9/11: Afghanistan still at the mercy of myopic policies (Helena Malikyar, Al Jazeera)

http://www.aljazeera.com/indepth/opinion/2016/09/911-afghanistan-mercy-myopic-policies-160911065301754.html

The end of Pakistan's double-games in Afghanistan (Helena Malikyar, Al Jazeera)

http://www.aljazeera.com/indepth/opinion/2016/06/pakistan-double-games-afghanistan-160619065803423.html

Ashraf Ghani: A return to traditional Afghan governance (Helena Malikyar, Al Jazeera)

Afghan President Ashraf Ghani's April 25 address to his country's parliament signalled a much-anticipated shift in his administration's war and peace policy, according to many observers. Ghani's domestic critics, though, quickly branded the speech as demagoguery.

http://www.aljazeera.com/indepth/opinion/2016/05/ashraf-ghani-return-traditional-afghan-governance-160505112448851.html

When Clint Eastwood came to Afghanistan (Helena Malikyar, Al Jazeera)

Cinema Kabul had set the stage for revolutionary social changes – what went wrong?

http://www.aljazeera.com/indepth/opinion/2016/02/clint-eastwood-afghanistan-cinema-oscars-160225090238611.html

Afghanistan: Pity the children (Helena Malikyar, Al Jazeera)

On February 2, the Taliban proudly assumed responsibility for the assassination of Wasil Ahmad. The boy they had murdered, with two bullets to the head, was only 10 years old.

http://www.aljazeera.com/indepth/opinion/2016/02/afghanistan-pity-children-160210082008267.html

What corruption indexes don't tell us about Afghanistan (Helena Malikyar, Al Jazeera)

Three global watchdog reports came out last week highlighting Afghanistan's scornful predicament in 2015. Their findings reveal a rise in corruption and human rights violations and a consistent failure in political freedom and civil liberties.

Transparency International's annual Corruption Perception Index placed Afghanistan at 166th among 168 nations. World Report 2015, published by Human Rights Watch, criticised the war-ravaged country for failure to effectively tackle abuses in key areas. Freedom House’s annual Freedom in the World 2016 Report ranked Afghanistan among countries that are "Not Free".

http://www.aljazeera.com/indepth/opinion/2016/02/corruption-indexes-don-afghanistan-ashraf-ghani-160204132917875.html

Afghanistan War must end but not at any cost (Helena Malikyar, Al Jazeera)

http://www.aljazeera.com/indepth/opinion/2016/01/afghanistan-war-taliban-peace-talks-160117063705671.html

Afghanistan's tough year, but optimism persists (Helena Malikyar, Al Jazeera)

http://www.aljazeera.com/indepth/opinion/2015/12/afghanistan-war-year-151227134116412.html