By Afghanland.com: From a nation of undiscovered geniuses, spiritual masters of poetry, literature and mystical works comes a new generation of poets, the contemporary poets of Afghanistan. Afghanistan’s arts and literature has suffered greatly since the invasion of the Russian army in 1978 and other wars that followed thereafter. Afghan Artists, Poets, Writers were scattered all over the world and vanished, their art disappeared and some cease to continue their work. Amongst these artists was Rariq Fani who took a pen wrote his eyewitness on paper in form of beautiful afghan style poetry.

Raziq Fani was born in Kabul Afghanistan (1943) He Finished his primary education in "Habibia" high school in Kabul where excelled in many subjects but deem politics and economics a better fit for him. Mr. Fani he continued his higher education by traveling abroad to Bulgaria and earned his Masters degree in Political economics in Sofia Bulgaria (1977).

According to Afghanland.com, Rariq Fani returned to Afghanistan and began work on this first love, poetry. He wrote many vases and was encouraged by his peers to compile these vases in book, which he had completed by 1966 entitled “Armaghan e Jawani” In 1983 he published his second project, a novel about life in Afghanistan. In 1987 He published a semi political collection and short stories and satire entitled “Ameer e Ba Salaheyat” and with the situation in Kabul turning to chaos day by day he migrated In 1988 and lives in San Diego California with his family.

Following are his published books:

• ARMAGHAN-E-JAWAANEE (Collection of poems) Kabul Afghanistan 1966.

• BAARAANA (Novel) Kabul Afghanistan 1983.

• PAYAAMBER-E-BAARAN (Collection of poems) Kabul Afghanistan 1986.

• AMER-E-BA SALAHEYAT (Short stories and satire) Kabul Afghanistan 1987.

• ABER-WA-AFTAAB (Collection of poems) California 1994.

• SHEKAST-E-SHAB (Collection of poems) California 1997.