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	Blasphemy Charges: An Instrument of Repression in Troubled Afghanistan by René Wadlow On 21 October 2008, An Afghan appeals court overturned the death sentence on Parwez Kambakhsh, a journalism student accused of blasphemy for asking questions in class about women’s rights under Islam. The court modified the sentence to
	People's Uprising Against Militants In Pakistan by Abdulhadi Hairan A tribal lashkar, an army organized by common people, was formed in Bajaur tribal area close to Afghanistan to oust the Taliban militants, somewhat that the government was failed to do.
	Learn Pashto Online by Abdulhadi Hairan Pashto (also known as Pashtu, Pakhto, Pakhtu, Paxto) is the language of the Afghans. These days, many people are learning it, particularly those who are on military and reconstruction missions in Afghanistan. There are three ste

	American National Security in the Age of Insecurity: 2/5 by Dr. Habib Siddiqui Part 2: Bush Doctrine of Lies and DeceptionsThe Bush Doctrine echoes many of the ideas of the neoconservative think tank - Project for the New American Century (PNAC), which was founded in 1997. PNAC, in its foundin
	Media in Afghanistan Before and After the Taliban by Abdulhadi Hairan Taliban, as a militant group, emerged in Kandahar in 1994 and captured more than half the provinces including capital Kabul in less than two years.When the Taliban appeared, they claimed that they wanted to bring peace to the co
	American National Security in the Age of Insecurity: 1/5 by Dr. Habib Siddiqui Part 1: American National Security and Presidential DoctrinesThe notion of total national security has never been a reality, neither during the heydays of Egyptian, Assyrian, Byzantine, Persian, Roman, Byzantine and Islamic Em
	The Offer by Abdulhadi Hairan We were living in a refugee camp in Pakistan's most backward tribal area Bajaur Agency. My grandmother was ill, needed some medical tests and due to the lack of good facilities at the sole hospital of the Agency, she wanted to go to a hospi
	An Afghan's Message to "president" Obama by Abdulhadi Hairan An Afghan's Message to “President” ObamaCongratulations!I don't know about the election process in America nor have any clue about the policies that you will make for the whole world. I just know that
	Educate Men First by Abdulhadi Hairan Afghanistan and Pakistan, particularly tribal areas of these two countries, are the places where the whole world is involved these days. The war, the violence, the poverty, the backwardness, the ignorance and the abuses against women and children
	Husband cut off wife's ears and nose on Eid day by Abdulhadi Hairan A man named Mumtaz in southern Zabul province of Afghanistan first shaved wife, Nazia’s head and then cut off her ears, and nose and damaged her teeth on the first day of Eid ul Adha, an Islamic ritual of sacrifice.
	Afghanistan towards a better future by Abdulhadi Hairan A better future is what every nation dreams for. Afghanistan and Afghans, ruined by all that one after another and long time invasions and wars and living in the age of suicide attacks, need these sweet dreams more than any country.
	Why Militants Attack Schools by Abdulhadi Hairan According to media reports, the pro-Taliban militants active in the Swat valley of Pakistan have targeted girls' schools which resulted the closing of many schools and colleges. They regularly write threatening letters to schools and colleges
	Swat: From Heaven to Hell by Abdulhadi Hairan Once known as paradise on the earth (at least for Pakistanis) for its natural beauty, tourist spots, ancient heritage and peaceful people, Swat Valley has now become stronghold of the pro-Taliban militants who have destroyed nearly all music ce
	What is your standard for an educated person? by Abdulhadi Hairan Before I ask the question, let me tell you something about myself.I belong to a very poor family of northern Afghan province Kanduz from where we were migrated Pakistan after the jihad against Russians was initiated. Like all