Weekly Dialogue
Jawadi to Afghan National Assembly: Less Political Wrangling, More Action
In an interview with www.bamadad.af, Sarwar Jawadi, legal expert and former member of the Afghan National Assembly (NA) asserted that the NA does not concentrate on the country’s most fundamental and pressing issues. 
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Afghan Female Lawyers: Providing Hope for Female Detainees
In an interview with www.bamdad.af, Najla Rahib, a member of Afghanistan Lawyers Association (ALA), says that Afghan lawyers are striving to provide Afghan women with the best possible defense despite the multitude of challenges facing women in the legal system. According to Ms. Rahib, approximately 70 percent of Afghan detainees are deprived of their rightful legal representation.

IEC: 2014 Elections Will Be Transparent and Universal if Security Is Ensured
Zaiulhaq Amarkhil, Chief Electoral Officer at Afghanistan’s Independent Election Commission (IEC) Secretariat, says that insecurity is the biggest challenge facing the 2014 presidential and provincial council elections. According to Amarkhil, IEC is making every effort to hold the upcoming election in accordance with the election timeline. In an interview with Bamdad, he asserted that the IEC, without the support of…

Private Institutes of Higher Education in Afghanistan Should Improve Performance
Masoud Treshtwal, head of the Department of Private Institutes of Higher Education at the Afghan Ministry of Higher Education (MoHE), recently spoke with www.bamdad.af about the private institutes of higher education (PIHE) in the country. In an interview with www.bamdad.af he said that MoHE assessed the performance of 65 PIHEs, and suspended activity of two due to substandard quality. A…