“30 pieces” is the collection of essays and articles I have written since 2011. Most of articles and essays in this book focus on political, social and economic situation of Afghanistan and Pakistan. Chapter one is allocated to all articles and pieces that explain the problems, challenges and obstacles Afghanistan is facing today.

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Chapter one which contains 11 articles starts with the Great game that was played in Afghanistan. It also looks at the ideological and political conflicts of Iran and Saudi Arabia in Afghanistan. Later it explains how foreign countries projected Afghanistan. The essays in this chapter also focus on the internal conflicts created by ethnic groups’ over the language and nationality disputation.
In this chapter we also discuss about the economic failure of Afghan government, and corruption. In the third essay I have criticized how incapable governors are assigned by president Karzai in the provinces. In another part of this section I’ve looked at the problematical acts of Afghan President Hamid Karzai. Acting beyond the constitution and waging war against neighboring countries.

Later in article 6 I am analyzing the intricacy of Afghan foreign policy and how it affects the living conditions of Afghans refugees. Why Afghan government does not have any foreign policy and what are the consequences. Later in article 7 I have discussed a series of social problems raised by the internet and globalization. Later I am discussing about the fallacious stories of the favored daughter’; the book of Fawzia Koofi.

In the next article I have criticized the chain of corruption in Afghanistan. How hard it is to stand against it and how I was forced to give bribes.

In the next part I have looked over the chances we have and how we can get rid of all these problems. And finally, chapter one ends with the Afghan- Pak conflicts and the consequences both nations will face.

Chapter two starts with an emotional article which portrays the Afghan refugees living condition in Pakistan. Later I am discussing the paradoxical facets of Pakistan. In the next article I have discussed the change of “The Great Game” from Afghanistan to Pakistan. In addition to that I have discussed the social problems that are rising day by day in Pakistan and how it is affecting the social stability of Pakistan. Chapter two ends with an article which was written during the Afghan-Pak journalism exchange program.

Chapter three analyzes the pressure of Iranians over Afghanistan. How they manipulate individuals in Afghanistan to control policies and strategies. Next article explains the situation of Afghan refugees living in Iran and comparing their living conditions with Jewish during World War II. Afterward I am discussing the role of seduction and manipulation in social life. This article was written for the purpose of understanding the feelings and emotions of people and published by Articlebase.com.

In the next article I have listed all the problems and challenges that Afghan students are facing while applying for scholarships. In addition I have enlisted recommendation to scholarship providers and universities. Next article looks from the perspective of a journalist. I have claimed that how media support organizations and donor agencies are playing with the lives of Afghan journalists. This article was also published in the International News Safety Institute of America.

Subsequently I am talking about media and civil society organizations in Afghanistan. The failure of development projects since 2001 up to now.

I was very keen to write articles and essays since I was in school and all my pieces were in Persian language. Even when I came to university I was writing for newspapers and magazines but they were all in my native language.

It was hard work to write but I was enjoying seeing my articles in newspapers. Later in 2009 and 2010 I started writing articles in English language. I sent my articles to international newspapers and magazines and I received feedback and comments, most of them encouraged me to work harder and make something more useful.

In 2010 I saw a number of my articles published in international newspapers. And that gave me the reason to work harder. Finally in mid 2010 I established my own website[1]. I wrote and posted articles on a daily basis and I received feedback from readers. Later I joined the development network of writers, where I found the Afghan Journalists network and currently it has more than 200 members from different countries.

In 2011 I established first committee of Afghan journalists.[2] Since that I have been posting and publishing all my articles on daily and weekly basis.

After publishing and posting plenty of articles and essays I decide to collect them and turn them into a book. Here finally I was able to do that. The essays and articles in this book provide ground realities about Afghanistan and Pakistan.

English is my third language and frankly I am not as good as I should have been while aiming to write a book. I hope any grammatical mistakes and errors that I might have made shall only be considered as lack of my English proficiency.M.F. Moonzajer30 Pieces