnership Council Security Forum brought together Ministers, senior officials, parliamentarians, academics, NGOs and journalists from 49 NATO and Partner countries for informal discussions on key security issues. There were six panel sessions which
Dec 10, 2007 OPIUM LICENSING: JUMPING FROM THE FRYING-PAN INTO THE FIRE Dr. Najeeb ur Rahman Manalai December 10, 2007 X30 OPIUM LICENSING* for medicine as proposed by the Senlis Council (SC), an international policy think tank, is not a solution to the problem of narcotics in Afghanistan. The SC has been able to convince
Nov 21, 2007 Listening to Afghans Hekmat Karzai and Julian Lindley- French Afghanistan Times November 9, 2007 X 29 MIKHAIL GORBACHEV, surveying the wreckage of the Soviet occupation of Afghanistan famously said, "We for another 20 or 30 years."* Whilst a very different operation to Moscow's brutal occupation of Afghanistan in the 1980s, it is
KANDAHAR CITY (Pajhwok): Hundreds of contractual school teachers on Saturday went on strike in the capital of southern Kandahar province against the delay in payment of their salaries. The teachers gathered in front of Ahmad Shah Baba High School in Kandahar City, the provincial capital, and warned they would continue their strike until their salaries
On 11th February 2019, Ambassador Cornelius Zimmermann, the outgoing NATO’s Senior Civilian Representative in Afghanistan visited the Centre for Conflict and Peace Studies (CAPS) for a frank discussion with Hekmat K. Karzai, CAPS’ Chairman. Mr Karzai and Amb Zimmermann discussed peace process, NATO mission and upcoming presidential elections in Afghanistan. Mr Karzai briefed Amb Zimmermann
Head of Delegation of International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) Visits CAPS On 16th February, Head of Delegation of International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) to Afghanistan Mr. Juan Pedro Schaerer visited Center for Conflict and Peace Studies (CAPS) and met CAPS Chairman Mr. Hekmat Karzai. Mr. Karzai welcomed Mr. Schaerer to CAPS
As part of its engagement with the civil societies, on 18th February 2019, the Centre for Conflict and Peace Studies (CAPS) hosted members of the Afghan Samoon Society. Welcoming the participants, Hekmat K. Karzai, CAPS’ Chairman shared his views about the peace process and CAPS’ contribution to the process. Since his return, Mr Karzai said,
LASHKARGAH (Pajhwok): Two blasts took place in a ceremony celebrating the National Farmers’ Day in southern Helmand province on Saturday. The blasts happened in Karzai stadium as several government officials, including governor, and ordinary people were in attendance in Lashkargah City, the provincial capital. According to unofficial reports, governor and deputy governor were among the
KABUL (Pajhwok): The United States and the European Union have pledged respect for the sovereignty, independence and territorial integrity of Afghanistan. Diplomats from the two sides, at a meeting in Washington, vowed to encourage all countries to support the current peace process, inclusive intra-Afghan talks and reconstruction in Afghanistan. The State Department said on Friday
KABUL (Pajhwok): One person has been killed and seven others injured after a vehicle plunged into the Panjshir River in central Panjshir province, an official said on Friday. Governor spokesman Mohammad Mansour Anabi told Pajhwok Afghan News the incident happened in the Panjperan locality on Thursday. Individuals on board in the vehicle were men and
