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 When one hurts or kills a women
one hurts or kills hummanity and is an antrocitie.
Gino d'Artali
and: My mother (1931-1997) always said to me <Mi figlio, non esistono notizie <vecchie> perche puoi imparare qualcosa da qualsiasi notizia.> Translated: <My son, there is no such thing as so called 'old' news because you can learn something from any news.>
Gianna d'Artali.

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Zakia Kawian
Jinha - Womens News Agency - February 19, 2025
<<Afghan journalist Zakia Kawian arrested in Pakistan
Afghan journalist Zakia Kawian was arrested along with her four children by police in Pakistan, Afghan women's rights activists said on Tuesday.
News Center- Afghan journalist Zakia Kawian was arrested along with her four children by police in Pakistan, Afghan women’s rights activists announced on Tuesday, expressing concern about the situation of the journalist, who faces deportation. Afghan women’s rights activists believe that the deportation of the journalist to Afghanistan will pose a risk to the journalist and her children since the husband of Zakia Kawian was killed by Taliban forces in the country. Following the Taliban’s takeover of Afghanistan, many journalists and activists left the country and took refuge in neighboring countries such as Pakistan and Iran. Since 2023, Pakistani authorities have forcibly repatriated more than 800,000 undocumented Afghans from its territory, the U.N. High Commissioner for Refugees, UNHCR said in a statement on February 5, 2025.>>
Source: https://jinhaagency.com/en/actual/afghan-journalist-zakia-kawian-arrested-in-pakistan-36574?page=1


Afghan refugees in Pakistan
Zan Times - February 19, 2025
<<The crisis facing Afghan refugees in Pakistan just got worse
For many Afghan refugees, life in Islamabad is a daily struggle — one that the outside world rarely sees. The journey from Afghanistan to Pakistan is filled with hope for safety and stability, but the reality is far different. Families, including mine, find themselves confined to small rooms for months, sometimes more than a year, with no place to truly call home. Living in limbo, caught between a past left behind and an uncertain future, is a burden that weighs heavily on us all. The struggle isn’t just about poverty — it’s about dignity, stability, and survival. The Pakistani government’s increasingly harsh policies have made life unbearable for Afghan refugees. As human rights activist Azatullah Bakhshi tells Zan Times, “The situation is alarming. Many, including human rights defenders, women activists, and former military personnel, are at risk of forced deportation despite the dangers they face.” On January 29, 2025, a high-level government meeting chaired by the prime minister introduced new directives for the forced relocation of Afghan refugees from Islamabad and Rawalpindi and the directive was sent to the Press Club in Islamabad by the Interior Ministry. Key decisions include:
ACC (Afghan Citizen Card) holders: Afghan refugees with an ACC must leave Islamabad and Rawalpindi and will be deported to Afghanistan in the first phase of this plan, along with undocumented Afghans.
POR (Proof of Registration) card holders: Afghan refugees with POR cards must vacate Islamabad and Rawalpindi by June 30, 2025.
Resettlement applicants: Afghan refugees awaiting resettlement in third countries must leave Islamabad and Rawalpindi by March 31, 2025. If their relocation does not materialize by then, they too face deportation.
Authorities have been directed to prevent any return of deported refugees.
The government has ordered the media not to report on these forced relocations.
Intelligence agencies, including IB (Intelligence Bureau) and ISI (Inter-Services Intelligence), are overseeing the relocation process and report directly to the prime minister’s office.
