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Afghan data leak: one part of a great betrayal
The Afghans who served with western forces have been let down by ignorant politicians with no idea who the Taliban truly are
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Lynne O'Donnell
UK Government secrecy prevents reporting on impact of data leak
The Daily Telegraph says hundreds of Afghan military & police have been murdered by the Taliban since Defence Ministry released names
8AM: Hundreds of Afghan military have been killed by the Taliban since 2021
Afghan media report says amnesty decree was ruse to track, detain, torture & kill former govt & military personnel; UK leak made little difference
The most expensive email in history
The Daily Telegraph publishes a comprehensive time line of the UK Defence Ministry leak of data on thousands of vulnerable Afghans
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Lynne O'Donnell
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MoD data breach put lives of 20,000 Afghans 'at risk of violence'
Sky News reports the devastating blunder can be made public after a judge lifted an injunction sought by the British government
Afghanistan War Commission
Press release: Obama-Era Afghanistan War Surge Debated By Key U.S. and Afghan Leaders During Commission Hearing
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Afghanistan's Bagram Air Base is on the front line of a war for influence
Abandoned military base has become a symbol of regional competition between America, China & Russia
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Lynne O'Donnell
The US and ICC put Taliban crimes on trial. The criminals remain free
Symbolism is powerful but global impunity is unlikely to end any time soon
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Lynne O'Donnell
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Guest post: A war-torn region of Pakistan gets a dangerous ultimatum
Mohsin Dawar is a political activist & former MP in North Waziristan, where the Taliban's war is getting hotter, and the State has run out of ideas
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Lynne O'Donnell

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
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