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Published in: North Africa, West Asia: Feature‘I had no hope left’: Ex-NATO contractor forced to walk across Afghan borderWhen the Taliban began door-to-door searches for NATO contractors, Moheeb was left with no choice but to attempt to...
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Published in: 50.50: Feature5 inspiring acts of feminist resistance in 2021Time to celebrate! Here’s how women have made a difference across the world this year
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Published in: North Africa, West Asia: FeatureBeaten, begging and in hiding: Life for the Afghans the UK left behindIn August, thousands of people who worked for the UK in Afghanistan were left to the Taliban’s mercy. openDemocracy...
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Published in: Home: AnalysisWhile the West focused on Afghanistan, ISIS gained ground in Iraq and beyondFor jihadist groups, recruiting new adherents – primarily young men with few prospects – appears to be almost as...
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Published in: Home: OpinionAfghanistan’s looming financial collapse is little worry for the TalibanTwo key factors will ensure that the Kabul regime is here to stay – no matter how dire it gets for civilians
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Published in: North Africa, West Asia: FeatureI travelled around Taliban-controlled Afghanistan. This is what I sawAs an Iranian woman, I understood the fear and oppression facing Afghan women. I had to tell their stories to the world
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Published in: openDemocracyUK: News99% of calls to UK’s Afghanistan evacuation helpline were never answeredExclusive: Home Office failed to answer almost three million calls, as Afghans fleeing Taliban say UK government...
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Published in: North Africa, West Asia: FeatureKunduz to Kandahar: two explosions, one wounded communityIn Afghanistan, attacks on Shia worshippers escalate, bringing further trauma to a fractured society
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Published in: North Africa, West Asia: NewsUK tells trapped Afghan interpreters to escape on their ownMinistry of Defence criticised for ‘morally indefensible’ suggestion that former embassy workers should make...
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Published in: 50.50: ExplainerHow journalists around the world are taking action to help Afghan colleaguesFrom Italy to India, media workers have launched new initiatives to support colleagues from Afghanistan since the...
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Published in: North Africa, West Asia: FeatureEscape from Kabul: a government official’s storyAn Afghan government official narrates the story of his escape from Kabul in the midst of the chaos surrounding the...
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Published in: Can Europe Make It?: OpinionDominic Raab didn’t anticipate Kabul falling. He should have bought some binocularsThe Afghanistan issue was on Dominic Raab’s desk for years. If he’d paid it more attention, he might have realised...
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Published in: Home: ReviewBook review: ‘The Spoils of War’A chilling account of how corruption has become institutionalised at the heart of America’s war machine – with...
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Published in: Global Extremes: OpinionGood religion or bad religion? Secularism and the Afghan questionEmpowering religious groups to become political actors does not constitute freedom of religion for all and violates...
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Published in: North Africa, West Asia: AnalysisAs the West cuts aid lifelines, Afghanistan’s real crisis loomsThe world must take action now to prevent a deep and lasting humanitarian crisis. But what, if anything, can be done?
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Published in: North Africa, West Asia: FeatureThe Afghan woman activist still determined to educate girlsWith the future of women’s rights and girls’ education in doubt under Afghanistan’s new Taliban regime, Zarlasht...
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Published in: North Africa, West Asia: NewsHow the West is failing Afghan women under threatThe evacuation effort has been patchy at best – but it’s not too late to step up assistance
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Published in: North Africa, West Asia: OpinionDespite all the international attention, Afghan refugees are not welcomeNobody really knows what prospects await Afghan refugees when countries have yet to see human rights as rights for all humans
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Published in: Home: OpinionThe counterinsurgency mythUS failure in Afghanistan was not the result of a plan poorly executed. Rather, it reveals the violent logic at the...
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Published in: openDemocracyUK: NewsInside the Afghan resettlement process in LondonWithin hours of Afghan refugees’ arrival in the UK, local councils sprang into action, as one volunteer explains
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