Controversy and Backlash as Taliban Bans Music at Wedding Ceremonies in Kabul
Ilhamuddin Afghan The Ministry of the Propagation of Virtue and the Prevention of Vice of the Taliban government recently issued a directive...
Unveiling the Myths and Failures of Afghanistan’s Governance: A Critical Examination
By Shahmahmood Miakhel Afghanistan is the subject of many myths and misconceptions. Particularly, the last three to four decades have...
Preserving Afghanistan’s National Values: Upholding Heritage Amidst Challenges
Ilhamuddin Afghan National values are an integral set of beliefs and principles that exist within a specific cultural society, reflecting...
From Conflict to Peace: Reflections on Afghanistan’s Challenges and the Path Ahead
By Heela Najibullah Speech for the Peace Movement Meeting in Kassel, Germany Dear members of the Peace movement, Ladies and...
NIC Cards: Another Pakistani Way of Escalating Border Tension With Afghanistan
By Hamid Pakteen* Pakistan’s sinister policy of disturbing the tribal lives along its border areas with Afghanistan has many dimensions....
Unconditional Recognition Is Upholding Leverage Over the Taliban for Changing Their Policy Toward Women
By Nazila Jamshidi Since August 2021, the brave women of Afghanistan have been desperately calling on the international community, their...
Outcry of Afghan Women: U.N. Doha Meeting Sparks Protests Against Taliban Regime
By Nazila Jamshidi In order to reach a consensus regarding how to interact with the Taliban, the U.N. hosted a...
Taliban’s Use of Corporal Punishment Raises Concerns About Human Rights in Afghanistan
By Nazila Jamshidi Recently, United Nations Assistance Mission in Afghanistan (UNAMA) reported on the Taliban's 334 cases of public executions,...
Pakistani’s Minorities: Forgotten and Abandoned, Similar Plight to Afghan Refugees
By *Shinwari The condition of minorities in Pakistan is similar to that of the Afghan refugees. As Afghan refugees, they...
The Interconnected Web of the Afghan Drug Trade: Cartels, Trafficking Routes, and Government Complicity
By *Hamid Pakteen The clandestine operations of drug smugglers, spanning across the mountains of Balochistan province along Pak-Afghan border, have...