The Battle Over ‘Afghan’: When a Name Becomes Political
By Kazim Jafari Few words in Afghanistan’s modern political vocabulary carry as much symbolic weight - and as much controversy -...
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Inside the Afghan Diaspora’s Push for Aid and Recovery
By Ali Ahmad This article examines one of the most active forms of emergency aid: the Afghan diaspora-led mobilization, whose...
Afghan Women’s Campaign to Recognize Gender Apartheid as a Crime Against Humanity
By Nazila Jamshidi Since the Taliban assumed power in 2021, Afghan women and girls have faced increasingly severe restrictions on...
The Need for a People’s Revolution in Pakistan: A Path to Redemption
By Fatima Chaudhary In recent years, Pakistan has found itself grappling with a severe convergence of crises that threaten not...
Three Years of Gender Apartheid in Afghanistan: Assessing the Impact and Charting a Path Forward
By Deema Hiram, Enayat Nasir, Rahim Jami, and Zarqa Yaftali The Taliban has completed three years of power in Afghanistan, forcibly...
Everyday Peace Indicators in Afghanistan Before the Collapse of Republic of Afghanistan (2020)
By Mohammad Afzal Zarghoni ABSTRACT The findings give us a glimpse into views and perceptions of ordinary Afghans both at...
Predicting Pezeshkian’s Taliban Policy
By Anant Mishra and Christian Kaunert On Tuesday, Masoud Pezeshkian sworn in as the Islamic Republic of Iran’s 9th President. As analysed...
Uneasy Neighbors: The Taliban, TTP, and a Tangled Web of Violence
By Ilhamuddin Afghan Few days ago, when a police station in Bannu, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, was attacked, resulting in casualties, the...
Afghanistan’s Waning Entrance Exam Participation: A Multifaceted Challenge
By Ilhamuddin Afghan A significant decline in participation rates for Afghanistan's higher education entrance exams paints a concerning picture for the...
PTM Vienna Protest Condemns Pakistani Military Operation
On July 8th, Pashtun Tahfuz Movement (PTM) members, supporters and sympathizers staged a demonstration in Vienna to condemn Pakistan’s latest...
