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“Butcher of Kabul” removed from UN black list. Who is Gulbuddin Hekmatyar?

March 2, 2017 By Sayed

Who is Gulbuddin Hekmatyar?

It’s recent news that Gulbuddin Hekmatyar, known as the butcher of Kabul and Rocket Yar, rocket lover, has been removed from UN black list. But who is Gulbudding Hekmatyar? Sunni Pashtun born in 1947 in Kunduz Province’s Imam Sahib District, Gulbuddin Hekmatyar founded Hezb-e Islami Party in 1975 recruiting members from the Muslim Youth, Islamist organization of students […]

Filed Under: Corruption, From the Frontline, Politics

New surge of sectarian violence in Afghanistan

January 10, 2017 By Sayed

New surge of sectarian violence in Afghanistan

Recent reports reveal there is a new surge of sectarian violence in Afghanistan where Shiite Imams and influential elders have been under attack and killed. It started last year with the murder of Azizullah Najafi, a Shia member of Herat provincial council, followed with the killing of Shia scholar Sayed Younis, and a few months later […]

Filed Under: From the Frontline, Society

Is Taliban project ending and ISIS starting a new chapter in Afghanistan war?

December 3, 2016 By Sayed

Isis as a new chapter in Afghanistan war

“Labeled as ‘refugees from Pakistan’, ISIS militants are moving from Pakistan all throughout Afghanistan in the wait for the ISIS project to fully start.” The alarming claim coming from Zahir Qadir, the First Deputy speaker of the Lower House of the Parliament, is bound to be the beginning of a new terrifying chapter in the never-ending story of Afghanistan war. […]

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Terrorism in Afghanistan, world’s second most dangerous place

November 21, 2016 By Sayed

Terrorism in Afghanistan

Terrorism in Afghanistan is making it one of the most dangerous nations in the world. The country suffered the worst year so far in its war with the Taliban, resulting in nearly 18,000 deaths from the conflict in 2015. Afghanistan ranked number two in the world on the terrorism index, the Institute for Economics and Peace […]

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Victims of war, the heartbreaking story of young Afghan soldier Najibullah

November 18, 2016 By Sayed

“My last memory right before losing my eyes has been my best friend torn into pieces by the explosion.” This is how Najibullah, a 19-year-old Afghan soldier, rounded up his interview with Afghan Dispatch. After three years serving in the Afghan Army, Najibullah and his commando (other seven soldiers) fell victim of an IED explosion planted […]

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The rise of ISIS in Afghanistan

October 24, 2016 By Sayed

isis in afghanistan

In a moment when Taliban insurgents are launching offensives in many provinces, to add to the chaos, the rise of ISIS in Afghanistan seems an increasingly alarming threat. What are the plans of ISIS in Afghanistan? According to most Afghan political analysts the mission for ISIS is to threaten and destabilize the Russian-influenced countries in the […]

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UNAMA releases special report on 23 July Kabul attack against Hazara community

October 23, 2016 By Sayed

kabul attack unama report

UNAMA, the United Nations Assistance Mission in Afghanistan has released last October 18th a special report on the 23rd of July Kabul attack. Claimed by Daesh/ISIS, the attack voluntarily targeted civilians killing 85 and leaving more than 400 injured, almost all from the Shia Hazara group. The peaceful demonstration was organized by the Enlightening Movement to […]

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Taliban offensive all over Afghanistan

October 15, 2016 By Sayed

Taliban offensive all over Afghanistan

Last week marked the 15th year of the end of Taliban regime and the beginning of costly NATO’s Operation Enduring Freedom in Afghanistan, but in the latest weeks Taliban offensive has been raging in several provinces in an attempt to take control all over the country. In many provinces, only the very city center of the […]

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Who is Gulbuddin Hekmatyar?

“Butcher of Kabul” removed from UN black list. Who is Gulbuddin Hekmatyar?

New surge of sectarian violence in Afghanistan

New surge of sectarian violence in Afghanistan

Isis as a new chapter in Afghanistan war

Is Taliban project ending and ISIS starting a new chapter in Afghanistan war?

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