I'm thrilled to share that my short story has been selected as a finalist for the CBC Books short story prize. As someone new to writing fiction, this is a huge honour. It means a lot to me that Afghanistan is represented & I hope I have done her proud 🇦🇫

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Eid Mubarak | اختر مبارک

There is a special place in hell for those who decry the humanitarian crises in Afghanistan, Gaza, Sudan or Syria but fail to call out the Iranian, Pakistani &/or Russian aggression & interference that, through proxies & directly, has driven these disasters from the start.

Meth’s route from #Taliban -run Afghanistan to #Australia thesaturdaypaper.com.au/news/2024/04/0… via The Saturday Paper

I wrote this in Foreign Policy in 2019:

Heart-rending images of the earthquake in Taiwan. Sending heartfelt prayers for the safety and swift recovery of all affected.

A lone protester in Washington D.C.

Ten years ago, journalist Sardar, along with his wife and young sons, were mercilessly murdered by the Taliban in a terrorist attack at the Serena Hotel in Kabul. Those who claimed credit for the attack are now ruling Afghanistan.

Afghanistan under the Taliban is the only country in the world where attending school is illegal for girls. #LetHerLearn

Happy Nowruz to everybody! #nowruz

India knew how to deal with Pakistan. Afghans need to repeat 1971 in Pashtunistan.

Pakistan claimed to have targeted commander Abdullah Shah of the Pakistani Taliban in Afghanistan with airstrikes, but the commander released a video refuting the claim made by the Pakistani military. He is alive and in Waziristan.

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دې بحث کې پر افغان خاوره د پاکستان د ترهه ګر برید په تړاو د ټي ټي پي د رهبري شورا دوه غړي په تفصیل خبرې کوي.
افغان طالبانو ته هم د ګډون بلنه ورکړل شوې ده.

نن شپه د افغانستان پر وخت د نهه نیمې (۹:۳۰) بجې.
هیله ده سپیس ریټویټ کړئ.

ولي د افغان طالبانو…

Pakistan claimed to have targeted commander Abdullah Shah of the Pakistani Taliban in Afghanistan with airstrikes, but the commander released a video refuting the claim made by the Pakistani military. He is alive and in Waziristan.

India knew how to deal with Pakistan. Afghans need to repeat 1971 in Pashtunistan.

It seems the US invasion has been replaced by a Pakistani incursion in Afghanistan.

تر څو چې پاکستان وي، دا وطن به وران وي.

Pakistani airstrikes in Afghanistan's Paktika and Khost provinces have killed children and women. Over the past years, Pakistan has continuously bombarded and shelled eastern and southeastern provinces along the Durand Line, resulting in civilian fatalities and displacement.