The crackdown has begun. Afghan refugees, even those with valid visas, are being arrested. Corruption is rampant as some police officers demand bribes in exchange for release from custody, which further marginalizes an already vulnerable community. Often, bribed officials take the money but don’t provide needed documents. One Afghan refugee who asked for anonymity, tells Zan Times, “Getting a visa was nearly impossible. They asked for huge sums of money, and even then, they only issued medical visas. We had no choice but to take them. But at the airport, they detained us, claiming we were healthy and had bribed officials for visas.” Many Afghans sold everything as they fled their homeland. A common refrain among refugees is that they’d exhausted their savings within the first year of living in Pakistan and now survive on debt. “We had to take loans,” a refugee explains. “Our children dropped out of school and university. Our visas expired, and we had to hide from the police.” Others go further into debt paying for visa extensions. Organizations like GIZ (the German development agency) and IOM (International Organization for Migration) provide food, accommodation, and healthcare, but their assistance is inadequate compared to the need. Bakhshi warns of the psychological toll of delayed resettlement cases, including suicides and heart attacks among refugees. That despair turned tragic on Tuesday, February 4, when Sher Mohammad took his own life in a guesthouse near Peshawar Morr, Islamabad. He was an Afghan refugee from Panjshir province who was awaiting resettlement in Canada. Reports suggest prolonged delays in the Canadian immigration process pushed him to this heartbreaking decision. Human rights activists warn that if the desperate plight of Afghan refugees in Pakistan persists, then the number of mental health crises and suicides will rise. They urge international organizations, including the UNHCR, European Union, and the governments of the U.S. and Canada, to expedite their resettlement processes before more lives are lost. “Since deportations began, the UN has shut its doors to the people. Their lawyers either ignore us or simply say, ‘We can’t do anything,’” explains women’s rights activist Rahil Talash, leader of the Justice-Seeking Women’s Movement. Talash describes the situation facing Afghan refugees as dire: “Everyone is overwhelmed with anxiety, psychological distress, and fear of arrest.” In particular, she criticizes police raids on refugee homes, often without warrants or regard for women and children, saying, “Female police officers behave even more brutal than their male counterparts.” Meanwhile, the roundups continue. “I escaped twice by paying bribes, but now even that doesn’t work,” explains an Afghan living in the capital of Pakistan. “The police say no Afghan, whether they have a visa or not, can stay in Islamabad.” With the March 31 and June 30 deadlines fast approaching, the world must remember that refugees are not statistics but are individuals, families, and communities with stories, struggles, and dreams. The international community must step up with real, long-term solutions. Afghan refugees deserve more than mere survival — they deserve the chance to rebuild their lives with dignity. The current freeze on immigration to the United States has deeply shaken the Afghan community in Pakistan. “No one has helped me with even a single rupee. I survive entirely on loans,” says one Afghan awaiting resettlement. “Now that cases are being delayed, creditors are hesitant. They ask, ‘If your case doesn’t get approved, how will you repay us?’” They came to Pakistan believing their cases would be processed in 12 to 14 months. “But now, three years have passed. We have suffered immensely. Who will compensate for this?”
Jamil is pen name of a freelance journalist from Afghanistan.>>
Source: https://zantimes.com/2025/02/20/the-crisis-facing-afghan-refugees-in-pakistan-just-got-worse/

