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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

Internally displaced refugees in Afghanistan part of a new humanitarian emergency

November 29, 2016 By Sayed

Internally displaced refugees in Afghanistan

“You found the real poor of Afghanistan and you came to visit us”. While waiting for the outcome of the EU deal with the Afghan government whether the asylum seekers who have already reached Europe will be sent back or not, the issue of internally displaced people, refugees in Afghanistan, is set to become a […]

Filed Under: Refugee Crisis

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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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

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