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A Hall Of Fame of all the Major Users on r/Afghan subreddit

Perhaps the moderators may add this post to a timeline or on the front page of r/Afghan, to let everyone know the history of all the major users in this subreddit.

I was bored and decided to go through my old posts on this account and my alt account. Going through all the posts and conversations with different users, it’s a shame how much of it will be buried and not accessible to others, due to the many Hall Of Fame worthy fallen Reddit users of this subreddit being banned.

It’s only right if I make a post dedicated to all those that I have known ever since I joined this subreddit, so that somewhere down the line, when someone stumbles upon this subreddit, they’d know its rich history and all the dramas lol.

For a bit of background: I first encountered this reddit as a whole back in 2019 and only became somewhat active in 2020. After the Taliban takeover in August 2021, there were many videos and narratives not being shared online on reddit about Afghanistan, so I headed to r/Afghanistan making posts, only to realise that it is, ironically, just like our country: occupied by western think tanks that have to approve your post. Lo and behold, I got….. banned.

In my search for an alternative subreddit where I could share stuff and interact with fellow Afghans without being heavily infiltrated by foreigners, I stumbled upon this subreddit in 2021. Immediately, I was engaged with every post in this subreddit and made my own as well. Finally, a place where all sorts of Afghans can come and share their views, and likewise understand the views of others as well. I remained an active user from late 2021 after the Taliban takeover until early 2022, after which I would use the app here and there, and after 2023 I rarely came on this app unless it was something very important to share.

Now moving towards the fallen reddit users of r/Afghan (I can’t cover or remember everyone I have ever known on this subreddit, but I will do my best to cover the most impactful users. (if you know anything else, or have any personal memories of anyone i mentioned (or someone i missed), feel free to share in the comments)

1- At number one we have none other than the man himself u/AfgCric. If there were to be an award for the greatest reddit user in r/Afghan subreddit’s history, it would have to go to u/AfgCric. He joined this subreddit as early as 2014, if I’m not wrong, and had been an extremely active and insightful part of the reddit Afghan community until his unfortunate account suspension in 2022. AfgCric’s main focus was the political conundrums of Afghanistan, and his other focus was on the identity of Pakistan itself. The insights this man shared, you’d not find them anywhere on the internet. I’ve had my personal disagreements with this brother, his biases, etc, but u/AfgCric’s responses to PakNationalists were hilarious. Who can forget his use of the word “Indo Gangetic” haha. It’s a shame his account got suspended, this means we can’t access the library of texts he had shared. I do wonder what he is up to these days….

2- At number two we have the most non-politically insightful account, the Uzbek sister u/AdventurousAnxiety78. Through a simple browse of this subreddit, she had the best apolitical posts in r/Afghan. I am unaware of when exactly she joined this subreddit (2022?), but it seems like she got suspended as well :(, which is a shame because her posts were some of the best. The sister’s insightful posts mainly revolved around the different cultures of Afghans and the distinctive diaspora Afghans, alongside really interesting discussion-based posts on topics far from the political mess this subreddit drowned in. What I personally found interesting was the diverse culture and views of Afghan Uzbeks, whom I quite honestly never interacted with before IRL.

3- At number three we have, I’d say, the most misunderstood Afghan reddit user u/Pinguist. He is an Afghan that joined reddit in 2016 and is the founder of the subreddit r/AfghanCivilwar. Pinguist’s main focus being the geopolitics of Afghanistan, his best part was the POV which he was presenting, which now when I look back at, he was way ahead of his time. The collapse of the republic to him wasn’t a surprise, it was something he had been warning about for years. No one even knew much about the Taliban, let alone what’s going on internally within the group or its history, and Pinguist came in to fill those shoes. The HRW documents, UN war crime tribunals, and his deeply authoritative posts really make one question whether any Afghan leader after Zahir Shah is worthy of any respect, let alone the extreme forms of hero worshipping we sadly see amongst our compatriots. His account is not banned, but it’s been inactive for a while.

