Kabir Stori (6 April 1942 – 4 April 2006) () was a

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nationalist,

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, and

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from

Kunar Province Kunar (Pashto: ; Dari: ) is one of the 34 provinces of Afghanistan, located in the northeastern part of the country. Its capital is Asadabad. Its population is estimated to be 508,224. Kunar's major political groups include Wahhabis or Ahl-e- ...

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. 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

. Stori was Mirdadkhel, from the

Yousafzai The Yusufzai or Yousafzai (, ), also referred to as the Esapzai (, ), or Yusufzai Afghans historically, are one of the largest tribes of Pashtuns. They are natively based in the northern part of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa ( Malakand, Dir, Swat, Shangl ...

tribe. His primary education was from a government elementary school in Khas Kunar; later he joined the Rahman Baba Lycee in

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to further his education. He was selected by the Afghan government due to very good school performance to study in

Germany Germany, officially the Federal Republic of Germany, is a country in Central Europe. It lies between the Baltic Sea and the North Sea to the north and the Alps to the south. Its sixteen States of Germany, constituent states have a total popu ...

. Kabir studied psychology with political science, sociology, and philosophy from the universities of

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, and

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, attaining a doctorate in natural sciences (

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Psychologist,

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Political activities

In 1966 Stori joined as a member of the Afghan Students Association in

. He also served as joint founder 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

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in 1973 as an announcer/editor and helped to build the Pashto Service. He founded the Pashtoons Social Democratic Party (PSDP) in February 1981 in Germany and was the first elected chairman. Kabir Stori refused several offers from

Mohammad Najibullah Mohammad Najibullah Ahmadzai (6 August 1947 – 27 September 1996) was an Afghan military officer and politician who served as the second president of Afghanistan from 1987 until his resignation in April 1992, shortly after the Afghan mujahideen' ...

and

Hamid Karzai Hamid Karzai (born 24 December 1957) is an Afghan politician who served as the fourth president of Afghanistan from 2002 to 2014, including as the first president of the Islamic Republic of Afghanistan from 2004 to 2014. He previously served a ...

to join the Afghan government but denied both on political grounds. He also served on the editorial boards of various magazines including: *''Sparghai'' (1972) (monthly) published by the 'General Union of Afghan Students', *''Olas Ghag'' (1976) published by the 'National Liberation Union of Pashtoons and Baluchs', *''Peer Rokhan'' (1978) (monthly), *''Lamba'' (1985) (monthly), *''De Khyber Wagma'' (1986) (monthly) published in Germany and *''Pashtoonkhwa'' (1978) published by Social Democratic Party - Germany. He played a pivotal role in *De Pakhtano Kulturi Tolana - Germany (Pashtoon Cultural Association) in 1985, *Pakhtoon Kor - Germany (1993) and *the Pakhtoonkhwa Pohanay Dera (1998) (The Pashtoonkhwa Home of Science) in

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and in the year 2003 the Pakhto Adabi Hunari Tolana in Kunar.

Arrest and Political Imprisonment

On January 16, 1983, Afghan citizen Kabir Stori was arrested in Pakistan while visiting his family in Peshawar. The reason for his arrest was attributed to his endangerment of Pakistan's security through his advocacy for a united Pashtunistan, reflecting the political tensions and suppression of dissenting voices under the regime of

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received reports of Stori being subjected to torture. He spent approximately one and a half years in various prisons in Peshawar due to his nationalist ideals for Afghans. His plight came to the attention of leading political and diplomatic circles in the Federal Republic of Germany through the Deutsche Welle (Voice of Germany). The RFFU took steps to secure his release, and Hermann Schreiber, editor of the magazine, published a report on Stori's case in GEO magazine on August 11, 1983. Stori's detention was a result of his advocacy for the Pashtun cause and his opposition to the dictatorial government.

