A Call From Afghanistan for Greta Thunberg…
…to highlight our interconnected need for renewable energy, a fairer economic system and the abolition of war. An annual youth peace conference organized by the Afghan Peace Volunteers last year.…
Dr Hakim Young
From Kabul: Youth on the Road to Peace
In September 2019, facing everyday dangers of the war and under constant pressure to view those from other tribes as enemies, young people from each of Afghanistan's 34 provinces gathered…
In Afghanistan, We Have Three Dreams
By Dr Hakim Young and the Afghan Peace Volunteers Dear fellow human beings, Some of us have wondered, “Are people today too disconnected and frantic to calm down, in order…
Love Letter From Kabul to Okinawa, the Outrageous Abolition of War
Inaam (left), Habib (right) and I (photographer) sharing a good laugh at the Borderfree Nonviolence Community Centre in Kabul I decided to write this ninth love letter specially to Inaam,…
Love Letter from Smoky Kabul: Nonviolent Versus Violent Peace in Afghanistan and the World
Dear friends, “Salam (peace)!” is how Afghans greet one another, some of them simultaneously placing a hand over their hearts. But, while everyone including Afghans wants peace, the Afghan Peace…
Nonviolent Afghans Bring a Breath of Fresh Air
Grade 12th Afghan student Jamila Omary asked, “Do you have any plans to arm yourselves, because of the threats and dangers you have faced?” Iqbal Khyber answered, “No. Though it…
In Afghanistan, our need to rethink the institution of war
It’s frustrating that whereas all human beings wish to live meaningful lives, we seem helpless in the face of a few individuals waging wars and exploiting our world. But we…
Can Afghans convince us that the method of war isn’t effective?
Can Afghans convince us that the method of war doesn't work? If we’re still quietly hoping that wars would end and people all over the world would get along peacefully,…
Where on earth is the just economy that works for all, including Afghan children?
Political and business leaders have refined the art and science of lying about the economy. From their suites, chauffeur-driven limousines, private yachts and jets, they aren’t too concerned about…
An Escalating Afghan Crisis Of ‘Profit’ Over ‘Life’
Surkh Gul with her daughter. Photo by Dr Hakim “My family’s water well has dried up,” 18-year-old Surkh Gul said. “Ours too,” echoed 13-year-old Inaam. A distressed Surkh Gul lamented,…
Damn, I Don’t Want Rahman To End Up Being Killed
Sultan, Ali’s brother, was killed in August 2016. Hussein, Bismillah’s uncle, was killed in April 2017. I don’t want Rahman, Inaam’s brother, to end up being killed. Rahman is now…
How Life Got Intolerable For Ghulam’s Mother And His Afghan Family
Ghulam ( second from left ) working on our community’s greenhouse, together with Zek, Khamad and Ali Ali, Zekerullah, Khamad and I miss Ghulam and his family. We…
From Afghanistan To My #Mother!, And The Child In Everyone
Dear mom and fellow members of the human family, I love my 77-year-old frugal, hardworking, self-sacrificial Han Chinese Singaporean mother, so when Trump’s military/government dropped what they nicknamed the ‘Mother…
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