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Khawaran A Cultural and Political Publication
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Jobless is
the Afghanistan crucial problem Islamuddin Andesh
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Afghanistan: 2009 Presidential
Election a Litmus Test for Legitimacy By: Sharif Ghalib Canada, 9 January 2009 As Afghanistan is
constitutionally bound to convening presidential election early this year,
Afghans appear to be growing increasingly alarmed toward the international
community’s perceived half-hearted posture over prompt conduct of the
historic poll…more… |
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It would be
"unwise" for Obama to keep Karzai as president - Afghan daily Dr. Haroon Amirzada A private Afghan
newspaper has said it would be "unwise" if the new US leadership
continued supporting President Hamed Karzai as a legacy of George Bush.
Arman-e Melli said Karzai's immediate dismissal would benefit the USA as well
as the Afghan people. The following is the text of the article by Harun
Amirzada entitled:…more… |
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When …. By:
Assad Cina Edited by: Charmaine Caldwell When I see the reflection of your flowing
body in the mirror I write a poem of our love I write of you |
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Ancient Persian poet Posted: 06/19
Life and Works of Abu 'Abd Allah Rudaki By
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Projects, spending must be transparent Fahim
Dashty The Paris Conference ended with a pledge of $21.4
billion for the next five years. Separately, the government has received
pledges totalling $20 billion. Coupled with $7 billion from expected internal
revenues…more… ·
Paris: Opportunity to back
single plan …more… ·
British must end double-track
policy
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Trust, hope continue todeteriorate…more… ·
Pakistan is playing with fire
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Elections
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The Road to DisUnity of a Nation
In a
rush to provide the world with a picturesque "post-Taliban"
Afghanistan, the West needs to be careful not to leave Afghanistan in the
hands of fascists. Where the Taliban left off, small nationalistic groups of
Pashtuns took over…more… * Dear country men
and Farsi speakers of Afghanistan! …more… |
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Britain’s
Archaic Angle of Present-Day Afghanistan By: Sharif Ghalib “President
Karzai blamed what he called an “extremely ethnic” report in The
Times for his decision to turn down the appointment of Lord Ashdown as the
United Nations super envoy for Afghanistan” (The Times, April 3,
2008)…more… * United Nations New Envoy and
Afghanistan’s Old Challenges …more… * The Lesson Learned: View-points on the Best Canada Can Do
in Afghanistan …more… |
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Belief in this day and age in the burning fire, in the burning of humanity in the loss of daylight the hope from the burning ashes, a flower…more… |
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An Eyewitness Report on the
Assassination of Commander Massoud Nasrine Gross I have just returned from a five-week stay in
Afghanistan. I was in Khoja Bahauddin when Commander Massoud was assassinated
on September 9, the signal for terrorist operations in the US two days later.
In fact, I lived two doors down from the two terrorists, in the
guesthouse-cum-office next to the newly inaugurated guesthouse where Commander
Massoud was staying…more… |
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Avesta Aria, 12 years old, from London Book Review A thousand Splendid Suns – Khaled Hosseini Khaled
Hosseini has yet again amazed readers with his unique story telling talent in
his latest novel, A thousand Splendid Suns. His
last novel, The Kite Runner, was published at just the right time,
when all the media focus was on Afghanistan and the Taliban, so people were
keen to know more about this war torn country…more.. |
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CAMRA News Update (Critical Afghan Media
Research and Analysis) Story
of the Day, Afghanistan * Interview with Afghan
Ambassador in Norway and Sweden. Radio Paym Zan Sweden (Khawaran.com) Ambassador Jawid Ludin was interviewed by Radio Paym
zan in Sweden about the Afghan problems in Sweden and 630 Afghans in Sweden prison…more… |
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Wounded Birds a.c.alim Within a shadow of unwillingness, With witness of silence: A deadly silence, Two birds Tore apart, Two birds Enduringly left each other. You, the
lover,
Buried your love, Your worship…more… |
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To the Afghan children who lost their life in
the recent suicide bomb in Baghlan and those children who lose their life in
a daily basis in the war torn Afghanistan. a.c.alim AxES axes attack the tree at its roots the mountains laughs with pain as the volcano erupts without control…MORE… |
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THIS POEM WAS PUBLISHED BY: XX1 WORD CONGRESS OF POET SYDNEY 2001 THE BOOK NAME IS: THE OPENING OF BORDER a.c.alim RED desert In the RED desert of life In the DESERT of tragedy Red the colour of blood the desert…more… |
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“Stereotypes and Islamophobia in -a hard-look self analysis” By: Jan
Agha Iqbal In our present day world, a looming concern for the civilized
international community that has probably overtaken many others is the
