In the Pursuit of Future

By: Habib Sangar Monterey CA The university itself is located right across the Kabul river to the left and Kabul - Jalalabad highway to the right. This is one of the most beautiful campuses I have ever been to. The natural and ragged beauty surrounding this area has its own distinct attributes that would be hardly found elsewhere. Only a mile or so towards the west, there is the end tail of popular Black mountain, while the spectacular view of White mountain, even though it’s laid hundreds of miles to the south, can be enjoyed from the every corners of the campus. The Darunta electrical dam, which electrifies Jalalabad city, and including this beautiful campus, has provided an amazing destination for the students as well as for the people to go and enjoy the waterfall as well as the delicious fried fish which is served out there. However, despite of its natural beauty and attractiveness, the campus establishments and infrastructure have larg...

By: Habib Sangar Beginning in 2014, Afghanistan is heading from journey of transition toward transformation. While there are widespread concerns among Afghans about the ability of their government to maintain security throughout Afghanistan and protect them from the Taliban and remnants of Al Qaeda, sustainable economic development in post-2014 raise more concerns, as the volume of aid provided by the international community will substantially decline. Transforming Afghan economy from aid-dependence into self-sufficiency, which is one of the most important objectives set by the international community and its Afghan partner, is only feasible if Afghan government efficiently utilizes and invests in its abundant mineral resources and builds a commercialized, market-led agriculture sector. However, investment in mineral industry and agriculture sector requires sustainable and low-cost electricity. Not only is electricity required for investing in and developin...

by : Habib Sangar Monterey, CA                   While the number of suicide attacks, in which most of the time innocent civilian get injured or killed, is increasing, the silence of the Council of Religious Scholars in response to this chronic   atrocity has remained Afghan people doubtful and concerned about the council’s leanings towards Taliban radical ideology. Past couple months have been the bloodiest months, with an unprecedented amount of violence and bloodshed. The recent acts of violence and terror have contributed to the anger and frustration of public to question the silence of this council.  One week after the religious clerics, in an unprecedented move, labeled one of the musical events of an Afghan singer, Shafiq Mureed, as an “immoral" act against Islamic values and ended up their bid in successfully canceling the event, in Kajaki village of Musa Qala district of unstable Helmand province, 17 people, ...

By: Habib Sangar Taking into account the importance of the friendship between Afghanistan and India, and the actual move that has been put in place with signing the Strategic Partnership (SP) today, it would be very suitable for the Afghan President, Hamid Karzai, to call this relationship as what the Prime Minister of Pakistan, Yusuf Raza Gilani, in a failed attempt of seeking support from the Chinese authorities, has termed their relationship as, “higher than mountains, deeper than oceans, stronger than steel and sweeter than honey”. Looking to the contents of this SP, Afghanistan as poor nation, dependent on international aid, facing a traditional enemy, Pakistan, who has always sought its interests in a destabilized, weak, and backward Afghanistan, is provided with an opportunity to ensure its long term security and stability as well as to accelerate its economic growth by utilizing all the potential resources that this wonderful piece of hearth personifies. However, as far ...