Said Sabir Ibrahimi is an independent analyst and a non-resident fellow at New York University’s Center on International Cooperation.
The UN needs to go beyond condemnations and message of condolences. Given its international mandate, the U.N. Human Rights Commission should immediately open an investigation into the killing of Afghanistan's journalists and members of civil society.
In a joint op-ed, Said Sabir Ibrahimi and Pashtana Durrani question the Afghan Education Ministry’s plan to move primary education to mosques. They argue that while mosques can only be used as temporary schools, the real aim should be to strengthen and reform the current formal education system.
