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Seasons
I still remember the winters of my childhood. We spent every winter vacation in Jalalabad, one of the warmest provinces of east Afghanistan. In early mornings, the sky was blue, the sun shining and...
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The Day They Took My Father
I was 11 years old; it was a spring day and the rain had washed off the trees. Everything was amazing. But I felt apprehensive. My brother had a hard discussion with my dad in the morning. Though I was...
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Educated Afghans: Return!
Prophet Muhammad (PBUH) says: When a woman gives birth to a girl, seven angels come to the house with lights in their hands. Girls are wonderful gifts given by Allah. Women are flowers and men are...
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So Our Youth Will Stay
The other day, I was in my office thinking about Afghanistan and how the situation is improving. We are fortunate that the international community is helping us rebuild our country. We have an elected...
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Home Now
I looked out the window. The sky was gray; it was a nice, rainy day. The weather was clean and not dusty anymore. I could feel the freshness of the air. I was in my office listening to the sound of...
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The Childhood of My Father – Part I
Editor’s Note: The Soviet-influenced Afghan government of the period took the writer’s father from her home when she was 11 years old, and she never saw him again. This is Part One of what she knows of...
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The Childhood of My Father – Part II
Editor’s Note: The Soviet-influenced Afghan government of the period took the writer’s father from her home when she was 11 years old, and she never saw him again. This is Part II of what she knows of...
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The Childhood of My Father – Part III
Editor’s note: The Soviet-influenced Afghan government of the period took the writer’s father from her home when she was 11 years old, and she never saw him again. This is Part III of what she knows...
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The Childhood of My Father – Final Part
Editor’s note: The Soviet-influenced Afghan government of the period took the writer’s father from her home when she was 11 years old, and she never saw him again. This is Part IV, the final part, of...
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Elay was born in Kabul. Her father and two brothers were taken away by the Communist-led government when she was 11 and she never saw them again. Along with her husband and two daughters, she was a...
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