In this issue, M. Ashraf Haidari's article on the Trans-Afghan pipeline discusses the relevant historical and current security troubles; art curator Leeza Ahmady offers a narrative and images of her recent curated exhibition in Central Asia; Co-editor Zaheda Ghani presents a poem; besides providing the cover image, Yama Rahimi shares his experience and photographs of his recent visit to Kabul's Afghan Film Organization (AFO).

We hope that you enjoy this issue. We look forward in reading your feedback and comments. We encourage Afghan writers and those writing about Afghanistan to contribute work for future publications.

Farhad Azad
Publisher