Stop feigning surprise over the Taliban university ban
We knew it was coming – Western politicians are engaged in meaningless posturing.
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Chelsea Manning and the price of knowledge
The whistleblower’s harrowing memoir of her clash with the US military shows that information does not necessarily effect change.
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Afghanistan after the fall
A year since the Taliban took Kabul, they have learned that they cannot shut out the West.
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Death of al-Qaeda leader in Kabul puts the Taliban on notice
The killing of Ayman al-Zawahiri exposes tensions among Afghanistan’s rulers.
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The Afghanistan evacuation was another scandalous failure by Boris Johnson
A spectacularly damning new report by the Foreign Affairs Select Committee cuts through the Prime Minister’s lies.
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Why G7 leaders, including the UK, risk being complicit in a global famine
The world’s richest countries can stop millions of people dying of starvation — but only if they choose to act.
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Taliban condemn girls to a “lifetime of lockdown” by shutting schools
Shukria Barakzai saw the damage first-hand under the last regime when she ran secret lessons from her flat in Kabul.
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Afghan kidnappings leave families in the dark
Since the Taliban regained power, huge numbers have disappeared – including eight Britons and two Americans – with no recourse…
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How refugees strengthen democracy and solidarity
Those who have had to flee their countries can be architects of political repair, both in their host societies and…
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“We’re lacking real leadership”: Rory Stewart on Ukrainian refugees
The former UK international development secretary explains how a global refugee coalition would allow the West to show moral leadership.
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Afghans who fled to Pakistan now find their lives blocked at every turn
Refugees from the country know they were lucky to escape the Taliban, but now find themselves homeless, stateless and broke.
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John Simpson’s Diary: In Afghanistan food is scarce, poverty is spreading and fear is everywhere
The full savagery of the old Taliban hasn’t returned. But sanctions are causing immense suffering.
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In January, I made ten predictions for 2021 – how did they turn out?
Our international editor’s end-of-year report card.
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A is for Afghanistan: The end of America’s “forever war” meant a return to brutal Taliban rule
Joe Biden’s self-declared “extraordinary success” has led to an ongoing tragedy for the Afghan people with no end in sight.
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Inside the UK hotel that became home to 150 refugees
The Koofi family were airlifted to safety in August 2021. This is their story – and that of thousands like…
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Tens of thousands of Afghans have been betrayed by our callous, brazen and shamelessly incompetent government
While it is too much to hope that Boris Johnson will resign, Dominic Raab would undoubtedly do so if he…
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Yalda Hakim’s Diary: Afghanistan’s new regime, the feminist resistance, and the horror of famine
Hunger and poverty have become more visible than ever. At a children’s hospital in Kabul, I met a three-year-old who…
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“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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