The Deafening Silence of Afghan Women Echoes in Vienna’s Halls of Power
By Ali Ahmad The grand marble halls of Vienna’s Rathaus (City Hall) have hosted countless diplomatic receptions, but none quite...
“We Are Not Hopeless”: Palwasha Kakar’s Rallying Cry for Afghan Women in Exile
ADN In the grand halls of Vienna’s City Hall, far from home, Palwasha Kakar — former Deputy Minister for Women’s...
In the Dark, She Built Light: Zahra Hashimi’s Virtual School for Afghan Girls
ADN On a spring evening inside Vienna’s stately City Hall (Rathaus), applause rang out as Zahra Hashimi stepped up to...
Loyalty and Loss: Witness to the Final Days of President Daoud Khan
By Wakeel Attock Nearly half a century after the violent collapse of Afghanistan’s first republic, a rare firsthand account has emerged...
Exploited and Excluded: Gwadar Port Profits Sideline Balochistan Amid CPEC Expansion
By Nasir Khattak In an embarrassing development for Pakistan and China, the Gwadar Port Authority (GPA) has formally informed the Balochistan...
Voices After Exit: Mohra Barekzai and the Fight for Afghan LGBTQ+ Visibility
ADN When Mohra Barekzai stepped onto the stage at the Afghan Cultural Association (AKIS) conference in Vienna, it marked a...
The Proxy Gamble: How Militancy Was Mainstreamed
By A. Shafaq Terrorism in Pakistan is not just the work of rogue actors or isolated extremist cells—it’s a crisis...
False Compliance: How Pakistan Exploited the FATF Exit
By Nasir Khattak The Financial Action Task Force (FATF), the global watchdog for combating money laundering and terror financing, has...
Advocacy in Exile: The Story of Hope and Justice in Balochistan
Abdullah Abbas speaks with calm determination. His voice is steady, each word carrying the weight of years of struggle—and the...
Afghanistan Homegrown Philosopher
By Abdul Wakeel In the mountainous district of Mohmand Dara, Nangarhar, where Afghanistan meets the linguistic crossroads of Central and...