challenge to bring an end to stereotyping people and communities on the basis
of religious beliefs and cultural practices. The most affected victims of
stereotyping are the Muslims or what is now commonly known as
Islamophobia… more… |
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SILENTLY a. c. alim YOU The lost dove The jewel of the sea The moon The beauty of night I cannot tell you Of pain SORROW TEARS OF story of the darkness THE Never ending night…more… |
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6th Anniversary of Late Ahmad Shah
Masoud in London Report
prepared by: Abdul Ali Faiq The sixth Anniversary of Ahmad Shah Massoud
(Afghanistan National Hero) was dearly commemorated by more than 700 participants in London, Ealing
Town Hall, during a unique
inspirational night!...more... |
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The Champion
of Kichkin (Panjshir) and the Dragon of Hell By Faiq The introduction: “The Champion of the Kichkin (Panjshir) and the Dragon of
Hell” is an epic poem by late Martyr poet Qahar Aasi. The use of word
“the Champion” is a metaphor for Afghanistan’s National
Hero Ahmad Shah Massoud. It means the Champion or a knight who has incredible
physical strength together with high morals who constantly peruses noble
causes…more… |
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Languages i Afghanistan Written by: Ali Mayzam Nasari Kabuli Over
worker: Mohammad Tamim R. Kabuli In the last two centuries the status of Persian has been decreasing in
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This year was blazed with a number of
important events for our independent Tajikistan - 10th anniversary of signing
the General Agreement on the Establishment of Peace and National Accord,
16-th anniversary of state Independence and 800 birth anniversary of Movlana
Jaloluddini Balkhi…more… |
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US feel heat as
Iranian leader visits Mohammed
Mustafa Ariaye Iran's president,
Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, signalled his determination to counter US global power
yesterday by meeting his Afghan counterpart, Hamid Karzai, in a demonstration
of growing Iranian influence in Afghanistan. The visit - Mr Ahmadinejad's
first to Afghanistan, where the US, Britain and other western powers are
engaged in a…more… |
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Prof. Rasoul Rahin Some Notes on the َAmir Habibullah Kalakani’s era (1/1929 – 10/1929)
The young age Habibullah’s father was a gardener, had sent
him to local madras’s to study and learn Qauran and modern education.
Kalakani’s
Kingdom’s flag During madrasa it comes
out that Kalakani is not a man of surround able. He was not the one to obey
the school master rolls and lay down knee in front of the teachers…more… |
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Mir Ghulam Mohammad Ghubar A Man Who Lived For
Freedom and Justice For People He Is the
Author of ( Who Is M.G.M. GHUBAR? The following
information has been translated from the Dari (Farsi) appendix attached to
the 2nd Volume of Mir Ghulam Mohammed Gobar's last book, Afghanistan Dar
Maseer-e-Tareekh (Afghanistan in the Course of History.) …more… |
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OF
BUDDHA TRAGEDY AND THE
CHALLENGES OF CULTURAL TERRORISM Dr.
Haroon Amirzada Five years ago on March,
2001, Taliban in the name of Islam demolished the twin giant Buddha statues
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Reasons behind deportation from By: Dr.Nooralhaq Nasimi This is very sad that on the 21st century
people still do not understand the reality of the fact who caused, causing,
and will cause serious harm to our beatiful land for more than one hundered
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6/16/2007
Ethno-fascists under the pretense
of torch bearers of democracy in Afghanistan
Mohammad Fahim Khairy
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By: Mohmmed Mustafa Ariaye What is a True Mujahid? A True Mujahid sacrifices his life daily. Every day a True Mujahid sees to the
needs of his wife and his children, his parents and his community. He goes to work and if he has no work he looks until
he finds work. He helps his
neighbor in need and is kind to the widow and the orphan…more… |
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Peaceful demonstration in By: Abdul Abdul Ali
Faiq A number of Afghan
students, journalists, human rights activist, community association leaders
organized a peaceful demonstration in front of the Amnesty International
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Former internal
affairs minister Jalali's interview. Sent by: Faiq This interview hints at Jalali's
presidential ambitions that seem to have already started rolling. Under the name of research, Jalali is under
going an extensive training to replace Karzai when his term
in office comes to an end in less than three years'
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In the year
5000: 20:16 25 February 2007 Thousands of years ago, |
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The
PANJSHIR VALLEY - Hypercapitalists of the
world, unite: the best place on earth for a G-8 or World Trade Organization
meeting - away from volcanic anti-globalization protests - is the Panjshir
Valley, the Afghan Shangri-La. ..more… |
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Masoud: From
warrior to statesman By: Pepe Escobar Send by :Abdul
Ali Faiq Note: Pepe Escobar's
interview with Ahmad Shah Masoud was held not long before an assassination
attempt was made on the leader of the Afghani forces fighting the Taliban.
