Council of Sikhs Demand Reservation of Seats in the Afghan ParliamentCouncil of Sikhs Demand Reservation of Seats in the Afghan ParliamentCouncil of Sikhs Demand Reservation of Seats in the Afghan ParliamentThe Central Council of Sikhs of Afghanistan (CCSA) and a number of civil society institutions on Wednesday raised their voice against the Afghan government and Pa…
Female Afghan Air Force pilot making historyMarching ahead: Afghan Air Force pilot makes historyKabul Air Wing pilot, and Second Lieutenant Niloofer Rahmani of the Afghan Air Force became the first woman to complete the first fixed wing combat mission on July 18, according to US Air Forces Central Command.Earlier in May, Rahmani was the first…
“Voice of Afghanistan” Singer Provokes Rude CommentaryEditor’s note: The Voice of Afghanistansinging competition broadcasts on Tolo TV in Afghanistan on Friday nights. The reality show began broadcasting at the end of May this year after producers selected four singers to be the coaches, including Kabul-born Aryana Sayeed.Some days ago, I saw a photo o…
MEENA SAIFI AN AFGHAN ARTIST AFGHAN PAINTERIntroduction: Afghan artist Meena Saifi is a rising star in the world of international art. Born in Kabul, she and her family were forced by the Afghan civil war to flee to Pakistan in the 1990s. They eventually found safe haven inRawalpindi, Islamabad. Her father Asadullah Saifi, an artist himsel…
BadakhshanBadakhshan Province (Pashto: بدخشان ولایت / Dari: استان بدخشان) is one of the thirty-four provinces of Afghanistan, located in the northeastern part of the country between the Hindu Kush mountains and the Amu Darya River. It is part of a broader historical Badakhshan region. The province contains 2…
Afghan’s Only Sikh MP Recounts Her StruggleAbout a decade ago, Anarkali Kaur Honaryar was forced to leave her government job due to her religion. Now, she is a member of Afghan Parliament’s upper house, involved in nation-building for the war-ravaged nation.Having worked for women’s rights all her life, Honaryar,37, the first women MP from A…
The Voice of Afghanistan - Blind Auditions 8th EpisodeThe Voice of Afghanistan - Blind Auditions 8th EpisodeCatch the eighth and final episode of the Blind Auditions of The Voice of Afghanistan including the final few selections of the Contestants by each Coach in this video.…
Bamiyan AfghanistanBamiyan can be translated as ‘The Place of Shining Light’; is one of the thirty-four provinces of Afghanistan. It is in the centre of the country, with a population of about 418,500. Its capital is also called Bamyan. In antiquity, central Afghanistan was strategically placed to thrive from the Sil…
