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Afghanistan’s Population Hits 48.6 Million as Migrants Return

Afghanistan is currently facing rapid population growth and the mass return of migrants from neighboring countries. According to the United…

The Forgotten Women of Afghanistan

Five years after the Taliban's return, I found myself remembering the women I had forgotten

A Three-Day Exhibition of Local Products Opens in Badakhshan

A three-day exhibition of domestic products and handicrafts has opened in Faizabad, the capital of Badakhshan province. The event aims to…

Matiullah The Serial Killer

I was told by a reliable source in Afghanistan, shortly after getting close to Matiullah, that he once acted as an assassin for Jan…

Nothing As It Seems Lecture Series

On February 4th, the VMI Dean’s Speaker Series and the Department of International Studies and Political Science hosted a talk by Mr. Tom…

Saha Airlines Takes Off: A New Era of Affordable Travel Between Afghanistan and Iran

When I first heard that Iran’s Saha Airlines was launching flights to Afghanistan, I felt both excitement and relief. For too long, Afghan…

The Shadows and the Sun: The Invisible Rebellion of Afghan Women

There is a tendency in global media to write about Afghan women using only the language of tragedy. We see them reduced to numbers — the…

زیباترین مناجات دل نویس ارزنده از دوست و بردارم وحیدالله نورزی افسر ارشد نظام قبل افغانستان…

خدای مهربان من سلام شب ات بخیر امیدوارم اعمال ما زمینی ها خشمگینت نکرده باشه، و پیشمان از قصه خلقت نباشی از اینکه بر مشت گلی روح خودت را…

Fatima Amiri et son parcours.

De nos jours,

Innocence and War

by Chithru Tennakoon

A Cry for Basic Services in Herat’s Gulran District

I recently read about the people of Gulran district in Herat, and honestly, it broke my heart. Residents of Herat’s Gulran district…

These Children Are Studying in Rented Shops — And They Dream Big

When I read about 9-year-old Mustafa, my heart sank. He wants to become an engineer one day. But right now, his classroom is a rented shop…

Why Kazakhstan is Turning to Afghanistan

It seems the world of trade is shifting. Until recently, Afghanistan traded through its usual commercial partners. But now, a new player…

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Once I Believed in Dreams

by Murtaza Ahmadi

From ‘The Kite Runner’ to ‘The Day Childhood Died’: Why Fiction Is No Longer Enough

For more than two decades, readers across the globe have opened The Kite Runner by Khaled Hosseini. They turned the pages, wept bitterly…

The Smartphone Ban and Afghanistan’s Journalists

When I first read about the Taliban’s decision to ban smartphones in government offices, a deep concern washed over me. The smartphone ban…

fortitude

by Nemat

When Will the World Hear the Cry of Afghan Refugees?

Every time I see images of Afghan families crossing the border from Pakistan, carrying nothing but bags of worn-out clothes and crying…

When a Woman Raised Her Voice for Her Rights

When I heard about what happened in Herat’s Jebreel area, my heart sank. Those women who simply wanted to raise their voices were arrested…

America Has Forgotten Its Afghan Allies in Qatar

I recently spoke with a former Afghan interpreter who now lives in a camp in Qatar. His words still echo in my head: “We faced death for…

The Afghan Woman Who Created Jobs for 50 Girls in Badakhshan

When I first read about Najia, I felt both surprised and happy. Surprised because a young woman in such difficult conditions dared to…

Nostalgically Displaced

by Nemat Ahangosh

The Architecture of Negation: How Post-Colonial Independence Renames Our Dependencies

by Wajd Ghazi Madkhali

I Met a Farmer in Balkh Who Can No Longer Afford to Plant His Land

Last week, I stood next to an old farmer in Balkh province. His land was dry. His hands were shaking. He looked at me and said: “Son, last…

I Saw 408 Afghan Prisoners Come Home — And I Worry About Their Future

Last Monday, I stood near the Islam Qala border crossing in Herat. Dust was everywhere. Families were crying, hugging, and searching for…

I Survived a Pakistani Airstrike. Now I Want Justice.

