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June 2025

Taliban Silence Is Golden — Especially When Washington Is Listening
As Iran reels from US strikes, the Taliban shift focus from old friends to new opportunities -- & the lure of American investment.
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Lynne O'Donnell
In the battle for future technologies, Afghanistan is relevant once more
A drugs lord has become the gatekeeper for critical minerals & rare earths, as America tells the Taliban to cease business with China
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Lynne O'Donnell
Trump and Netanyahu – two authoritarians in search of a legacy
The Israeli leader has scored a tactical victory against Iran. But that alone is unlikely to bring him victory, either at home or abroad
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Lynne O'Donnell
Trump’s Foreign Policy Vacuum Is Fuelling the Next Wave of Jihad
From Afghanistan to Africa, the fallout of transactional diplomacy and strategic neglect is empowering America’s enemies.
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Lynne O'Donnell
Voices of the Resistance: Lynne O'Donnell
Four years after the fall of the republic of Afghanistan, I join the Grumpy Combat Veteran to discuss the anti-Taliban resistance
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Lynne O'Donnell
Is Afghanistan the unhappiest place on earth? A new study says yes.
Research by Science Advances finds "the lowest well-being in recorded history" since the war ended and the Taliban seized power
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Lynne O'Donnell
Elder Ben on imminent deportations of Afghan Christians - The Afghanistan Project Podcast Ep. 96
Find my next episode on YouTube tomorrow
Published on Beth’s Substack • 

May 2025

Guest Post: I Was an Afghan General. Do Not Abandon My Soldiers Now.
Haibatullah Alizai was Chief of Staff of the Afghan National Army from August 11 to 15, 2021, when the republic collapsed & the Taliban returned
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Lynne O'Donnell
Afghanistan's Top Gun Pilots Struggle for New Flight Paths
The Kindness of Strangers; the Nightmare of Red Tape; the Dream of Getting Back in the Air (Photos by Massoud Hossaini)
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Lynne O'Donnell
As the Taliban terror threat rises, Afghan opposition is fractured & floundering
Backed by global powers, the Islamists grow stronger as exiled opposition fragments & refugees face deportation. Time to change the narrative.
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Lynne O'Donnell
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