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Issues

Awtar Singh Khalsa: “They gave the Hindus and Sikhs a place for rubbish disposal as a place to live”

Awtar Singh Khalsa is the President of the National Committee of Hindus and Sikhs of Afghanistan and the head of Kabul’s Committee for Hindu worship centres. Singh served as the Sikh representative to the Loya Jirga, and was appointed as a senator in 2004.

Thursday 27 March 2014

Hengama Anwari: “10 years is only a drop in the ocean that is the process of changing a society”

Hengama Anwari is a Commissioner on the Afghanistan Independent Human Rights Commission and the founder of the Women and Children’s Legal Research Foundation.

Wednesday 26 March 2014

Mujib Mehrdad: “My sisters are no different to my brothers”

Mujib Mehrdad is a Professor at Al-Biruni University, a writer, and a poet. He is the director of Porsesh [Question] magazine.

Tuesday 25 March 2014

Horia Mosadiq: “He said he would kill me if he ever saw me going to school again”

Horia Mosadiq is the Amnesty International researcher on Afghanistan. She was a child growing up in Herat province when the Soviets invaded Afghanistan in 1979. Soon after the fall of Dr Najibullah’s government, she was forced to leave Afghanistan.

Monday 24 March 2014

Abdul Hafiz Mansoor: “I assure you the Taliban will never return”

Abdul Hafiz Mansoor has been a Member of Parliament for several years. He fought against the Soviets when he was 16 & later, against the Taliban. He obtained a MA in political science, writing his dissertation on the obstacles to development in Afghanistan.

Friday 21 March 2014

NEW ARMANSHAHR PUBLICATION: Nowruznameh of Omar Khayyam

Nowruznameh – epistle of Nowruz – the writing of which is attributed to Omar Khayyam, the celebrated Persian-speaking poet, mathematician, astronomer, and philosopher, has been published in Afghanistan based on the text corrected by Mojtaba Minovi.

Thursday 20 March 2014

Suraya Popal: “They stole his sister, not his car”

Suraya Popal is a senior researcher and President of the Academy of Sciences of Afghanistan.

Thursday 20 March 2014

Abdul Qayyum Sajjadi: “It is difficult to leave the tribal, misogynist and monopolist approach behind”

Abdul Qayyum Sajjadi is a scholar and politician, serving as the Member of Parliament for Ghazni province since 2005. He migrated to Iran following the Soviet invasion of Afghanistan.

Wednesday 19 March 2014

Sahraa Karimi: “The taste of freedom is a powerful antidote to oppression”

Sahraa Karimi is a young female Afghan filmmaker who grew up in Iran. In her early twenties, she migrated to Slovakia, and spent the next 12 years studying for Bachelor, Master, and Doctorate degrees in film and directing.

Tuesday 18 March 2014

THE IMPACT OF THE 2014 ISAF FORCES’ WITHDRAWAL FROM AFGHANISTAN ON THE CENTRAL ASIAN REGION

As the 2014 NATO drawdown from Afghanistan approaches, the international community increasingly looks towards the impact that a stable or unstable Afghanistan might have on the broader region, including Central Asia. Emphasis is often placed on the threat of radical Islamism and Afghan extremists that could destabilise Central Asia.

Monday 17 March 2014