They came at midnight — no warning, no siren, just the roar of jets and then the earth shaking. When I opened my eyes, my neighbor’s house…

A Scientific Conference in Balkh That Gives Me Hope

For years, when we talked about fighting drugs in Afghanistan, it was always about raids, arrests, and military operations. But something…

New Delhi Reaffirms Support for Afghanistan’s Peace and Stability

In my opinion, the statement that New Delhi issued yesterday is a good signal for Afghanistan. New Delhi reaffirmed its support for…

400,000 Afghan Migrants Returned from Pakistan in Four Months — A Crisis We Ignore

When I see the images coming from Torkham and Chaman borders, my heart sinks. In just four months, more than 400,000 Afghan migrants have…

Islamic Emirate: Allegations Against Us Are Baseless

In my opinion, the allegations that Pakistan and Tajikistan are leveling against Afghanistan are far from reality. Recently, through an…

A Nineteen-Year-Old’s Tribute To Afghanistan

I felt a bond with Afghan culture that was incomparable to any previous experience

From Golden Age to Conflict: Colonialism and Its Lasting Consequences

by Lily Amin

Ghazni Residents Built a 31‑km Road with Their Own Money — What Is the Government Doing?

In my view, the fact that the people of Ghazni had to dig into their own pockets to build a 31‑kilometer road is not a feel‑good story. It…

Kandahar Hosts a Key Meeting of Governors From Seven Regions — But Trouble Brews in the North

This weekend, Kandahar hosted a meeting of governors from seven key regions of Afghanistan. On paper, the agenda was predictable: a…

Kandahar Hosts a Key Meeting of Governors From Seven Regions — But Trouble Brews in the North

This weekend, Kandahar hosted a meeting of governors from seven key regions of Afghanistan. On paper, the agenda was predictable: a…

Then I Read Afghanistan

“We endure. It’s all we have.”

Erased in Plain Sight: Women’s Human Rights Under the Taliban Rules

Written by Fatima Fatmawati, Jevi Maerano, and Melinda Salsabila — Research and Analysis Team at FPCI Chapter Undip 2026

The Other Side, Part 2.

Writing the actual thing and learning the profession.

Not a New Battlefield: How the Middle East Has Always Been a Stage for Great Power Rivalry

Afghanistan as a Case Study in the Continuity of Great Power Competition and Its Structural Constraints

MY USE OF AI IN THE ESTIMATION OF MY WORK

THE WAY OF THE DRAGON: Abbas Alizada From Afghanistan to The World

By Christopher Evans

Divorce Document Delivery Across Borders Involving Afghanistan

Divorce is a legal procedure that formally ends a marriage through the judicial system. In Afghanistan, family law matters can involve…

SovietEra // Eleven Years: The Soviet Student Who Was Buried Alive.

A narrative reconstruction based on open sources. Names and certain details have been changed.

2026: Afghanistan should elect a female president

The time for taliban rule should be over, and Afghanistan should keep its democratic and islamic values by promoting more growth…

Practicing my arabic calligraphy

My interest for calligraphy has grown, and this is some of my first works. Hope you enjoy it.

Burning Tongues

Reading female Afghan poets in English translation

The End of Soviet Invasion, But a Fire That Never Went Out:

Remembering the Day Soviet Forces Left Afghanistan, but the Fire Never Went Out

د افغانستان مخ په ودې ټولنیز سقوط

زما په نظر، د د ۲۰۲۵ کال د ملګرو ملتونو د پراختیايي پروګرام راپورنړیوالې ټولنې ته د وروستي خبرداری په توګه کار کوي. موږ د “ژغورنې بحران”…

The Weight of the Pen and the Heart

I didn’t write ‘The Day Childhood Died’ in a cabin by the lake. I wrote it on the edge of exhaustion.