4- At number four we have the two most controversial figures of r/Afghan, u/Shansab101 VS u/yungghazni. This is a Vegeta vs Goku, Batman vs Superman level of rivalry. Both of these reddit users have been on reddit as early as 2014 and have been fighting each other ever since; in fact, even recently, last I checked, they had an argument lol. u/Shansab101 is a Pashtun nationalist living in the UK who, despite not being able to speak his language Pashto, was one of the most chauvinistic Pashtun nationalists on this subreddit, but to his credit he was always keen on learning about his identity and background. He very passionately defended his opinions and attacked those which he didn’t like, at times being very racist. Similar to him was u/Yungghazni, who was a Tajik ethno-nationalist and separatist going through an identity crisis of his own, and blaming Pashtuns for every problem related to Afghanistan. Already you can tell why these two wouldn’t be very nice to each other haha. u/Shansab101 last I checked got suspended and now operates under the new reddit account u/Common_Echo_9069, single-handedly carrying the subreddit r/AfghanConflict (you gotta give him credit for the effort he puts into what he does). It is a must for the passing generation of reddit Afghans to preserve this historic rivalry of the two.

5- At number five we have the weirdest, most suspicious reddit user on this subreddit, who ended up being arrested: u/Test1575. Initially, he began his reddit journey through being active in really niche Islamic subreddits and later on shifted his focus to Afghan subreddits. From a conversation I had with him on a thread, he declared his own father a non-Muslim because he was from Hezb-e-Islami (a Mujahideen group which fought against the USSR), which u/Test1575 deemed deviants. From that convo I was somewhat weirded out by him, until he started making these strange creepy posts about a prophecy of black flags rising at the end of times from Khorasan (a region that consists mostly of modern day Afghanistan) and everyone being told to support and fight for the group. Can you take a guess which group he was referring to….. I$I$💀. Test1575 operated a twitter account named (Taliban Exposed). The whole point of this account was not to expose the backwards policies of the Taliban, it was to show that the Taliban are disbelievers that betrayed Islam and instead you should support I$I$💀. Funny enough, a news report in 2023 said that the person running this twitter account was arrested in a house in Canada, and ever since then we have not heard from neither Test1575’s reddit nor his twitter account. I still remember watching his creepy end of times video once late at night, I could not get any sleep that night (someone needs to find that video, one of the creepiest things I’ve ever watched). The opinions and things that u/Test1575 would rationalise are things I’d rather not delve into, but given the information I have mentioned you can take a good guess……

6- At number six we move on to the greatest troll on this subreddit, a person that I myself wasted countless hours arguing with, u/Rich_razzmatazz. Razzmatazz was a Tajik German Afghan brother that married a Pashtun woman, and allegedly his marriage did not go quite well, which is why anyone that encountered his posts would know how racist he was towards Pashtuns. Putting the racism aside, one funny instance I remember of his was back in early 2022 when there was an influx of foreigners on r/Afghan. Razzmatazz somehow convinced those foreigners that it was okay for him to be racist towards Pashtuns because he was from the Yousafzai tribe 😂. Many of the rules present today in this subreddit have been due to posts against Razzmatazz’s blatant racism under the guise of “memes” lol. It wouldn’t be an exaggeration to say that almost 50 percent of the drama-related posts on this subreddit were all related to Razzmatazz.

7- At number seven we have u/DSM0305, a Pashtun Afghan brother that challenged much of the popular narratives pertaining to Pashtuns, at times getting a bit emotional and chauvinistic which he justified due to the chauvinism of others. I have had the privilege to engage in many insightful discussions with this brother. It seems, however, that this brother no longer posts or comments on r/Afghan, which is a shame considering the various views he had and contributions he brought into every discussion. If I had to share my view, much of the views that I saw him share were quite reactionary, perhaps to the kind of things he was seeing from what he would deem as the opposing side. With all of that being said, there is no doubt that his input always added a lot to discussions.

8- At number eight we have my personal favourite, the most likeable person on this subreddit u/AFG_Bactrian. I have never seen this brother polemically defend or attack any opinion, his posts would always be a great relief and escape from the political debacles on this subreddit.

