From Bookshelves to Community: An Afghan Activist’s Mission in Vienna
"Many Afghans remain psychologically tied to Afghanistan long after migration." At the 13th From Kabul to Vienna integration festival held this July...
Two Fronts, One Doctrine: Pakistan’s Proxy Warfare from Kashmir to Afghanistan
Pakistan helped create the Afghan Taliban and supported the Haqqani Network, which US Admiral Michael Mullen told the Senate in...
The Writing That Survives Prison: Khalid Qaderi’s Writing of Resistance
The Word as a Seized Space By Ivan Pozzoni Khalid Qaderi’s writing emerges within a geography in which language is...
Civilians Bear the Cost as Pakistan’s Air Campaign Expands into Afghanistan
By Gaheez Salarzai The rubble of destroyed homes in Afghanistan's eastern Kunar and southern Helmand provinces has become the latest...
A Little Kabul in Paris
How much of Afghan culture should be preserved abroad? How should traditions adapt to life in a new country? What...
What It Means to Be a Feminist: A Feminism That Makes No Noise
Being a feminist today does not necessarily require wearing a slogan or joining a rally, even as those actions remain...
The Price of Apathy: Afghanistan’s Compounding Crisis
More than 50 percent of women-led civil society organizations have not received any new funding since last year, and due...
Karzai’s Message Amid Renewed Pakistan-Afghanistan Tensions
Relations between Kabul and Islamabad continue to be shaped by mutual accusations, security concerns, and an increasingly dangerous cycle of...
“Global Terrorism Olympics: Shehbaz Sharif Competes Wearing a ‘Beggar’ Helmet at the UN”
By A. Shafaq In the ever‑expanding sport of South Asian political theatrics, Pakistan’s Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif has entered the...
Open Letter Asks UN to Investigate Pakistani Strikes in Afghanistan
Stop the airstrikes and artillery. Open an independent investigation under UN auspices, covering all attacks since the campaign began, including...