Afghanistan Four Years On: Repression, Return, and a Deepening Crisis
By SS Ahmad Four years after the Taliban seized power in August 2021, Afghanistan finds itself mired in one of...
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From Quetta to Kabul: A Double-Edged Repression
By Nasir Khattak Across South Asia’s western frontiers, a disturbing symmetry has emerged—one that links the repression of Baloch voices...
Nowhere to Belong: The Aftermath of Deportation for Afghan Returnees
By SS Ahmad As the international gaze shifts elsewhere, tens of thousands of Afghans find themselves pushed back into a...
The Silent Graveyard of Disappeared Voices – A Cautionary Tale for Afghanistan
By Kadeem Baloch As geopolitical storms gather once again over South and Central Asia, the dusty mountains of Balochistan bear...
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...
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...
