افغانستان، د سیمې د ترانزیټ او اور ګاډي څلور لار؛ جیوپولتیک رقابت او د حکومتدارئ خنډونه! لیکنه: عمر صمد او ادیب فرهادي ژباړه او لنډېز: کابل پادکست ټیم عمر صمد، د افغانستان پخواني سفیر، او ډاکټر ادیب فرهادي، د سوداګرۍ پخواني مرستیال وزیر، له‌خوا یوه تازه تحلیلي مقاله کې د

AFG economy under the weight of international/financial sanctions & +35M impoverished livelihoods+2M forced returnees from Iran/PAK, depends on: 1. remittances 2. Domestic revenues 3. Illicit activities 4. No foreign aid Resurgent corruption is a virus share.google/EvBLEkcW3Tc3mb…

A bi-annual report👇🏻 from the UNSC committee concerning ISIL/Al-Qaida et al collects info from various sources. In the Afghan case, it has not visited the country since 2021. Pages 16-18 rely on non-verified info shared by other member states (reflecting subjective data) &

I’ve avoided commenting on this issue thus far, but we’ve reached a point where we need to avoid repeating past mistakes despite the goodwill out there and heavy expenditures vs results. While many family/individual cases/prospects are in limbo, policy formulations are

Yes, so much to learn, not only about colonial and post colonial, but also pre-colonial times. Shattered Lands legacies stay with us as they continue to cause undue suffering and destruction. Rotten/deceptive systems + greed + arrogance produce unlearned lessons & new monsters.

To add to the speculations that are stirring up. Several unconfirmed reports from unnamed sources point to: 1. It is likely that acting FM Muttaqi’s much anticipated visit to Pakistan was “postponed” due to UN authorities not granting travel ban exemptions for this particular

Leadership isn’t what it used to be but… let’s not forget that geography (and history to a lesser degree) is still a real consideration, that relations are not just linear or top-down or predictable when we live in an “erratic” world of alternatives and less dependency, that

What a story. Almost John Le Carré style. Looks somewhat unambiguous at first glance but twists and holes emerge as you dig deeper. We then face assumptions, facts, lies, doubts, innuendo and plots.

فراخبر: اجماع ملی یا ادغام در جامعه بین‌الملل؛ پس از ۴ سال حاکمیت، ا.ا به کدام سمت روان است؟ youtu.be/0S4QA5jXe-E گرداننده شمس امانی این موضوع را با این مهمانان بحث کرده است: سید جواد حسینی، آگاه مسایل سیاسی عمرصمد، سفیر پیشین افغانستان در فرانسه و کانادا #طلوع‌نیوز

Acute poverty and the Afghan people’s livelihood challenges on top of other trials and tribulations. Four years later: an economic crisis mitigation perspective on causes, effects and pathways. Co-authored with Ehsan Zia & Homa Nader. Link: open.substack.com/pub/worldaffai…

Taliban need to surrender their egos on girl education & jobs - and world must engage them to save Afghanistan from a looking economic disaster? Afghan comments needed Omar Samad

I wish this unjustified (in every moral / sacred book) travesty was just about “ego” Moeed. It’s more sinister than that. A lot more is involved. My take: Unfortunately, this horrendous atypical mindset of a few at the top of the close knit hierarchy, has roots that go back to

Speaking from a diplomatic, geo-strategic, observer perspective: Another historic photo op. Few expected this encounter under current world 🌎 conditions. Some see this as a threat to the status quo, others as an opportunity for change. Change can take on many different forms.

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Who would have thought? Both countries caught in an unpredictable bind by seemingly erratic trade & geo-strategic winds blowing from the West, trying to figure out consistency vs unpredictability in today’s tense environment. The two Asian giants’ rapprochement is not totally

This is very good news for the people of Kandahar. A generous offer as part of humanitarian assistance from the brotherly people & State of Qatar 🇶🇦 Qatar Charity | قطر الخيرية The hope now is that the issue of female access to healthcare is addressed according to needs and professional norms.

Moeed Moeed Pirzada you have a point here. We should know by now what works… what doesn’t. Your input is also proof that this topsy-turvy, yet telling story - inadvertently promoted by the organizers as a feel-good, interactive event - has now boomeranged, despite having gone viral

An insightful analysis!

With all the hullabaloo about a gathering that many consider as mis-organized, mis-placed & mis-focused, here’s a realtime, real-life story in the same city involving real people. ده‌ کجا، درخت‌ها کجا