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The impact of drug addiction in Afghanistan is an issue to be faced ASAP

December 5, 2017 By Sayed

Isis as a new chapter in Afghanistan war

Suffering from decades of war, the drug addiction in Afghanistan is proving to be yet another problem the country needs to face in order to achieve peace and stability. The article was written by Mir Sayed Fawad Ahmad Alaie, a Former Research Officer at UNODC Afghanistan is one of the main drug producers in the world; […]

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Bacha Bazi, the ugly life of Afghanistan’s “dancing boys”

March 9, 2017 By Sayed

Who are the Bacha Bazi in Afghanistan?

The nefarious custom of “Bacha Bazi” has centuries of history in central Asia, but only Afghanistan kept it to the day. What is the practice of Bacha Bazi? Bacha means “boy”, while Bazi has two meanings, “dance” and “play”, but when the two words are used together they can have more than one meaning, such as “dancing […]

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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 […]

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Over 3 decades of war in Afghanistan, the effects on the society

December 10, 2016 By Sayed

The impact of drug addiction in Afghanistan as an issue to be faced ASAP

By Sayed Asif Alaie After decades of relative stability, the overthrow of Daoud Khan in 1978 and the subsequent invasion by Soviet forces in 1979 marked the beginning of a lengthy and exhausting period of war in Afghanistan that is now close to its 40th year. As Mujahedeen resistance groups grew in strength, waging guerrilla […]

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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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