Creation of the PSDP

The Pashtoons Social Democratic Party (PSDP) is distinctively known as the first organization of its kind to operate branches across Europe, as well as in Afghanistan and Pakistan. Moreover, it is the only party to this day that represents and accepts Pashtuns from both countries, be it Afghanistan or Pakistan. The initial constitution of the PSDP was collaboratively penned by Dr. Kabir Stori, Ali Khan Masood, Liaqat Watanpal, and Qoudus Tandar. Manzoor Pashteen, a notable figure in Pashtun activism, maintained a close relationship with the current chairman, Ali Khan Masood, who is also his grandfather. This relationship greatly influenced Pashteen's political actions, most notably the founding of the

Pashtun Tahafuz Movement The Pashtun Tahafuz Movement (PTM; , ''Paṣtūn Zhghōrənē Ghōrźang''; , ''Pashtūn Tahaffuz Tehreek'' ) is a social movement for Pashtuns, Pashtun human rights based in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa and Balochistan provinces of Pakistan. It was found ...

(PTM).

Literary works

Kabir Stori Documentation at Shamshad TV

Stori’s poems are mostly about

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. His poem collections include *Skarwatta ''(Embers): An Anthology of Poems'',(1976, published together with another Afghan Poet, Germany) *Jwandi Khyaloona ''(Alive Thoughts)'', (1997, Designed and printed by KOR, Publications Department, Peshawar Pakistan) *De Qalam Tora ''(Sword of the Pen)'', (1999, Designed and printed by Danish Culture Association; Publisher: The Pakhtoonkhwa Home of Science, Peshawar/Pakistan) *Sandareez Paigham ''(Message by the songs)'', (2002, Designed and printed by Danish Culture Association; Publisher: The Pakhtoonkhwa Home of Science, Peshawar/Pakistan) *Khwagi Misrai ''(Sweetest Verses)'', (2006, Designed and printed by Danish Culture Association; Publisher: The Pakhtoonkhwa Home of Science, Peshawar/Pakistan) *Kulyaat, (2007, Designed and printed by Danish Culture Association; Publisher: The Pakhtoonkhwa Home of Science, Peshawar/Pakistan)

Stori's poetry

Stori wrote a collection of poetry's, the most famous verse he wrote was about his love for Pashto: Tombstone of Dr Kabir Stori

ساھ مې واخله خو پښــتو رانه وا نه اخلې ''Sa me wakhla kho Pashto rana wa nakhle'' ''Take my breath but don't take my Pashto'' زهء پښــتون یم په پښـتو باندې پتمن یم ''Sa Pashtun yem pa Pakhto bande Patman yem'' ''I'm Pashtun, respected by Pashto'' كه زما ستوري په قبر چېرې راشې ''Ka sama Stori pa kaber chera rashe'' ''If you come to Stori's grave'' پهء پښتو راته دعا كړه، پرې مېن يم ''Pa Pashto rata dawa wakra par mayen yem'' ''Pray for me in Pashto because I'm in love with it''

Research works

His psychological works include *Wira ''(Fear): theories, measurement and therapy of fear'', (1985, 1990

; 2001,

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, printed by KOR, Publications Department;

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: The Pakhtoonkhwa Home of Science, Peshawar/Pakistan) *De Wire Tala ''(Psychology)'', (1992, Germany) *De Hukhyartia Tala ''(Intelligence-Test)'', (2000, Designed and printed by KOR, Publications Department; Publisher: The Pakhtoonkhwa Home of Science, Peshawar/Pakistan) *Zabsapohana ''(Language Psychology)'', (2000, Designed and printed by Danish Culture Association; Publisher: The Pakhtoonkhwa Home of Science, Peshawar/Pakistan) *De Hokhyartia Kulturi be Palawa Tala ''(Kulturfairer Intelligenz-Test (C-I- T))'' in three languages (Pashtu, English and German), (2004, Designed and printed by KOR, Publications Department; Publisher: The Pakhtoonkhwa Home of Science, Peshawar/Pakistan) *De Pedaikhti Banno De Hokhyartia Tala ''(Naturformen des Intelligenztests (N-I-T), in three languages (Pashtu, English and

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)'', (2004, Designed and printed by KOR, Publications Department; Publisher: The Pakhtoonkhwa Home of Science, Peshawar/Pakistan)

Death and tributes

Stori suffered a heart attack and died on 4 April 2006 at 05:32 AM in

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, Germany. 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" by the government from Afghanistan.

References

External links

Kabirstori.comPashtoonkhwa.com
{{DEFAULTSORT:Stori, Kabir 1942 births 2006 deaths Pashtun people Pashtun nationalists Pashto-language poets 20th-century Afghan poets People from Kunar Province Afghan expatriates in Pakistan Afghan emigrants to Germany