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Published in: North Africa, West Asia: NewsUK tells trapped Afghan interpreters to escape on their own
Ministry of Defence criticised for ‘morally indefensible’ suggestion that former embassy workers should make...
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Published in: North Africa, West Asia: AnalysisAs the West cuts aid lifelines, Afghanistan’s real crisis looms
The 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: OpinionDespite all the international attention, Afghan refugees are not welcome
Nobody 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 myth
US 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: 50.50: OpinionAfghan women’s rights activists have long been underfunded. This must change
Rich Western countries like to claim they care about women and girls, but they need to do more – and directly fund...
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Published in: North Africa, West Asia: OpinionThe Taliban’s return contains a warning for India
Hindu nationalists have used the crisis in Afghanistan to stir up islamophobia, but their own fundamentalism is the...
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Published in: North Africa, West Asia: OpinionWhat the US exit from Kabul tells us about the value of Afghan lives
The West has declared an end to its war. For Afghans, the war is far from over
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Published in: Migrant Futures: AnalysisWill hate crimes make Canada a less attractive destination for immigrants?
Canada has long claimed to be a global defender of human rights, but it has not always been welcoming towards...
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Published in: North Africa, West Asia: FeatureAfghanistan’s women journalists don’t need saving – they need supporting
The knowledge and rights of Afghan women journalists must be protected as we look to ensure an independent media...
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Published in: North Africa, West Asia: OpinionA disgraceful stab in the back of Afghans
Our writer, a Western-Afghan scholar and government official, reflects on the pain and fury he feels watching the...
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Published in: openDemocracyUK: Feature‘We are forgotten’: UK-funded aid worker trapped in Afghanistan
Exclusive: Official who worked on UK-government projects is hiding in Kabul, and says UK authorities won’t reply to...
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Published in: openDemocracyUK: News‘We’re stuck, everyone is hungry’: Afghan evacuees stranded at UK airport
Exclusive: Passengers tell openDemocracy they’ve been forced to remain in Birmingham Airport for more than 24 hours...
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Published in: openDemocracyUK: NewsAfghanistan aid projects were cut by UK government amid ‘total lack of transparency’
A charity helping Afghan women was among groups targeted by funding cuts before Taliban takeover, leaving thousands...
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Published in: North Africa, West Asia: AnalysisThe truth is most Afghans don’t head west to Europe
Many in the West fear a potential influx of Afghan refugees – but they misunderstand the survival strategies of...
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Published in: Home: OpinionWith or without the Taliban, COVID and climate will inspire terrorism
Young jihadis across continents are turning to violence – and that will continue whatever the new old rulers of...
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Published in: Home: FeatureWhat’s at stake for Afghan women?
As many fear the Taliban could undo a generation of gains, Rashmee Roshan Lall recalls the experiences of the women...
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Published in: Home: OpinionDon’t use girls as justification for bombing Afghanistan, again
Dear British feminists, Western military intervention is never a good thing
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Published in: Home: OpinionUS defeat in Afghanistan marks the end of neoliberalism
The past 50 years of Western economics are rooted in imperial exploitation. But if the US’s military can be beaten,...
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Published in: Dark Money Investigations: InvestigationTop Tory donor’s failed property firm left hundreds out of pocket in India
Exclusive: Sam Singh set up a business with ‘cash for access’ Tory chair and met Boris Johnson. But in India,...
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Published in: Beyond Trafficking and Slavery: AnalysisIndia’s new trafficking bill fails to protect survivors financially
The Trafficking in Persons Bill forsakes the financial security of informal workers and survivors of trafficking to...