TRANSLATION OF THE PASHTO TEXT : ISHAQ MOHAMMADI/ ART PHOTO BY NAJIBULLAH MUSAFER Mullah Omar’s Farman to Taliban – A copy of this document (written in Pushto) was secured from Taliban’s Dept of Interior Ministry after US bombing in late 2001.The document is an order/policy by Mullah Omar to the Taliban commanders. Mullah Omar Farman [...]
By Dr Saleem Javed A bill in the US Congress that backs the Baloch “right of self-determination” days after a congressional hearing on Balochistan, and the emotionally charged reactions to these developments in Pakistan, both ignore the persecution of the Hazara community in the violence-hit province. Analysts say the community is of no strategic or [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
“Buz e Chini” is the title of the first Hazaragi 3D Short Animation that is being premiered in Oslo a couple of months ago. Although since 2004 there are animators who make short animations in Afghanistan however the quality and the graphic style of “Buz e Chini” short animation is compared to the products of [...]
WHOLESALE SALE OF HUMAN CAPTIVES The Ameer of Afghanistan has sold ten thousand Hazara captives as slaves to pay the expenses of war. Oct 1893/ The Mercury (Hobart, Tas. : 1860-1954) Prisoners of War Sold as Slaves CALCUTTA, Oct, 19- It is stated that the Ameer of Afghanistan, has sold as slaves 10.000 persons who [...]
NICK BUTTERLY, AFGHANISTAN, The West Australian Aziz Mohammadi has done the calculations on the risks he faces in making the journey to Australia to claim asylum. The 25-year-old sociology student has watched others from his town embark on the challenge and reckons he has a 2 per cent chance of dying while attempting the trip [...]
By Sylvain ROUSSEAU At the start of July, NATO began to withdraw its troops from Afghanistan, handing responsibility over to the Afghan authorities. Bamiyan is one of the first regions involved in this process. The first thing that strikes you on arrival are the distant mountain, with two gaping holes on either side. In March [...]
From Our Correspondent Abbas Daiyar Hundreds of armed Kuchis (nomads) attacked Nahur district of Ghazni Province on Saturday, looting and burning down 26 villages and killing five people. According to victims and people of the area, they were ambushed suddenly at night by armed Kuchis, and residents of tens of villages in Nahur fled the [...]
