Author: Uncharted Thoughts
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Justice in Afghanistan: torture, rape, and humiliation without trial
“I vowed to myself that I would fight until I died. Even if I was left alone, I would not silence my voice.” Afghanistan is a country renowned for its hospitality, food, and culture. However, lingering above these celebrated stereotypes is a dark and brooding cloud of historical conflict. Known simply, and somewhat accurately, as…
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Stop Gender Apartheid: Women’s Human Rights groups plead for equality in Taliban ruled Afghanistan.
“They are afraid of our power” Women activist groups across the world have joined together in solidarity to combat the ongoing oppression of their gender in Afghanistan. Since the United States left Afghanistan in August 2021, the largely internationally condemned, tyrannical theocratic government known as the Taliban has continued to oppress its citizens under a…
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four years of terror – another year of Taliban Rule.
Today marks the four year anniversary that Afghanistan was brutally overthrown by the Taliban. A day that will live in infamy for all Afghans, and for much of the world a day that marks another example of international intervention failure. I remember turning on the TV and watching as men and women clung to the…
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An Afghan’s story: The Silent Genocide.
“I am Hazara, and I belong to Afghanistan” The rugged landscape of the Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan is notoriously governed by the widely unrecognised government of the Taliban—a theocratic totalitarian regime that took power following the controversial withdrawal of America and her allies on August 15th, 2021. Since this bloody, undemocratic takeover, the people of…
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I spent 10 days with Afghan Refugees in Pakistan, this is what I learnt.
There are often moments in our lives that mould us in some way. A defining day, hour, or minute that changes our perspective of the world. For me, my 2025 trip to Pakistan was such a moment: a defining lesson, one that I believe the world should know about. Eight months ago, I was deeply…
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Today I met an afghani.
As far as I am aware, I have never met a person from Afghanistan. I am sure I have encountered some in passing while walking the streets of London or through Manchester, but to my knowledge, today marked my first meaningful interaction with another people, from another land. It is strange to imagine that 100…
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“Yours is the earth and all else in it”.
The world is a mess. It feels as though every turn you take leads to a devastating road. I often find myself worried for my family, for my friends and loved ones. I count my blessings of course. I live in a relatively free society, I have the girl of my dreams, a job, and…
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“THE WOMEN WERE VERY… HAPPY”. The Taliban propaganda machine pushed by ‘content creators’.
Recently, Piers Morgan conducted an interview with three YouTube “content creators” who have been accused of promoting Taliban propaganda through their well-followed channels. YouTuber ‘Arab’ birth name Addison Pierre Maalouf, Harry Jaggard, and Nolan Saumure have all traveled to Afghanistan to “document” their findings. All have come away declaring that Afghanistan is a safe and…
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What Ozzys passing means to me…
“Don’t forget me as the colors fadeWhen the lights go downIt’s just an empty stage”. There has been a lot of depressing talk from Uncharted Thoughts this past week—the Afghan refugee crisis being at the heart of it. But I think, in today’s post, some room has to be made for the Prince of Darkness,…
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