Real stories and untold realities from Kabul and across Afghanistan. Sharing everyday life, struggles, fears, and hope from the perspective of ordinary people.
23 Mar 2026 1 minute read 1 comment Afshin Amiri
He was sitting right in front of me. Quiet. Too quiet. I tried to start a conversation… but he didn’t respond. Not even a word. At first, I thought maybe he didn’t hear me. But then I looked into his eyes. And suddenly… I stopped talking. Because I r...
22 Mar 2026 1 minute read 0 comments Afshin Amiri
I closed my eyes. I really tried to sleep. But my mind… it wouldn’t stop. Every small sound felt bigger. Every silence felt louder. I turned to the other side. Then back again. Nothing changed. It wasn’t the noise keeping me awake… it was the memory...
22 Mar 2026 1 minute read 0 comments Afshin Amiri
I’ve heard loud noises before. I’ve seen chaos. But that night… it was different. There was nothing. No voices. No movement. Just silence. And somehow… that silence felt wrong. I remember sitting there, looking at the walls… waiting for something to...
21 Mar 2026 1 minute read 0 comments Afshin Amiri
I still don’t know why I didn’t move. Maybe I was scared… or maybe I just didn’t understand what was happening. Everything felt normal just a few seconds before. Then suddenly… that sound. Not too loud… but enough to make my heart stop for a moment....
21 Mar 2026 1 minute read 0 comments Afshin Amiri
I thought the war was over. That’s what everyone said. No more explosions. No more sirens. No more nights filled with fear. But today… I realized something. War doesn’t end. It just moves. I saw it in his eyes. A small boy, maybe 6 or 7. He was sitti...
20 Mar 2026 1 minute read 0 comments Afshin Amiri
War Doesn’t End — It Just Becomes Silent Inside Us They say the war is over. But no one told our hearts. No one told the nights that still refuse to be quiet. No one told the children who wake up in fear, even when the sky is empty. Last night, there...
20 Mar 2026 1 minute read 0 comments Afshin Amiri
War is the silence of breath. Not just explosions. Not just the sound of planes in the sky. War is that moment… when everything goes quiet, but your heart is beating louder than ever. Last night, the sky was not normal. There was a sound—...
18 Mar 2026 1 minute read 0 comments Afshin Amiri
The Night Everything Changed: A Story From Kabul You Won’t Forget There are nights you remember forever. Not because they were beautiful. Not because they were peaceful. But because something inside you changed. Last night was one of those...
18 Mar 2026 1 minute read 0 comments Afshin Amiri
This Is Not News — This Is Our Life For many people around the world, what happens here is just news. Something they scroll past on their phones. Something they hear about for a few seconds, then move on with their day. But for us, this is not...
17 Mar 2026 1 minute read 0 comments Afshin Amiri
We Don’t Sleep Anymore: Nights of Fear in Kabul In many parts of the world, night is a time for rest. A time when people feel safe in their homes, when families gather and sleep peacefully. But here in Kabul, night has become something else. We...
