Qasim Akhgar Explained

Qasim Akhgar
Birth Name:	Muhammad Qasim
Birth Date:	1951
Birth Place:	Kabul, Afghanistan
Death Place:	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 Hazara. 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]

References

• afghanistan-analysts.org/Qasim Akhgar
• bbc.com/Akhgar passed away
• bakhtarnews.com.af
• farsnews.com

Notes and References

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