Masoud was being interviewed on Sunday by two Arab journalists…more… |
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Lion of the
Panjsher, between East and West
Send by
:Abdul Ali Faiq An installment of a set of special reports by Ms. Nadjia
Bouzeghrane for El-Watan, a leading French-language Algerian daily newspaper.
This report was published during a visit by Women on the Road for |
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Afghan
call for ethnic cleansing
United
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A New Strategic Approach Towards Afghanistan’s Future By Abdul Ali Faiq Wednesday
February 4th, 2007 11:42 PM The Senlis Council
with collaboration of the International Institute for Strategic Studies
(IISS) organised and hosted an important symposium, "A Cohesive Strategy
for the Future of Afghanistan: Reconciling Counter-Insurgency,
Counter-Narcotics and Reconstruction Efforts", on 14th of
February 2007 at Arundel Hall,…more... |
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Our hero Amer Sahib! Abdul Ali Faiq
You are smarter than the sight You are greater than the greatest You are braver than the bravest…more… |
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Kawa
Kerami The gloominess of the
sky is not from clouds The heaviness of the
air is not from pollution The dryness of the soil
is not from water scarcity The bareness of the trees is
not from winter…more… |
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A prominent Jazz Bridges Afghan Folk with American Jazz Group Concert in London 2007 By: Abdul Ali Faiq February 2007 Since 1992, United
States Of America mission has been to further the appreciation and
understanding of American music and culture, especially in developing
countries, countries emerging from conflict or periods of isolation and those
lacking opportunities for cultural exchange and dialogue with the United
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Inspired by Jafar Attaei's farsi article By:Soraab Balkhi Monomaniacal
Disease of Afghans I don’t know
exactly where my detestation for the word ‘Afghan’ takes root.
Perhaps it’s because I’m Hazara and to Hazaras
‘Awgho’ brings to mind perversion, oppression, violent
aggression, forceful removals, massacres, and all of their atrocious crimes.
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Pushtunwali Honour among them
Thieves, murderers, rapists; and how the Pushtuns' ancient tribal code is
fighting for survival against radical Islam
Dec 19th 2006 | GARDEZ AND From The Economist print
edition IN A cinema hoarding
in Peshawar's Khyber bazaar, Arbaz Khan brandishes a Kalashnikov rifle with a
muscular brown arm dripping with scarlet blood. Two nicely plump,
pink-cheeked maidens are arranged on the grey rocks behind the actor,
manacled and in chains. Mr Khan's roaring, jet-moustachioed mouth bellows the
name of the film: “It is my sin that I am Pushtun!”…more… |
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The launch of Ariana Afghanistan
Community Association (AACA) New Year and Eid festival By: Abdul Ali Faiq The Ariana Afghanistan Community
Association (AACA) was launched in
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Karzai urges Afghans
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Re-opening the door to the Taliban is inviting
disaster Amin Saikal As security worsens in |
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Political Poetry in Partaw Nader Political Poetry, perhaps, was born when it stood
against politics and said: “I don’t accept you!” In other words, political
poetry originates from its encounter with politics. In fact, when poetry
withdraws from politics, it politicizes itself, because abandoning politics
is a politics of another kind. Even the discussion on the relation of poetry
with politics is a political issue…more… |
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A systematic analysis of
a notion in need of conceptualization By: Yasa One issue that features prominently in the
socio-political discourse of Afghanistan and pops up consistently in
conversations, debates, print articles, political speeches, and other
occasions where Afghanistan and its social-political state of affairs is the
topic of talk,…more… |
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History of Old
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My Response to Systematic Analysis of a
Notion in Need of Conceptualization. By:Yasa It is critical that we
learn from our past and try to evolve according to the needs of the time. And
now it is time for an overhaul of our overall approach towards the venomous
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The Tale of Samsor Afghan, author of Dwauma
Saqawe By: Soraab Balkhi This story was originally written in Farsi
by Farhang Dost. Here is the English Translation. Part One It all began with the respectable minister when one of his regular
days gave way to the unexpected. He walked across the compound as he did everyday. Upon reaching and entering the Hall of
the Ministry, his secretary ran up to greet him as she had done many times
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Women value in Islam.
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Remembrance
Day Poppies in
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