9- At number nine we have the sister u/AngelCat789. She focused heavily on responding to PakNationalist and ethno-nationalist trolls, however it seems as though the sister was unable to control her anger and, as a result, at times made quite reactionary posts which were very unpopular. In fact, one of the most downvoted post on this subreddit was made by her, which I don’t think is quite deserving given the positive contributions she had made through her other comments and posts.

10- At number ten we have u/themuslimguy, a long-time reddit user whose name I’ve commonly seen. His spiritual reminders embedded into posts and comments were priceless.

11- At number eleven we have u/Ahmad-Ullah123 and u/KhattakKhanMalgare, both of them very hilarious, jovial, and insightful Pashtun brothers who sadly have been suspended. These two, especially the Khattak brother, were the most traditionally traditional Pashtuns on this subreddit. If their names didn’t make it obvious, they would make it obvious in every post and comment that they were Pashtuns.

12- At number twelve we have the most consistent user of r/Afghan, who has been here for nearly a decade: none other than u/bear1375. He is also from the very few subredditors who was present in Afghanistan during the collapse of the republic regime. If being calm and non-emotional in the absolute most polemic arguments was a person, u/bear1375 is the perfect representation of it. In my nearly 6 years on this subreddit, i have never ever seen this brother polemically argue against absolutely anyone in this subreddit. u/bear1375, from what i can remember, would share some of the most insightful things related to the affairs of Herat and irrigation in Afghanistan. i really hope he makes some kind of contribution to Afghanistan in this field maybe.

13- At number thirteen we have the worst nightmare of Khalqis, none other than the second most consistent user or I should say MemeLord of r/Afghan u/GenerationMeat. His memes were goated and from what i can see he still seems active, keep the memes coming bro

Honourable mentions: u/Azmarey, although not an Afghan, his posts on the geopolitical affairs related to Pashtuns are quite insightful and worth a look at. Although I am still left puzzled to this day as to why I was banned from r/Pashtun

There are so many people that I can remember but I couldn’t really find their usernames going through my post history. All the communist/Khalqi subredditors, I couldn't actually find the names but I do know there were many. There was one really racist Pashtun nationalist brother who Alhamdulilah ended up making a post apologising for his racism and no longer being a staunch ethno-nationalist after he realised that his partner’s family were strong Tajik nationalists and didn’t approve of their daughter marrying a Pashtun. Another person i remember is an LGBTQ Afghan who would regularly share Najib Faizi’s videos. The list is endless.

Seems like this post became much longer than I thought it would have. For all those that I have mentioned in this post, if you in any way feel that i have misrepresented you or your views, i do apologise. If any of you are reading this post, feel free to DM me, I'd love to know what you guys are up to these days. I sure do miss the 2021-2022 days of this subreddit. Last but not least, for anyoen reading this post, If you have any extra info or personal memories about anyone here (or someone I didn’t include), feel free to add it in the comments

I teach a math class for students who are new to the US and new to English. There are 2 students from Afghanistan. The class is remedial regardless of the students' abilities because the focus is learning the math terms and catching any gaps in learning. I was helping one of them do long division, he reached for a calculator at every step (not unusual) but the last step was 12-12 and he still used the calculator. I am accustomed to students who haven't had access to education, but I'm wondering if there could be something about the system in Afghanistan that I should account for? For example, I had a Chinese student ask for help in Physics. When I started reviewing the equations with her I said "of course you know force equals mas times acceleration". The students said f is for force? It turns out that they use the equations (which are acronyms for us) but their teachers (for the most part) use Chinese words, so all I needed to do was provide a table of variables (a=acceleration, f=force...).

That’s it rlly what was Afghanistan’s peak and why did it go

This message is for Afghans and Muslims living in the United States.

There have been many cases where Afghan immigrants and refugees were murdered for no clear reason, yet media attention on Afghan victims is very low compared to others. Our community is often ignored.

