In Search of Identity: Finding Home Between Germany and Afghanistan
ADN Seevetal, Germany — For Hares Ahrari, identity is not a straightforward question. Born to an Afghan father and a Ukrainian...
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Afghan Refugees in Iran Caught Between Repression and Return
ADN July 2025: Iran, long regarded as a safe haven for Afghans fleeing war and persecution, is now at the...
From Laghman to Melbourne: Zahid Safi’s Journey from Refugee to Political Voice
By Wakeel Attock Zahid Safi remembers the long road that brought him from the hills of eastern Afghanistan to the...
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...
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...
The Courage of a New Tomorrow: The Story of an Afghan Woman Leading from Within
By Nadia Ghulam On the shifting horizon of Afghanistan—a country where many women and girls today live in despair, stripped...
