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 with the group again 27 years…
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Jeremy Bowen’s Diary: Hope and fear in Baghdad, the aftermath of the Soleimani killing, and history’s lessons
Since October, at demonstrations and sit-ins, Iraqis have been demanding clean politics, real independence and better lives.
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Jeremy Bowen: I once lay face down in the snow as Russians bombed close by. But cancer feels different
I didn’t have a moment with an office door closing, a chair pulled up and a consultant breaking the…
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Drinking whisky in the ruins of Idlib, Syria’s last bastion of resistance
When the city falls to the regime, through blood or by negotiation, the war against Assad will, finally, be…
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Until the Palestinian issue is settled, there will always be a crack in Israel’s foundations
History shows that Israel’s military occupations cannot be sustained indefinitely.
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The view from Assad’s palace
The Syrian president is now far more secure than in 2013, when the West decided not to intervene. The latest…
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Foreign agendas have changed the shape of the war in Syria – but it’s not over yet
The US has tried to turn away from the Middle East, leaving Russia as the dominant foreign power.
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Why the Iranian regime should fear youthful revolt
Across the Middle East the lack of jobs, particularly for the under-thirties, is creating a rage that always simmers…
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Swimming in Aleppo: why people still head to the pool in war zones
They cling to time in the water, if they can get it, as a last vestige of the lives…
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