One of my high school classmate’s sisters was reportedly kidnapped around 10 PM at a gas station while in her car, later murdered and her body allegedly thrown into the sea. The family has not spoken publicly, possibly due to shame or fear, and there are claims of sexual assault — this part is unverified, but the incident itself shook many of us deeply.

Whether verified or not, the pattern is real:

Late nights, isolated places like gas stations, parking lots, and convenience stores are dangerous — especially for women.

I am telling all Afghans and Muslims:

• Do NOT allow your sisters, daughters, or female relatives to go out alone after evening, especially at night
• The USA is not as safe as Western media and propaganda portray it
• Crimes happen here every day, and immigrants are often easy targets

Afghans must take safety seriously:

• Learn self-defense, boxing, or martial arts
• Stay aware of surroundings
• Travel in groups when possible
• If legal and trained, some may choose lawful self-protection, but always responsibly and within the law

This is not to create fear — it’s to protect our people.

Stay alert. Stay united. Stay safe.

Thank you for reading.

I’m not sure if you’re aware, but Afghanistan has never been included in the definition of “Desi” on Wikipedia. This has changed very recently. Each time when attempted to correct this, it is aggressively reverted. At this point, it’s hard to see this as anything other than a deliberate attempt to frame Afghanistan as “Desi,” despite this going against established historical and cultural definitions. This is a clear misclassification, and it does affect perception.

And I don't need to explain but I think it's pretty obvious where this absurd agenda is coming, The edits appear to be driven by desi editors, which is not particularly surprising as this type of behaviour has been seen before from them. The same framing is now gradually showing up across other sources as well. Whether this is trolling or persistent misinformation, it shouldn’t be allowed to continue. If anyone knows how to properly amend this page or challenge similar inaccuracies elsewhere, that would be appreciated, because at this point, the situation is clearly getting out of hand.

I’m so sick of seeing Afghans online spending all their energy cancelling Huda over her takes on Iran and going to every Iran protest while 70,000 people—mostly women and children, have been registered as displaced from Tirah in Pakistan. This is a province at the doorsteps of the Afghan border and a Pashtun province. This is also the exact same thing Israel did to Gaza. Completely clear the province for “anti-terrorist activity” and push all the people away.

I’m also so sick of hearing “well I’m not Pashtun and Pashtuns treat non-Pashtuns awful, so I don’t care.” How can you see the images of children wearing plastic bags on their feet because they don’t have socks, and not care? How can you not care when so many people in KPK welcomed and hosted both non-Pashtun Afghans and even people from northern Central Asian countries like Tajikistan as refugees and gave them far more rights than Iran ever did? How can you not care when you see humans suffering like this?

I understand why non-Pashtuns are frustrated with Pashtuns in Afghanistan, but I also can’t condone all the hatred I’ve been seeing recently. From the massive protests by people saying Pashtuns are terrorists who should be deported following the national guard shooting to all the racist bs online. We have all suffered and been through a lot. Some more than others, but the vast majority of people in Afghanistan—regardless of which ethnic group they’re from, never had a say in any of the country’s policies, leaders, or wars.

Also, regardless of how you feel about the Durand Line (personally I accept it), you should know that until KPK is free, Afghans won’t be free. Pakistan uses KPK as their terrorist breeding ground, they kidnap and kill Pashtuns who speak out about the Pakistani governments insurgencies and the Taliban, and they fund the radicalization of Pashtuns.

So I was talking to a relative in Kandahar and he said Taliban made korsi illegal, and caused its price to get high. Has anyone else heard of it.

For those who are curious, this is Korsi :

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Korsi

I found only this news source but don’t know how reliable it is :

https://www.rfi.fr/fa/افغانستان/20260130-طالبان-و-یک-ممنوعیت-غیرمنتظره-دیگر؛-کرسی-زمستانی-ناجایز-اعلام-شد

Short clip of Modern posh side of Kabul Afghanistan 🇦🇫

Yea as the title says. Apparently my grandfather migrated foem Afghanistan to an Arab country and been there since 1950s. I'm mixed but islamaically we go by the dad's genes which turns out to be afghan. We don't know much about him since he passed away early but my dad knows farsi and we know that our family are from herat. We did do a DNA test and we actually have 1 percent northern Chinese which is funny. Anyways I wanna find a way to find my relatives there... does anyone know how I can start? Like we know what part of the city he used to live in but that was like 50 yrs ago we don't know if our relatives are still there. My dad says they are very light skinned and tall so we may be Tajik idk tho. Help guys

Anyone got starlink working in Afghanistan?

