Rohullah Yakobi Articles

It was mid-October 2001. Just a few days had passed since the beginning of the US-led attack (Operation Enduring Freedom) on the Taliban in Afghanistan. After a long day of hard labour on construction site, my cousin, Jawad, called me over. Holding his little handheld...

Each year Progress organises a political weekend full of workshops, seminars and plenaries with Labour's front bench and leading progressive thinkers. Held at the NUT's Stoke Rochford Hall, the event has become a regular feature in the Labour political calendar. This...

Having fled my country of birth - Afghanistan – at a young age and lived in different countries as a refugee, I have gained valuable experiences and life knowledge which could never be attained through academic education. I appreciate many things that so many in this...

On Saturday 5 April 2014, Afghans went to the polls to elect their next president. This is the first time in the war-torn country’s history when the political power will transfer from one elected president to another. The Taliban had vowed to disrupt the election...