Tragedy of a secret deal As Afghan authorities probe possible avenues for brokering peace with insurgent forces, the death of a child in a Taliban rocket attack that was sanctioned by the governor of Ghazni Province raises a crucial question: When does harsh pragmatism become a crime? by Rahmat Alizada , Ghazni , 15.11.2011 Nine-year-old [...]
Two films made by Hazara director Abdullah Ferjad, cinema graduate of Kabul fine arts academy, Afghanistan. 21-25 February 2012 Screening introduces by Vikki Riley, art curator and English editor of Kabul Press.
The Context of the Operation The Afshar operation of February 1993 represented the largest and most integrated use of military power undertaken by the ISA up to that time. There were two tactical objectives to the operation. First, Massoud intended, through the operation to capture the political and military headquarters of Hizb-i Wahdat, (which was [...]
A.Jalil Benish Speaking of Afshar means speaking of the wildest crimes of humankind which other communities and places of the world may have experienced. However, the size and wildness of the crime is not unique in the history of Afghanistan. Afghanistan has witnessed obscene and anti-human crimes and massacres. Even within the past three decades [...]
Hazara People International Network: Afghan ministry of finance has released 1391 national budget draft and sent it to parliament. Same as other years in the past, the tribal mafia government of Hamid Karzai considered less than two percent of the national budget of Afghanistan for Hazara populated areas like Bamian and Daikondy. This systematic discrimination [...]
Note: If you are under 18, please do not open this page. By Kamran Mir Hazar and Vikki Riley | Darwin, Australia A new documentary made by Hazara director Ali Mohammadi, seen by Kabul Press shows a hitherto previously unseen dimension to the spectre of Pashtun Kuchis crimes against Hazaras in Behsood and Daimirdad district [...]
STUDY OF THE IMPORTANCE OF IMPROVING THE COMMUNITY SECURITY OF MARGINALIZED GROUPS IN PEACEBUILDING EFFORTS IN NON-WESTERN SOCIETIES By Annika Frantzell Department of Political Science Master’s Thesis in Global Studies Supervisor: Ted Svensson Lund University Abstract This thesis is focused on the lack of investment in the human security of the marginalized Hazara minority of [...]
Posted by Saleem Ali of University of Vermont (USA) By Saleem H. Ali and M. Saleem Javed The current predicament of ethnic and religious minorities in Afghanistan and Pakistan is a cause of grave concern, and it is essential for the international community to be aware of multiple complexities and rivalries in the region. For [...]
By Basir Ahang Within the sprawling city of Athens, Greece, Victoria Park resembles a war front camp. Close to a thousand Afghanistani asylum seekers, many are children, now call this park home. Hoping to put the struggles of a war torn homeland behind them, they left Afghanistan to find security. Sadly, the hunger, homelessness, cruelty [...]
