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The Taliban Are Wrecking Ashura Too
Afghanistan’s extremist rulers are cracking down on minorities, especially Shiites, as hard as they have on women.
Lynne O'Donnell
Aug 8
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Pakistan Is Drowning in Debt
Rising prices, food insecurity, and a growing debt burden make Islamabad’s other challenges all the more pressing.
Lynne O'Donnell
Aug 7
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Afghan Women Are Worse Off Than Ever
A new Amnesty report lays out the Taliban playbook for erasing half the population: electrocutions, beatings, detentions, and disappearances.
Lynne O'Donnell
Jul 29
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The Taliban’s Neighbors Fear Afghanistan’s ‘Boiling Pot’ of Terrorism
A three-day conference in Uzbekistan has united the region, worried about the guerrillas in their midst.
Lynne O'Donnell
Jul 27
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Afghanistan Still Wants Its Frozen Funds
But the United States is leery of giving the Taliban access to billions in cash.
Lynne O'Donnell
Jul 23
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The Taliban Detained Me for Doing My Job. I Can Never Go Back.
FP’s columnist on a harrowing return to Kabul, almost one year after the United States left Afghanistan.
Lynne O'Donnell
Jul 20
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‘The Taliban Have Picked Up the Resource Curse’
The Taliban are strip-mining their mineral wealth to fund factional power grabs.
Lynne O'Donnell
Jul 11
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A Modest Proposal to Save Afghanistan—From Itself
With the Taliban at loggerheads and Afghanistan in chaos, one politician has a plan to stave off civil war.
Lynne O'Donnell
Jul 1
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The U.N. Knows Afghanistan Is Messed Up. But It’s Keeping Mum.
An internal United Nations report details escalating Taliban violations of human rights—and little U.N. leverage.
Lynne O'Donnell
Jun 24
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Afghanistan’s Warlords Prepare Their Comeback
The regional capos who broke Afghanistan once before are angling to contest control of the country with the current Taliban rulers.
Lynne O'Donnell
Jun 14
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The Taliban Take Aim at Buddhist Heritage
Afghanistan’s new rulers are looting the past—again.
Lynne O'Donnell
Jun 7
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Pakistan Sponsored Terror Next Door. Now, It’s Back to Roost
Afghans rue the return of the Taliban. So does Pakistan, as al Qaeda-linked militants run rampant.
Lynne O'Donnell
May 31
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