{"id":345904,"date":"2023-10-01T00:19:55","date_gmt":"2023-10-01T05:49:55","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/tehelka.com\/?p=345904"},"modified":"2023-10-04T00:23:44","modified_gmt":"2023-10-04T05:53:44","slug":"delving-deep-into-the-crisis-bedevilling-afghanistan","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/tehelka.com\/delving-deep-into-the-crisis-bedevilling-afghanistan\/","title":{"rendered":"Delving deep into the crisis bedevilling Afghanistan"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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Syed\u00a0 Nooruzzaman, a\u00a0 veteran\u00a0 journalist and columnist,\u00a0 has\u00a0 been\u00a0 focusing extensively on\u00a0 the\u00a0 West Asian countries, and also on\u00a0 Afghanistan,\u00a0 Iran, Pakistan. In this book, he has put together his features and articles and columns of the last over two decades, focusing on the
situation in Afghanistan. A book review by Humra Quraishi<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Title of the book-   A  Chessboard  Called  Afghanistan- Moves and Counter-Moves<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Author-  Syed  Nooruzzaman<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Publisher \u2013 The New Thinker Media Trust<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Pages \u2013 81<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Price \u2013Rs 250<\/p>\n\n\n\n

As you\u2019d grasp by the number of pages to this book that it\u2019s a slim book yet contains a wide range of details to the situation in Afghanistan. It could be termed useful for researchers and students and, of course, readers keen to delve deep into the turmoil the country has been facing because of the international intrusions.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Syed  Nooruzzaman, a  veteran  journalist and columnist,  has  been  focusing extensively on  the  West Asian countries, and also on  Afghanistan,  Iran, Pakistan. And in this book, he has put together his features and articles and columns of the last over two decades, focusing on the situation in Afghanistan.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

This book does provide some very basic facts together with the complex build-ups, in the changing, if not already changed world order. The grim reality is all out there; the impact of the deadly intrusions of the international powers and superpowers, on this country and its people. One of the most telling reality is in the form of casualties. Deaths and more deaths of human lives and livelihoods and aspirations, and also of the traditional-cultural patterns and much more along the strain.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

To quote political columnist, A.J.Philips from his foreword to this book, \u201cNooruzzaman\u2019s writings unveil the struggles faced by the Afghans as they navigate the treacherous waters of a  rapidly evolving  political landscape. He skillfully highlights the challenges inherent in transplanting a foreign democratic framework onto a society known for its deeply entrenched cultural and tribal dynamics. Through his  keen  observations,  the author reveals the delicate  balance  between progress and  preservation,  shedding  light on the  tensions  that  arise  when ancient traditions collide with modern aspirations. He takes us beyond the headlines, exposing the intricate web of geopolitical interests and regional rivalries that have shaped Afghanistan\u2019s destiny. His writing are a  poignant reminder that the  Afghan  people are not  mere pawns on the  global chessboard but also the  bearers of a  rich heritage and vision for their own  future.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Though there\u2019s that heavy overdose of the vested interests playing havoc in Afghanistan, with trickle down aftermath all around, but there seems  no way out from the dead end! Yes, it\u2019s a rather dismaying situation for the Afghans. Vulnerable people and their homeland used as a base by the vested powers!  Call it a tragedy heaped on the Afghans by the political manipulators on the international level, hell bent on destroying an age old civilization\u2026 ruining civilians and an entire civilization with their expansionist policies and plans, with their modern day political intrigues and manipulations and master plans!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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