Qasim Akhgar (
Persian: قسیم اخگر) was an author, researcher, civil society activist and theorist in
Afghanistan.
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
Left-wing politics describes the range of political ideologies that support and seek to achieve social equality and egalitarianism, often in opposition to social hierarchy. Left-wing politics typically involve a concern for those in soci ...
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.
Death
Qasim Akhbar died on 28 January 2014 in Kabul due to a
heart attack.
Notes
References
afghanistan-analysts.org/Qasim Akhgarbbc.com/Akhgar passed awayfarsnews.com
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1951 births
2014 deaths
Afghan activists
Afghan male writers
20th-century Afghan writers
21st-century Afghan writers
Afghan journalists
Hazara writers
People from Kabul