{"version":"1.0","type":"rich","provider_name":"Kabul Press","provider_url":"https:\/\/www.kabulpress.org","title":"Challenges Facing Civil Society in Afghanistan","author_name":"Shayan","width":"600","height":"400","url":"https:\/\/mail.bamyanpress.com\/article240290.html","html":"\u003Ch4 class='title'\u003E\u003Ca href='https:\/\/mail.bamyanpress.com\/article240290.html'\u003EChallenges Facing Civil Society in Afghanistan\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/h4\u003E\u003Cblockquote class='spip'\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003EBy Zafar Shayan \n\u003Cbr class='autobr' \/\u003E\nAfghanistan\u2019s modern history is tied with dictatorship, mono-ethnic regimes, and religious tyranny. Individuals and groups, particularly people from different ethnic or religious backgrounds, who criticized regimes or powerful politicians were violently eliminated. On the other hand, the strengthening of the mujahedeen and radical Islamist groups in the last few decades have led to civil war and escalation of religious tyranny more so than ever before. Ethnic exclusiveness&nbsp;(\u2026)\u003C\/p\u003E\n\u003C\/blockquote\u003E\n"}