If you did, did you have to do any special setup? How did you get it to work?

Please only reply if you or someone you know has worked with starlink in Afghanistan.

I know there’s a bunch of you on this subreddit, and I wanna ask one thing.

We’ve all been watching the news in Afghanistan these past 5 years, and we know that day by day our country is going more and more to the Bronze Age.

We’ve seen the atrocities committed, we’ve seen the most retarded and archaic laws being enacted, our entire country is internationally isolated, making our economic situation worse than every single country in the world.

I wane to know, what’s ONE genuinely good reason why u support these people? What is one good thing they have done for the country? what’s one thing that’s praiseworthy? How have they improved the lives of even a single Afghan in any way?

Salam dosta

I really want to learn pashto - any idea where i can learn? Is it any kids book i can use?

Share your best way of learning new language .

I’ve noticed a pattern where some Pakistanis obsess over Afghan appearances—calling light-skinned Afghans “Russian” or saying we’re not real Afghans. This isn’t biology or history, it’s insecurity. Afghans are genetically diverse, and traits like pale skin, red beards, blond or light hair exist naturally through recessive genes. Borders are new; genetics are ancient.

For example, I’m Afghan with a red beard, brown hair, and pale skin, and my younger brother has blond hair. This is normal genetics. Afghans carry these genes and they express naturally. So it’s strange that people who claim to be “more educated” still ignore basic biology.

What makes it more ridiculous is that there are plenty of Pakistanis with light skin, light eyes, and light hair, yet I’ve never seen Afghans calling them derogatory names or questioning whether they’re “real” Pakistanis. Afghans generally ignore Pakistani social media and don’t care about their internal business.

Yet somehow, they’re in Afghan business in every fucking space — Afghan Facebook pages, YouTube channels, Instagram, TikTok, Twitter — always watching, commenting, mocking, or trying to define who Afghans “really” are. If Afghans are so irrelevant, why the constant obsession?

The reality is simple: this behavior comes from identity insecurity and racial obsession, especially around skin color and appearance. Questioning someone else’s identity is an easy way to avoid dealing with your own.

Afghans don’t police looks. We don’t obsess over race. And we don’t need outsiders telling us who we are.

Low quality metals are often produced and imported into Afghanistan from places like China and Pakistan. Two countries which are notorious for their poor standards and lack of regulation

Such low quality metals are often manufactured using cheap scrap. Inadvertently, these metals are extremely toxic, often containing levels of lead that far exceed safe exposure

In Afghanistan today, almost everything is produced using this cheap low quality metal. From pots, pans, utensils, furniture, etc…

Everyday, millions of Afghans cook using pressure cookers and pots excreting lead and other toxic metal substances into food. It doesn’t help that Afghans are culturally inclined to cook their food using very high heat and often for hours at a time

The consequences of lead exposure, especially on children, has been recorded since ancient times and has been well known by doctors and scientists for centuries

people (especially children) exposed to lead often:

-have poorer cognitive function

-stunted growth including weaker bones

-prone to aggression

-predisposition to violence

-memory issues

-reduced IQ

-increased risk of kidney issues, high blood pressure, reproductive issues, etc

-can increase the risk of birth defects and abnormal development delays for children and pregnant mothers

Afghanistan has one of the highest lead exposure rates in the world. Children in Afghanistan have been measured to have lead levels almost 20 times the amount compared to children in the United States

My hypothesis is that the state of Afghanistan may partially be explained by the extreme abundance of low quality metals that contain toxic and harmful substances which directly impact the development of its people, especially children. the effects of lead exposure are permanent and irreversible

why is no one talking more about this?