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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; […]

Filed Under: Society

“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

Afghan ghost soldiers, how and why there are so many

December 26, 2016 By Sayed

In a country where corruption is endemic and common practice in every layer of the society and market, it comes to little surprise the high number of Afghan ghost soldiers. Every year Afghanistan earns the place of one of the world’s most corrupt countries, and today is less safe than any other time in the […]

Filed Under: Corruption

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 […]

Filed Under: Op-eds, 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. […]

Filed Under: From the Frontline, Politics

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 […]

Filed Under: From the Frontline

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 […]

Filed Under: From the Frontline

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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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