Father who lost 3 sons to war ready to sacrifice life for peace

Create: 07/05/2021 - 13:23
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ASADABAD (Pajhwok): Ghulam Akbar, a resident of Watapor district of eastern Kunar province who lost three of his sons in Afghan security forces, says he is ready to sacrifice his life for peace in the country.

The 65 years old man, who sustained wounds during a fight against the Soviet Union forces, is a resident of Korbagh area of Watapor district, but he has shifted his home to Asadabad city, the provincial capital, due to security threats.

Exile depresses me, will return if peace achieved: Qane

Create: 06/29/2021 - 13:58
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KABUL (Pajhwok): Renowned writer and journalist IsmatQane, who is currently living abroad due to security threats, says being abroad he is suffering mental stress and will return home soon after if peace is restored.

Intra-Afghan talks between the Afghan government and the Taliban began in Doha, Qatar on September 12, 2020.

However, no progress has been made in the negotiations and instead the security and violence increased which prompted many Afghans to leave the country.

“What does peace mean?”- Many different Afghan views.

Create: 06/15/2021 - 21:07
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KABUL (Pajhwok): All Afghans are yearning peace, but ordinary people, politicians, Taliban and the government have different definitions for it. However, some commonalities in these definitions are “orderliness, security, prosperity and an end to the war in the country”. For nearly four decades, the people of Afghanistan have been living in insecurity and war that has spawned a variety of problems, such as loss of relatives, migration, poverty and economic hardships. Tired of the devastation caused by war, they have been calling for peace and tranquility in the country.

If peace comes, I will return home and farm my land: Gul Noor

Create: 06/01/2021 - 13:24
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MAZAR-I-SHARIF (Pajhwok): Gul Noor, a 65 years old man, in northern Balkh province has been displaced by war from his village. He says his 25 acres of land has turned arid due to the conflict but hopes he will return to his area and will rehabilitate his farms once peace comes. Noor who currently lives in a IDPs camp in Mazar-i-Sharif city, the provincial capital, is a resident of Shulgara district.

Article 22 violation a key barrier to peace: People

Create: 05/31/2021 - 09:05
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KABUL (Pajhwok): Many Afghans believe that discrimination and granting privileges to specific groups of people has created problems and it remains a barrier to the peace process.

The Article 22 of the Constitution states, “Any kind of discrimination and distinction between citizens of Afghanistan shall be forbidden. The citizens of Afghanistan, men and women, have equal rights and duties before the law.”

Pajhwok talked with a number of people about the implementation or non-implementation of this article of the constitution.

Witness to massacres, retired general longs for peace

Create: 04/15/2021 - 08:55
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KABUL (Pajhwok): A retired army general, telling heartbreaking tales of four decades of war, including the assassination of Afghanistan’s first president Mohammad Daud Khan, wants the warring parties to unite and put an end to the killing of the compatriots. The 85-year-old Badshah Mir Tanai, hailing from the Tanai district of southeastern Khost province, is currently living in Kabul. Tanai, who has graduated from the Military University, in Kabul, served in different positions at the Ministry of Defence. In early years of ex-president Hamid Karzai’s rule, he retired as major-general.

Kandahar doctor: Every day I see why peace is essential

Create: 04/06/2021 - 08:44
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KANDAHAR CITY (Pajhwok): A doctor, who has treated thousands of war-wounded people in the surgery ward of Mirwais Hospital in southern Kandahar province, says he no longer wants his compatriots to die in front of his eyes or be discharged with disabilities.
Yearning for peace, Dr. Qudratullah Hakimi has been working as a specialist trainer at the in the surgical ward of the Mirwais Zonal Hospital for the past 15 years. He has saved lives the thousands of the war-wounded people.

Peace in the country is my only dream: Ghor Ice Man

Create: 01/23/2021 - 10:30
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FEROZKOH (Pajhwok): Abdul Raqeeb Farooqi, a Free-Style (FS) athlete in western Ghor province, who has invited many young people to peace and empathy through sports, says they can shine nationally and global only in a peaceful environment.
These days, social media pages are flooded with photos of the young man exercising in minus 22 centigrade in the Harirod River. The young athlete, Abdul RaqeebFarooqi, has been active in the FS sport for the past seven years.

Peace to help boost my business, says Balkh cafe owner

Create: 01/11/2021 - 15:35
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MAZAR-I-SHARIF (Pajhwok): A female restaurant owner in Mazar-i-Sharif, the capital of northern Balkh province, believes her business would grow when peace is established in Afghanistan. Zahra Ibrahimi, a graduate of Public Administration and Policy, has been running a restaurant named “Unique” for over a year in the limits of second police district of Mazar-i-Sharif. But she says recent clashes, insecurities and increasing crimes in the city have negatively impacted her business.

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