Qasim Akhgar

Qasim Akhgar
قسیم اخگر
Qasim Akhgar
Born
Muhammad Qasim

1951
Kabul, Afghanistan
DiedJanuary 28, 2014(2014-01-28) (aged 62–63)
Kabul, Afghanistan

Qasim Akhgar (Persian: قسیم اخگر) was an author, researcher, civil society activist and theorist in Afghanistan.[1][2]

Early life

Qasim Akhgar was an ethnic Qizilbash. He was born in 1951 in Wazirabad area of Kabul and received his elementary and secondary education in the same city. He was arrested and expelled from school due to participation in political demonstrations of Leftist groups. During the Taliban rule, he migrated to neighboring countries. He returned to Afghanistan after the fall of the Taliban and began his political, social and journalistic activities in Kabul.[3]

Death

Qasim Akhbar died on 28 January 2014 in Kabul due to a heart attack.[4]

Notes

  1. ^ "قسیم اخگر پژوهشگر و فعال مدنی سرشناس افغانستان درگذشت". BBC Persian (in Persian). Retrieved 2018-02-11.
  2. ^ "Qasim Akhgar; Afghan Press Star Passes Away". www.bakhtarnews.com.af. Retrieved 2018-02-11.
  3. ^ "خبرگزاری فارس - "قسیم اخگر"؛ نماد عدالت خواهی و مبارزه با ظلم حکومت کمونیستی افغانستان". خبرگزاری فارس (in Persian). 2014-01-29. Retrieved 2018-02-11.
  4. ^ "Not a "Tailless Star": an obituary for leading Afghan intellectual Muhammad Qasim Akhgar". Afghanistan Analysts Network. Retrieved 2018-02-11.

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