& <<Political discipline is Mullah Hibatullah’s strength...

Zan Times - February 19, 2025 - By: Younus Negah
<<Political discipline is Mullah Hibatullah’s strength
Despite all his ugliness, Mullah Hibatullah has one undeniable advantage over his rivals: political discipline. While his political opponents still deny his importance — some even question his physical existence as others dismiss him as a pawn of foreign intelligence agencies — over time, he has made his authority undeniable by doggedly sticking to his positions. There is no longer any doubt that Mullah Hibatullah and his inner circle have a clear agenda for Afghanistan. They do not participate in political maneuvering or intelligence deals without a plan. Instead, they have an agenda before sitting at negotiation tables or engaging in diplomatic tensions. In a country where most political cadres are without goals and are mere pawns of foreign powers, this trait makes Mullah Hibatullah stand out among Afghanistan’s political players. During a crisis, political discipline is highly valued. Afghanistan’s history in the 20th century provides examples of authoritarian figures who demonstrated discipline and a clear vision for shaping society in addition to their tyranny. Nadir Khan, Daoud Khan, and Hafizullah Amin were such leaders. After his short four-year rule, Mohammad Nadir Khan left behind a political legacy that his successors carried forward, leading to a prolonged period of authoritarian stability in Afghanistan. The administrative traditions and state institutions of modern Afghanistan took shape during this fifty-year period that began with Nadir and ended with Mohammad Daoud Khan. Daoud Khan in two distinct periods as prime minister and another as president ruled for more than a decade and had ample time to pursue his political ambitions. Hafizullah Amin was another disciplined authoritarian with a plan who pursued it with discipline and brutality. He is famously quoted as saying that to build his vision of Afghanistan, it would be enough if just one million people survived. His political peers described him as hardworking, highly disciplined, ambitious, and methodical. Authoritarianism, unilateral decision-making, and violence were the dark sides of these politicians. However, the political discipline they demonstrated in pursuing their goals and visions remains something that many Afghan politicians today can only envy. The years of jihad and the two decades of the Islamic Republic were marked by a decided lack of discipline and lack of planning. Violence and crude authoritarianism were accompanied by short-sighted opportunism. Some concealed their lack of planning behind vague Islamist rhetoric while others disguised their lack of discipline under the label of democracy: jihadi leaders had no structured plans for Islamic governance beyond their populist slogans while those who wore the cloak of democracy really did not believe in democratic values.
Take Ashraf Ghani, for example. Despite his talk of five-year, 10-year, and even 100-year plans, in practice, he was an unprincipled politician who constantly made concessions to his inner circle, rivals, and patrons to maintain his grip on power. Despite his liberal pretensions, he was willing to compromise on his principles to keep his position. In the final years of his presidency, he clung tightly to the Arg (presidential palace), saying, “Take everything from me, but not this seat.” To keep it, he was ready to Talibanize the Ministry of Education, release Taliban prisoners, divert the country’s meager revenues to funding extremist madrasas, and, quite possibly, even negotiate away the constitution itself. One of his absurd plans to gain favour among traditionalist factions was the construction of a mosque in Kabul, for which soil was supposed to be brought from every district of Afghanistan. And his plan to merge madrasas with modern schools, a move backed by minister of education Rangina Hamidi, who once said that children should study in mosques until the third grade. The fundamental flaw of Ashraf Ghani, Rangina Hamidi, and their ilk was their lack of political discipline. They had no clear vision for Afghanistan’s future and did not systematically work to achieve their stated goals. Imagine if leaders of the Republic had been as committed to democracy, freedom of speech, universal education, and development as Mullah Hibatullah is to banning education, closing the doors of freedom, and rejecting elections, the constitution, and the right to vote — would the outcome have been different? The anti-Taliban forces and those who believed in education, freedom, and a democratic system were not numerically smaller than the Taliban. But they lacked political organization and dedicated disciplined leadership. Another example of the gap between Mullah Hibatullah and his rivals is their approach to family and personal sacrifice. In the final years of the Islamic Republic, while Mullah Hibatullah was losing family members in battle against the government and its allies — and had even sent his own son on a suicide mission — Ashraf Ghani was accused of relocating the National Radio and Television archives to the presidential palace so that his daughter could safely access them for her research project. Meanwhile, Ata Mohammad Noor, Mohaqiq, Khalili, Dostum, and others were busy promoting their sons’ political careers. After the young son of Mohammad Mohaqiq passed away in 2020, the prominent politician spent a long time in mourning, commemorating his son’s memory in a way that seemed to have become his main preoccupation, including sharing photos and memories on Facebook and writing elegies for his dead son. From the perspective of an ordinary person living in a normal society, the way Ghani and Mohaqiq prioritized their families over political struggles may seem more justifiable than Hibatullah’s choices. But Afghanistan’s political world is far from normal, especially in the final decade of the Islamic Republic when the country had turned into a battleground—a place where constant vigilance, discipline, and relentless effort were essential for survival. This lack of discipline and complacency was not limited to individual leaders but was a broader issue affecting the entire anti-Taliban, pro-democracy camp. The organizations, institutions, and figures who identified as defenders of freedom and a non-Taliban system were unwilling to take risks to protect their values. They were not ready to endure the hardships of discipline and organization, and as a result, waves of political change swept them away, throwing them into a deep pit from which escape is no easy task. Today, Mullah Hibatullah is widely condemned for his inhumane policies — even his own allies, executioners, and terrorists hesitate to be associated too closely with his brutality. But alongside his many undeniable flaws, one uncomfortable truth remains: no other prominent Afghan political figure today is willing to take personal risks for their “cause” the way he has. The new generation of Afghan politicians must learn from this reality. Governing a deeply unstable country without political discipline and personal sacrifice is impossible. If you wish to defeat Mullah Hibatullah and the Taliban, at the very least, you must be steadfast in pursuing your ideals and work tirelessly for the country you wish to build.
Younus Negah is a researcher and writer from Afghanistan who is currently in exile in Turkey.>>
Source: https://zantimes.com/2025/02/19/political-discipline-is-mullah-hibatullahs-strength/

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