Professor Mohammad Hassan Kakar

The Work and Life of Professor Mohammad Hassan Kakar

Professor Mohammad Hassan Kakar was a historian, researcher, university lecturer, and translator. He studied history at Kabul University, earned his master’s degree in philosophy, and a doctorate in the philosophy of history from SOAS, University of London. He taught in the Department of History at Kabul University, later serving as head of the department. He authored more than ten academic and research works, along with hundreds of articles in Pashto, Dari, and English spanning history, the social sciences, and literature — alongside translations in history, ethics, and philosophy.

13
Published Books
9
Articles & Papers
3
Languages
Latest Publications

Books That Illuminate Afghanistan's Past

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English March 15, 2025

In Search of Peace for Afghanistan

In Search of Peace for Afghanistan is a collection of twenty-two essays on war and peace making in contemporary Afghanistan.…

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Pashto March 15, 2025

Writings of Young Kakar

This is a collection of the writings of Professor Kakar published between 50 to 60 years ago first in Kabul,…

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English Jan 10, 2025

My Selected Writings

The book is a compilation of articles and essays written by the author over a span of twenty years, originally…

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Pashto 1995 (Foundation Ed. 2024)

د جان سټیورټ میل په ۹۰ دقیقو کې

This concise booklet explores John Stuart Mill's key ideas in liberalism, empiricism, and utilitarianism.

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Featured Articles

Research, Analysis & Historical Perspective

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· Pashto

د پښتنو راتلونکی

پښتانه چې قلم را واخلي اول د خپل قام له کارنامو څخه غږېږي. د دغه عادت د پاره دليلونه هم…

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Political Analysis · Pashto

د امیر عبدالرحمن خان په واکمنۍ کې لر او بر پښتانه

امير عبدالرحمن چې په کال ۱۸۸۰ کې واکمن شو، د افغانستان د ځينو اطرافي سيمو خانان د افغان-انگليس د دوهم…

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Historical Analysis · Dari

د ډیورنډ توافق لیک یا د ۱۸۹۳ کال د کابل کانونش

A critical examination of the Durand Line agreement and its lasting consequences for Afghanistan.

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The Mausoleum

A Newly Built Monument of Remembrance

Events & Lectures

Discussion That Shape Our Understanding of History

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Conference
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May 2021

در جستجوی صلح برای افغانستان: دیدگاه‌های تاریخی

A USIP-hosted panel examining historical lessons for Afghanistan's path toward lasting and sustainable peace.

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Commemoration
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Jun 2015

Inauguration of the Kakar History Foundation

The Kakar History Foundation was inaugurated on January 5, 2019 in the presence of H.E. President Ashraf Ghani and cabinet…

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Foundation

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An independent non-profit organisation established in 2015 to enrich the study of Afghanistan's history.

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