Stori was born on 6 April 1942 in Khas Kunar, a village in Kunar Province of Afghanistan. Stori was Mirdadkhel, from the Yousafzai tribe.[1][2] His primary education was from a government elementary school in Khas Kunar; later he joined the Rahman Baba Lycee in Kabul to further his education. He was selected by the Afghan government due to very good school performance to study in Germany. Kabir studied psychology with political science, sociology, and philosophy from the universities of Frankfurt, Cologne, and Marburg, attaining a doctorate in natural sciences (Diplom Psychologist, Dr. rer. nat.).[3][4]
Political activities
In 1966 Stori joined as a member of the Afghan Students Association in Frankfurt, serving as its chairman. He also served as chairman of the General Union of Afghan Students in 1972 and the National Liberation Union of Pashtuns and Balochs in Frankfurt in 1976. He worked for the Deutsche Welle in 1973 as an announcer/editor and helped to build the Pashto Service.[5] He founded the Pashtoons Social Democratic Party (PSDP) in February 1981 in Germany and was the first elected chairman. [6][7]
Kabir Stori refused several offers from Mohammad Najibullah and Hamid Karzai to join the Afghan government but denied both on political grounds.
He also served on the editorial boards of various magazines including:[8]
Sparghai (1972) (monthly) published by the 'General Union of Afghan Students',
Olas Ghag (1976) published by the 'National Liberation Union of Pashtoons and Baluchs',
Peer Rokhan (1978) (monthly),
Lamba (1985) (monthly),
De Khyber Wagma (1986) (monthly) published in Germany and
Pashtoonkhwa (1978) published by Social Democratic Party - Germany.
He played a pivotal role in
De Pakhtano Kulturi Tolana - Germany (Pashtoon Cultural Association) in 1985,
Pakhtoon Kor - Germany (1993) and
the Pakhtoonkhwa Pohanay Dera (1998) (The Pashtoonkhwa Home of Science) in Peshawar and in the year 2003 the Pakhto Adabi Hunari Tolana in Kunar.
Literary works
Shamshad TV documentation from 11 February 2020 about Stori his life
Stori’s poems are mostly about patriotism. [9] His poem collections include
Skarwatta (Embers): An Anthology of Poems,(1976, published together with another Afghan Poet, Germany)
Jwandi Khyaloona (Alive Thoughts), (1997, Designed and printed by KOR, Publications Department, Peshawar Pakistan)
De Qalam Tora (Sword of the Pen), (1999, Designed and printed by Danish Culture Association; Publisher: The Pakhtoonkhwa Home of Science, Peshawar/Pakistan)
Sandareez Paigham (Message by the songs), (2002, Designed and printed by Danish Culture Association; Publisher: The Pakhtoonkhwa Home of Science, Peshawar/Pakistan)
Khwagi Misrai (Sweetest Verses), (2006, Designed and printed by Danish Culture Association; Publisher: The Pakhtoonkhwa Home of Science, Peshawar/Pakistan)
Kulyaat, (2007, Designed and printed by Danish Culture Association; Publisher: The Pakhtoonkhwa Home of Science, Peshawar/Pakistan)
Stori's poetry
Stori wrote a collection of poetry's in his native Pashto language.
The most famous verse he wrote was about his love for Pashto and how proud he was to be Pashtun[10]:
ساه مې واخله خو پښــتو رانه وانه خلی
Sa me wakhla kho Pashto rana wa nakhle
Take my breath but don't take my Pashto
زه پښــتون یم په پښـتو باندې پتمن یم
Sa Pashtun yem pa Pakhto bande Patman yem
I'm Pashtun, respected by Pashto
كه زما ستوري په قبر چېرې راشې
Ka sama Stori pa kaber chera rashe
If you come to Stori's grave
په پښتو راته دعا كړه پرې مېن يم
Pa Pashto rata dawa wakra par mayen yem
Pray for me in Pashto because I'm in love with it
This Pashtun nationalism demonstrates his love and passion for his nation, culture, and language. [11]
Wira (Fear): theories, measurement and therapy of fear, (1985,1990 Germany; 2001, PeshawarPakistan, printed by KOR, Publications Department; Publisher: The Pakhtoonkhwa Home of Science, Peshawar/Pakistan)
De Wire Tala (Psychology), (1992, Germany)
De Hukhyartia Tala (Intelligence-Test), (2000, Designed and printed by KOR, Publications Department; Publisher: The Pakhtoonkhwa Home of Science, Peshawar/Pakistan)
Zabsapohana (Language Psychology), (2000, Designed and printed by Danish Culture Association; Publisher: The Pakhtoonkhwa Home of Science, Peshawar/Pakistan)
De Hokhyartia Kulturi be Palawa Tala (Kulturfairer Intelligenz-Test (C-I- T)) in three languages (Pashtu, English and German), (2004, Designed and printed by KOR, Publications Department; Publisher: The Pakhtoonkhwa Home of Science, Peshawar/Pakistan)
De Pedaikhti Banno De Hokhyartia Tala (Naturformen des Intelligenztests (N-I-T), in three languages (Pashtu, English and German), (2004, Designed and printed by KOR, Publications Department; Publisher: The Pakhtoonkhwa Home of Science, Peshawar/Pakistan)
Death and tributes
Dr. Kabir Stori Lycee in Khas Kunar, Afghanistan.
Stori suffered a heart attack and died on 4 April 2006 at 05:32 AM[13] in Wesseling, Germany. He was buried in his native graveyard in Khas Kunar, Afghanistan.
On the 7th anniversary of his death, the school in his hometown was renamed from "Khas Kunar Lycee" to "Dr. Kabir Stori Lycee" by the government from Afghanistan.[14]
