Inzamam Ul Haq
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Where the Dust Never Settles: A Waziristani’s Reflection on a Century of Foreign Wars
I was born in Waziristan, a rugged, beautiful region tucked between the jagged folds of the mountains on Pakistan’s northwest frontier. It’s a place where poetry lives in the same breath as war, and the sound of drone engines is as familiar as the call to prayer. To outsiders, Waziristan is often seen only in headlines—tribal, lawless, extremist. But those words barely scratch the surface of a place shaped not by its people’s will alone, but by a legacy of foreign wars that have passed through like storms, leaving behind scars and silence.
By Inzamam Ul Haq5 months ago in Serve
Three Wars and a Funeral: A Life Shaped by Foreign Boots on Afghan Soil
They say a man only lives one life. I’ve lived three—each born from war, each ending in silence. My name doesn’t matter, not anymore. What matters is what I saw, what I buried, and what I’ve come to understand. I was born in Kunar province in the winter of 1967, in a village that had more goats than people. My earliest memories were of snowfall, my father’s prayers, and the laughter of my brothers echoing in the narrow valleys. We had no electricity, no paved roads, but we had peace. Briefly.
By Inzamam Ul Haq5 months ago in Serve
A Life Between Giants: My Story as an Afghan Fighter
1. A War Before I Could Read I was six when the Soviets rolled into Afghanistan in 1979. I didn’t know what communism was, nor did I care. What I understood was the thunder of tanks that shook our village, the flames that devoured our school, and the day my older brother left with a rifle and never came back.
By Inzamam Ul Haq5 months ago in Serve
The Year I Stopped Saying “Yes” to Everything
The Constant “Yes” For years, I was the person who never said no. If a coworker asked me to stay late, I said yes. If a friend needed a favor, I said yes—even if I was running on fumes. When my family asked me to handle one more responsibility, I nodded and told myself I’d figure it out.
By Inzamam Ul Haq5 months ago in Lifehack
So, What’s It Really Like Living Outside the U.S.?
The Question That Always Comes Up Every time I meet someone from the United States, whether it’s at an airport lounge, an online forum, or a random café conversation, there’s one question that almost always pops up:
By Inzamam Ul Haq5 months ago in The Swamp
How I Paid Off $20K of Debt in a Year Without Burning Out
When Debt Became Too Heavy to Ignore A year ago, I sat on the edge of my bed with my laptop open, staring at numbers that made my stomach drop. My student loan balance, credit card statements, and a few lingering bills added up to just over $20,000.
By Inzamam Ul Haq5 months ago in Lifehack
The Day I Stopped Chasing Happiness
The Endless Pursuit For most of my adult life, I felt like happiness was always one step ahead of me. I told myself I’d be happy when I graduated, when I got my dream job, when I moved to a better apartment. Each time I reached the milestone, I felt good for a day or two, but then the feeling faded. It was like climbing a mountain only to see another peak ahead.
By Inzamam Ul Haq5 months ago in Motivation
Who Really Am I?
The question “Who am I?” sounds deceptively simple. Yet it’s the one that has haunted me for most of my adult life. When I was younger, I thought identity was something you chose once—like a career path or a favorite color—and stuck with forever. I believed I was the sum of my roles: a student, a friend, a child, later a professional. But every time life shifted, those roles broke apart, and I was left staring at the pieces, wondering which ones were really me and which ones I had picked up just to fit in.
By Inzamam Ul Haq5 months ago in Motivation
The Uneasy Embrace: US-Pakistan Relations and the Geostrategic Puzzle of South Asia
By Inzamam Ul Haq In the intricate geopolitical theater of Asia, alliances are not forged solely on ideological lines or historic friendships. They are shaped by necessity, strategy, and ever-shifting regional dynamics. Among the most enigmatic and often misunderstood of these relationships is the long, layered, and sometimes strained alliance between the United States and Pakistan.
By Inzamam Ul Haq5 months ago in The Swamp
Honour and Hospitality: How Pashtunwali Shaped the Taliban’s Dealings with the World. AI-Generated.
The Ancient Code That Guides the Pashtuns aka Pashtunwali In the rugged valleys of eastern Afghanistan, where time seems to stand still, there exists a powerful code of life called Pashtunwali. It is not written in law books or constitutions, yet it governs millions. For the Pashtun people—Afghanistan’s largest ethnic group—this ancient code defines how to act with honor, courage, and respect.
By Inzamam Ul Haq5 months ago in History
The Quiet Epidemic of Millennial Burnout. AI-Generated.
Introduction: The Burnout No One Talks About Enough It starts subtly. You feel exhausted, but you push through. You skip lunch to meet a deadline, work late into the night, and still feel like you are not doing enough. You tell yourself you just need to hustle a little harder. But one day, you wake up and realize you have nothing left to give. Welcome to millennial burnout—a chronic state of stress and fatigue that is affecting millions of people across the globe.
By Inzamam Ul Haq5 months ago in Longevity
