In search of truth leading to change…. blogging from Afghanistan

This is my third attempt to start a blog. I thought today was a good day to start with. Here is why:

I am so tired of too much talk on 9/11 and did not follow what the entire mass media are  trying to feed us with… and like all people who live on this planet, I too have a memory of that day ten years ago, perhaps not as attractive as many stories in the media are. I was in Spain and just a day before I received an award for recognition of my work on women and girl’s education in Afghanistan and Pakistan. So on this day as I was preparing to return back to Pakistan, (I could not come directly to Kabul by air) a friend has given me two cassettes and a book on how to learn Spanish. In my heart I made a decision that I will learn Spanish…. 9/11 happened… twin towers collapsed…as soon as airports were opened to fly, I took a flight back to Peshawar… I got so busy that only in May 2002 as I was moving permanently back to Kabul, I remembered about a commitment I’ve made to myself…. despite that, I still failed to learn Spanish as too much work and responsibilities did not let that happened… I really hope this time I will make a promise to be able to follow it and that it will not become like learning Spanish back in 2001…. Hence, this Blog will be a source of my memory flashbacks from the last 12 years + and also my thoughts on some of the current affairs related to Afghanistan and the region. As I am in the process of my Phd research, I would party put some of my findings forward for discussions and debate.