Sijad Baryalai [best]

Before Sijad Baryalai became a political commentator, he was a poet. In Afghan culture, poetry is not an esoteric art; it is the bloodstream of public opinion. Baryalai’s poetry, primarily in Pashto and occasionally in Dari (Persian), tackles themes of exile, identity crisis, and the betrayal of homelands.

"Zama watan da khwabono pa shano khabarey, Da panjshir pa jang ke da rooni khwabona." (My homeland speaks in the language of dreams, In the battle of Panjshir, it dreams of dawn.) sijad baryalai

He argues that the Taliban represent a rural, Deobandi-tinged Pashtun sub-culture, not the urban, educated, or diverse Pashtun identity. He frequently reminds his followers that many Pashtuns fought against the Taliban during the 1990s and the 2001–2021 resistance. Before Sijad Baryalai became a political commentator, he

Key pillars of Baryalai’s political commentary include: "Zama watan da khwabono pa shano khabarey, Da