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Mir Kalam Wazir @kalamwazir.bsky.social · Oct 1

In Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Lakki Marwat District, Ghazni Khel tehsil, another girls’ School has been destroyed with explosives.
The destruction of schools and targeting educational institutions is a conspiracy to deprive generations of education.

Mir Kalam Wazir @kalamwazir.bsky.social · Sep 28

#Pakhutunkhwa #Watan

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Mir Kalam Wazir @kalamwazir.bsky.social · Sep 15

My paradise was shattered by wars not of our making.
Our peace was stolen by the international establishment.
Yesterday it was the #ColdWar of the US & USSR,
Today it’s the Cold War of the US & China
And in between, our homeland burns in their heat.
#ColdWar #ProxyWars #USvsChina #PeaceNotWar

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Mir Kalam Wazir @kalamwazir.bsky.social · Jul 22

A powerful display of the traditional #Attan dance 💃 by Pashtun Afghans.

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Mir Kalam Wazir @kalamwazir.bsky.social · Jul 14

In response to rising insecurity, a possible military operation, forced displacement, & ongoing human rights violations, a large protest Jirga of the Utmanzai tribe was held today in Razmak NWTD.
Participants reaffirmed their commitment to a peaceful struggle against state oppression & violence.

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Mir Kalam Wazir @kalamwazir.bsky.social · Jul 14

‎Today, the soil of ⁦‪#Bajaur‬⁩ echoed with a single, powerful demand peace.
‎Thousands marched with white flags in hand children, elders, & youth united in a historic call:
‎“ ⁦‪#WeWantPeace‬⁩ , now and forever.”
‎This was not just a march; it was a peaceful declaration.
‎ ⁧‫#باجوړ_امن_پاڅون‬⁩

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Mir Kalam Wazir @kalamwazir.bsky.social · Jul 3

شمالی وزیرستان خصوصاً تحصیل میر علی اور اس کے ملحقہ علاقوں میں ایک بار پھر مجوزہ فوجی آپریشن کا فیصلہ قبائلی عوام کے زخموں پر نمک پاشی کے مترادف ہے، جنہوں نے گزشتہ دو دہائیوں میں بار بار بربادی، بےگھری، جبری نقل مکانی، معاشی نقصان اور سماجی ٹوٹ پھوٹ کا سامنا کیا ہے۔

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Mir Kalam Wazir @kalamwazir.bsky.social · Jun 30

Waziristan has a war zone.
Daily curfews from evening to morning.
2 full days of lockdown every week.
Pak-Afghan Gate remains closed.
Drone strikes have become routine.
Only limited participation allowed in funerals.
Civilian homes suffering casualties and property damage due to mortar shelling.

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Mir Kalam Wazir @kalamwazir.bsky.social · Jun 24

In South Waziristan, a clash between militants and security forces left a young #girl orphaned, and two #women were killed.
Just yesterday in North #Waziristan, a similar clash injured three people, including a #woman.
How long will civilians pay the price?
Isn’t citizen safety the state’s duty?

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Mir Kalam Wazir @kalamwazir.bsky.social · Jun 20

June 19 – A Day of Pain and Pride
Three years ago today, my close friend Waqar Dawar, along with Suned, Hamad & Asad, was brutally martyred in #Wazirstan.
They stood for peace in Waziristan — worked for it — but were taken by the same violence they opposed.
Their sacrifice won’t be forgotten.
#life

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Mir Kalam Wazir @kalamwazir.bsky.social · Jun 16

While the world builds new roads, cities, and technology, in North Waziristan’s Mir Ali, a #bridge on Khaisoor Road was blown up with #explosives by unknown assailants.
No homes are safe, no roads, no mosques, no schools, no hospitals.
#Waziristan is under siege from all sides.

Mir Kalam Wazir @kalamwazir.bsky.social · Jun 16

Those who have sold their own #lamps have no right to complain about the darkness.
#life

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Mir Kalam Wazir @kalamwazir.bsky.social · Jun 15

Read the books that are #banned!
Go to the places where entry is #forbidden!
Meet the people whom society calls #wrong!
You will learn a lot.
#life

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Mir Kalam Wazir @kalamwazir.bsky.social · Jun 13

Today could mark one of the darkest turning points — not just for the #MiddleEast, but for #GlobalPeace.
This is no ordinary war; millions of lives are at stake.
#OilPrices surged by $8 in just one hour — the world’s poor will pay the highest price.
#WorldNeedsPeaceNotWar #IsraelStrikesIran

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Mir Kalam Wazir @kalamwazir.bsky.social · Jun 9

8. 🧵
This thread is not a cry for pity.
It’s a message:

“We have nothing but our voice—
but we will use it until the last breath leaves our body.”

Mir Kalam Wazir @kalamwazir.bsky.social · Jun 9

7. 🧵
Don’t mistake our grief for weakness.
Our silence is not surrender.
Our wounds are not shameful.
They are the price we pay for standing with truth.

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Mir Kalam Wazir @kalamwazir.bsky.social · Jun 9

6. 🧵
So if you ask what we can do—
We will continue to speak,
To resist,
To write,
To cry,
To love.
Because resistance is not just a fight—it’s a form of love.

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Mir Kalam Wazir @kalamwazir.bsky.social · Jun 9

5. 🧵
Yes, we are poor.
Yes, we are abandoned.
But we are not ashamed.
Because our conscience is still alive.

And sometimes, a living conscience is louder than the most powerful army.

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Mir Kalam Wazir @kalamwazir.bsky.social · Jun 9

4. 🧵
They call it foreign policy.
We call it moral failure.

The UN counts bodies.
The West sells arms.
And in all this, we—the voiceless—shout until our throats bleed.

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Mir Kalam Wazir @kalamwazir.bsky.social · Jun 9

3.🧵
The world isn’t just silent.
It stands with the oppressor.

In Gaza, children starve.
In Kashmir, mothers bury their sons.
And the world sends weapons to the killers and statements to the victims.

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Mir Kalam Wazir @kalamwazir.bsky.social · Jun 9

2.🧵
We’ve suffered.
We’ve bled.
We’ve endured the silence of the world and the violence of our state.

But still—we speak.
Because if the world won’t hear us now, history eventually will.

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Mir Kalam Wazir @kalamwazir.bsky.social · Jun 9

🕊️ A thread from a Pashtun living in Pakistan: 🧵
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We Pashtuns make a promise with our heart, not our lips.
We don’t break it—we die with it.
I’ve made that promise to myself:
I will fight till my last breath—for truth, for justice, & for every oppressed soul in this world.

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Mir Kalam Wazir @kalamwazir.bsky.social · Jun 9

Wounded but unbroken

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Mir Kalam Wazir @kalamwazir.bsky.social · Jun 9

We were handed silence,
but we turned it into a voice.
We have no armies, no riches —
only truth, a sacred promise, and the pain of being awake.
They ignore our wounds,
but we write them into history.
We fall, yes —
but we never bow to lies.
#Pashtuns #Waziristan
@mrbouverette.bsky.social

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Mir Kalam Wazir @kalamwazir.bsky.social · Jun 7

Eid Mubarak!
May this day of peace, love, and happiness bring mercy, unity, and prosperity to us all.
Wishing all those far from home a return to a life of dignity and joy in their homeland.
#EidMubarak

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