Author: Anis Rezaei People were hastily—anxiously, even—rushing past each other to catch the next train. Just another normal day at a train station in our fast-paced city: London. My nephew J and I were walking up the stairs to reach the platform. I was immersed in the crowd, yet attentive to his energetic and playful conduct as we embarked on our expedition. We were midway up the stairs when, to...
Shared Report - the following report is a shared report that Bolaq does not own. Introduction The full report as PDF here... When the Taliban seized power in August 2021, the Taliban's first action was to prohibit the education of girls above the sixth grade, closing the doors of schools to them. Following this, over the past three years, the Taliban systematically and intentionally restricted the education of women and...
Besmillah Taban Abstract The Hazara community in Afghanistan has faced a long history of persecution, discrimination, and violence, dating back to the time of Abdur Rahman Khan (Amir of Afghanistan from 1880 to his death in 1901) and continuing into the present under the Taliban regime. Despite historical changes in government and legal systems, the treatment of Hazaras has remained marked by human rights abuses, including massacres, forced exclusions, and...
Listen to Audio version of this article on Bolaq’s YouTube Channel International Coalition of Sites of Conscience, AHRDO and Global Initiatives for Justice, Truth & Reconciliation (GIJTR) collaborated together to hold some workshops with some advocacy-based organizations that worked with displaced people, and for the rights of different demographics of the people of Afghanistan. As a senior researcher for Bolaq Analysts Network, I took part in the online workshops along...
Listen to Audio version of this article on Bolaq’s YouTube Channel Introduction International Women's Day (IWD) is a global celebration of women's achievements and a call to action for gender equality. Since its inception, IWD has been a rallying point for women's rights activists worldwide. However, for many women, including the Hazara women of Afghanistan, the struggle for equality is far from over, particularly under the oppressive rule of the...
September 25th marks a somber anniversary in Hazara history — a day stained by the horrors of the past. On this fateful day in 1893, Amir Abdul-Rahman's forces launched a brutal assault on the last bastion of Hazara resistance in Uruzgan, Afghanistan. Men were mercilessly slaughtered, and women were captured, with one notable exception - a courageous young girl named Shirin. Alongside 39 other brave girls, she went to Golkhar...
August 15, 2023 Bolaq Analysts Network (BAN) is an independent, non-profit, non-governmental research and advocacy organization that publishes comprehensive and unbiased research on Afghanistan's various social, political, and economic issues. This organization is registered in the United States. We monitor the situation in Afghanistan and document the conduct of the Taliban visa-vis the people of in accordance with international standards and carry out research in connection with various issues, especially...
