AFGHANISTAN: History, Diplomacy and Journalism Volume 1

About the Book

The book (Afghanitan: History, Diplomacy and Journalism) you are studying is a summary of my research and work through the continuous years. My aim was to research about the occupation of Afghanistan by Great Britain, Russia and America in the recent centuries & resistance & defeat of Afghan nation journalism and factional publications in Afghanistan and to make research and analysis by using cultural and journalistic method about the historical occurrences from the rise of press up to the contemporary period (twenty first century) to author and publish it. In reality, this book covers the cultural possession of Afghanistan from the end of 19 century 1878/`1257 up to the  2014, America and NATO forces withdraw from Afghanistan.

About the Author

Dr. M. Halim Tanwir was born on October 21, 1952 in Kabul. He finished his secondary education at Habibia High School (1973). Then he studied B.A. Journalism in Kabul University (1974-1977). He attained his M.A. and Ph.D. degrees in Payam Noor University Tehran (1993-1997). In 1979 (March-June), he was fellowship TV director programmer of Radio-TV of Sofia in Bulgaria. From 1995 to 2003, he was Director of Research & Reconstruction Institute of Afghanistan, NL. He was also PR (public relation) Co-operator in Library of Almere, External Adviser in Desk Afghanistan, IND (Immigration & Naturalization Affair). In September 2006, he became Media Adviser & Director of International Press Center IPC, Ministry of Information & Culture in Kabul, Afghanistan. In July to October, 2004 and in October 2008, he was Afghanistan Presidential candidate for October 2004 election in Kabul. He was injured and survived a suicide bomb in his office in Kabul in October 2007. Dr. Tanwir is a prolific writer. Overall, he has written 26 books in various languages: Dari, Pashtu, Arabic and English. He emigrated in May 1982 from Afghanistan to The Netherlands.