“We’re going to see death on a large scale”: Afghanistan under the Taliban this winter, with John Simpson
Afghanistan faces a humanitarian disaster, and the West must take some of the blame.
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Afghanistan under the Taliban, with John Simpson
Afghanistan faces a humanitarian disaster, and the West must take some of the blame.
As sanctions bite, Afghanistan edges towards famine
Nearly nine million people are close to starvation, surpassing even Syria and Yemen, the UN food agency warns.
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Afghanistan is on the brink of humanitarian disaster – and the West is culpable
It is not the Taliban but the millions of Afghans facing starvation who will be most hurt by sanctions and…
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Yogita Limaye’s Diary: The mercurial Taliban, selling children to survive, and the betrayal of Afghan women
In Kabul, a Taliban spokesman tells me girls were staying home from school of their own accord.
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Afghanistan shows the American dream of remaking the world is over
If the US’s occupation of Afghanistan was a failed exercise in nation-building, its withdrawal could mark a long overdue shift…
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Why Russia is talking to the Taliban
Vladimir Putin is keen to push the Taliban to contain jihadist group IS-K.
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Jeremy Bowen’s Diary: Where the West went wrong in Afghanistan, the ruins of Helmand, and my sharp new attire
I first met the Taliban in 1994, two years before they took power. I never thought I would be dealing…
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