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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: 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: North Africa, West Asia: FeatureBefore Kabul, a Yemeni city was taken over by Al Qaeda. This is its storyFive years after its liberation, the city of Mukalla still suffers from the scars left by a year of darkness
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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: North Africa, West Asia: OpinionYemenis are being starved, and not enough is being done to stop itThroughout Yemen’s brutal war, parties to the conflict have deprived civilians of the food and water they need to...
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Published in: North Africa, West Asia: OpinionWhat the US exit from Kabul tells us about the value of Afghan livesThe West has declared an end to its war. For Afghans, the war is far from over
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Published in: Can Europe Make It?: AnalysisWhy at-risk Afghans have a right of admission to EU member statesThe protection of Afghans should not be limited to those directly employed by European governments
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Published in: North Africa, West Asia: OpinionA disgraceful stab in the back of AfghansOur writer, a Western-Afghan scholar and government official, reflects on the pain and fury he feels watching the...
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Published in: North Africa, West Asia: AnalysisThe truth is most Afghans don’t head west to EuropeMany 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 terrorismYoung jihadis across continents are turning to violence – and that will continue whatever the new old rulers of...
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Published in: Home: OpinionDon’t use girls as justification for bombing Afghanistan, againDear 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 neoliberalismThe 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: Home: OpinionThe West’s defeat in Afghanistan will please China and inspire Islamist extremistsThe US will fight the Taliban from the air – but there’s no sign this will check the paramilitaries on the ground
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Published in: North Africa, West Asia: OpinionFrom invasion to failed state: Iraq’s democratic disillusionmentWestern-style democracy has failed Iraq, bringing a dystopian economy, an ineffectual government and more pain for...
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Published in: Home: OpinionThe US’s withdrawal from Afghanistan should not be sold as ‘job done’Only the leaders of the region’s extremist movements have cause for optimism about the future
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Published in: North Africa, West Asia: AnalysisWhy does Israel confuse peace with surrender?Offensive military strategies and deliberate use of disproportionate violence against civilians are a core part of...
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Published in: North Africa, West Asia: OpinionAfter the nightmare of the Gaza massacre, what comes next?The bombing was the worst I’ve experienced, but it can’t contain the Palestinian uprising that is showing the world...
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Published in: North Africa, West Asia: AnalysisThe war that Israel lostOn the tactical level, Israeli armed forces have superior weapons, but on the strategic level, they are losing...
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Published in: North Africa, West Asia: OpinionChildren are on the frontline of Israel’s war on Gaza – againIsrael’s attacks are following the same pattern of war crimes and targeting of civilians as before, and it’s Gaza’s...
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Published in: North Africa, West Asia: FeatureIraq: assassinations, repression, and the struggles of daily lifeYears of of lethal state failure have devastated the people of Iraq, whose daily life today is fraught with...
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