Kabir Stori

Kabir Stori in Khas Kunar, Afghanistan (May 2005)

Kabir Stori (6 April 1942 - 4 April 2006) (Pashto: ډاکتر کبیر ستوری‎ also spelled as Storai, Storay, Storae) was a famous patriotic poet and writer from Kunar Province of Afghanistan. He wrote books on psychology in the Pashto language. He was chairman of the Pashtoons Social Democratic Party, a political party that he founded until his death.

Early life

Stori was born on 6 April 1942 in Khas Kunar, a village in Kunar Province of Afghanistan. Stori was Mirdadkhel, a clan of the Yousafzai Pashtun tribe.[1][2] His primary education was from a government elementary school in Khas Kunar; later he joined the Rahman Baba Lycee in Kabul to further his education. He was selected by the Afghan government to study in Germany. He studied psychology with political science, sociology and philosophy from the universities of Frankfurt, Cologne and Marburg, attaining a doctorate in natural sciences (Diplom Psychologist, Dr.rer.nat).[3][4]

Political activities

In 1966 Stori founded the Afghan Students Association in Frankfurt, serving as its chairman. He also served as chairman of the General Union of Afghan Students in 1972 and the National Liberation Union of Pashtuns and Balochs in Frankfurt in 1976. He worked for the Voice of Germany in 1973 as an announcer/editor in the Pashto service. He founded the Pashtoons Social Democratic Party (PSDP) in February 1981 in Germany and was first elected chairman.[5]

He also served on the editorial boards of various magazines including:

He played a pivotal role in

Prison stay

Afghan national Kabir Stori was arrested on 16. January 1983 in Pakistan by the dictatorial regime of General Zia-ul-Haq while visiting his family in Peshawar. Kabir Stori was reportedly arrested for endangering the security of Pakistan.[6][7][8] Amnesty International has received reports that he has been tortured. Stori spent one and half years in different prisons of Peshawar because of his Political ideals of supporting the Pashtoon cause.

Leading political and diplomatic circles in the Federal Republic of Germany have been made aware of his fate by the Voice of Germany. The RFFU has taken steps to secure the release of Stori.[9] Hermann Schreiber, chief reporter, published in the GEO (magazine) on 11th August 1983, a report on the case Stori. [10][11]

Literary works

Stori’s poems are mostly about patriotism. His poem collections include

Research works

His psychological works include

Death and tributes

Dr. Kabir Stori Lycee in Khas Kunar, Afghanistan.

After serving his language and the cause of Pashtuns for several years, Stori suffered a heart attack and died on 4 April 2006 in Wesseling, Germany. He is survived by his wife, five sons and two daughters. He was buried in his native graveyard in Khas Kunar, Afghanistan.

On the 7th anniversary of his death, the school in his hometown was renamed from "Khas Kunar Lycee" to "Dr. Kabir Stori Lycee". [12]

See also

References

  1. ↑ "https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0T0SM9zwkwk".
  2. ↑ "Yousufzai / Yusufzai tribe".
  3. ↑ "Jwand Leek (English)".
  4. ↑ "eBook - Kabir Stori".
  5. ↑ "ارواښاد ډاکتر کبیر ستوری د (PSDP ) پخواني مشر او بنسټ ايښودونکی".
  6. ↑ "Aus den RFFU-Verbänden". RFFU. 01.05.1983
  7. ↑ "Da Ghamrazai Peghamoona".
  8. ↑ "Jwand Leek de Dakter Kabeer Storey".
  9. ↑ "Die Filmschaffenden - damals RFFU".
  10. ↑ "Fürsorge der Behutsamen".
  11. ↑ . Abroad. "Der Fall Stori und die Grenze der Belastbarkeit.". GEO (magazine): 11/33. 11. August 1983
  12. ↑ "StoriMojala YauolasamaGana".

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