An Afghan Refugee Wants to Return Home

January 06 Comments Off Category: USA for UNHCR

Although Anaar Gul has never seen his motherland, he has desires to go back to Afghanistan. Even though Anaar was born and raised in Pakistan he feels the time is right to return home. Regardless of his reservations about leaving his birthplace, Anaar is extremely excited to return to where his ancestors are from. He [...]

Violence Decreases in Afghanistan

October 30 Comments Off Category: Aghanistan News

This past summer violence has decreased in Afghanistan after five years of increasing attacks. This information comes after a new report from the Pentagon. The report tells U.S. officials the current strategy, including finding active areas of insurgent activity and turning them over to Afghan control. Military officials have been waiting for these types of [...]

Construction Developments in Afghanistan

May 25 Comments Off Category: Aghanistan News, Hamed Wardak

A few weeks ago, a report from the Pajhwok Afghan News (PAN) came in with information about the inauguration of a new courthouse building in Kunar, northeast Afghanistan. The building – that took 16 months to complete, at a price of $440,000 – will have three floors and is being constructed for the Asadabad Court [...]

Afghan and US Bridge-Building: Great News for Wardak

May 17 Comments Off Category: Afghan-American relations, Aghanistan News, Hamed Wardak

Hamed Wardak has been working hard to try to build good relations between Afghanistan and America.  And once these relations have been developed, Wardak looks for ways to maintain the optimistic fervor between the two countries.  Clearly the man would be delighted to learn of other individuals or corporations working for the same goal.  And [...]

Afghanistan…After Osama Bin Laden

May 17 Comments Off Category: Uncategorized

Hamed Wardak is an activist in Afghanistan, always seeking better conditions for Afghans.  In a recent article in the Huffington Post, Wardak said: “the death of Osama Bin Laden is one of the most singular moments of our lives. The man, whose death we do not mourn, launched terrorist actions around the globe and ultimately [...]

Hamed Wardak, Afghanistan and Bahrain

May 10 Comments Off Category: Aghanistan News, Hamed Wardak

Good news for Afghanistan was marked by the signing of an agreement to “promote civil aviation ties” with Bahrain which will enable direct flights with the two countries. Signers on the agreement were Abdulrahman Mohammed Al-Qaoud, Bahrain’s Civil Aviation Affairs Undersecretary and Sayed Mehdi Sayedi, the Afghan Deputy Transportation and Civil Aviation Minister. Any kind [...]

Hamed Wardak and Afghan Exhibition Reception

May 03 Comments Off Category: Afghan-American relations, Aghanistan News, CUSAP, Hamed Wardak

There was a reception to launch the Meridian International Center’s photo exhibition, “In Small Things Remembered:  The Early Years of U.S.-Afghan Relations,” depicting early Afghan-American relations.  Guests included: “Counselors Hakim Atarud and Khojesta Fana Ebrahimkhel from the Embassy of Afghanistan; former Afghan Deputy Minister of Culture, Faiz Khairzada, who organized the performances in Afghanistan of [...]

New Hospital Opens in Wardak

April 18 Comments Off Category: Aghanistan News, Fedayeen-e-Sol, Hamed Wardak

Hamed Wardak, an Afghan working towards improving conditions in the region, would be delighted to learn about the new hospitals being opened in his namesake, the Wardak province of Afghanistan.  It was two hospitals that opened there, both maternity ones, with a capacity for 30 women in each.  Wardak is in the central east part [...]

Education Opportunities Increase in Afghanistan

April 11 Comments Off Category: Aghanistan News, Hamed Wardak

There will be more educational opportunities for Afghans since the announcement by the country’s Education Ministry of the opening of two new buildings as well as a girl’s elementary school in Qadis, costing $48,000, comprising six classrooms and two admin rooms.  In Balkh, another girl’s high school opened – much larger – with 24 classrooms [...]

Impressive Afghan Government Achievements

March 22 Comments Off Category: Aghanistan News, Hamed Wardak

  When it seems that things aren’t looking great for a country, and it is then awarded a Government Leadership Award, the country’s activists are more than happy.  Hamed Wardak and Afghanistan are examples of this.  Amirzai Sangin, Afghanistan’s Minister of Telecommunications and Information Technology was awarded the Government Leadership Award a few weeks ago [...]