A Home Bartered Behind Closed Doors
Today, as I tried to write down the memories of that “dark and bitter” day, I didn’t know where or...
Your Stories of the Fall
The Republic Began Dying in the Palaces, Not on the Frontlines
We were a generation raised amid the sparks of war, among the echoes of explosions and the smell of gunpowder;...
Why Did Jihadi Leaders Flee Instead of Resisting the Fall of the Republic?
As the fourth anniversary of the Republic’s collapse approaches, a central question resurfaces: why did Afghanistan’s traditional parties and jihadi...
Why Abdullah Abdullah Never Transitioned from “Polite Partner” to “Decisive Leader”?
In both of the Republic’s final elections, I voted for Abdullah Abdullah. What follows is less a political essay and...
Inside the Arg
For the final three years of the Republic, I served in the Office of Administrative Affairs—an institution responsible for core...
Why We Abandoned the Outpost Without Firing a Shot?
I won’t use my real name. You may write: “a former police officer from a southern border district.” Our outpost...