In Afghanistan’s political and social development, ethnic, religious and other issues have long played a role one way or another and have remained debatable topics. The clash of opinions in this regard has sometimes yielded ugly and violent results. In the 20 Years of the Republic podcast series, we interviewed former minister of information and More

This ceremony was held on Sunday evening, attended by many Afghans civil society leaders, cultural activists and supporters. The first segment of the programme was reserved for speeches, in which prominent community members appreciated activities of this centre and discussed future steps. Eng. Syed Ahmad Zia Mazhari, chairman of the board of ANSS, shone a More

Shaharzad Akbar is an Afghan human rights activist who served as the chairperson of the Afghanistan Independent Human Rights Commission until the beginning of 2022. The focus of the discussion with Akbar is people’s mindset and awareness of human rights in Afghanistan, the activities of the Commission and other relevant human rights bodies, and the current situation of More

Afghan journalists face uptick in harassment, detention and women representation in this profession has declined in current situation, a statement from the US Diplomatic Mission for Afghanistan said on Thursday. The statement, marking the World Press Freedom Day quoted US Diplomatic Mission’s Spokesperson Mario Crifo saying that a disheartening uptick in the harassment and detention More

In this podcast we have discussed with Dr. Anarkali Kaur Honaryar, a former member of the Afghanistan Mesharano Jirga, the living conditions, ups and downs, security and migration of Afghan Sikhs and Hindu community members during the republic regime and after, we also talked about attacks on their places of worship. Regarding the migration of More

More than 120 people attended the event, which took place on April 4th of this year at a halal restaurant in the North York area of Toronto. Most participants were Muslims residing in Toronto, but individuals from other religious backgrounds also joined and broke their fast alongside the Muslim attendees. Steph, Wood Green’s administrative assistant, More

Wakil Lawang Orphans and Widows (WLOW) provides Iftar meal to hundreds of people in Kabul every day. Wakil Lawang Orphans and Widows (WLOW) is a non-profit charity organization founded in honor of Wakil’s father, Lawang Zazay. Views: 14

In today’s program of “Da Watan Khaatery” (homeland memories), we are here with an Afghan cadre, Dr Omid Ahmad Mohammadi for Iftar. Dr Mohammadi spent most of his life studying medical in Afghanistan and currently he lives in Toronto, Canada with his family. In this program, we talked with Mohammadi about his life, work, social More

In today’s program of “Da Watan Khaatery” (homeland memories), we are here with an Afghan cadre, Nisar Ahmad Karimzai for Iftar. In last two decades, Karimzai has served on various important positions in Afghanistan, but currently he lives in Oshawa, Canada with his family. In this program, we talked with Karimzai about his life, work, More

Najib Azad is a politician, writer and lecturer at the University of Wisconsin Stevens Point. Azad was the spokesman of Mohammad Ashraf Ghani, the former Afghan president, and a senior political and legal advisor to NAMSA/NATO in Afghanistan. Azad is the author of “Treason” book, the Documentary of Key Logistical Factors that Accounted for the More