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Meth’s route from Taliban-run Afghanistan to Australia
April 6, 2024 (The Saturday Paper)—It started well before the fall of Kabul in mid-2021. According to an expert with a global counter-narcotics agency…
Apr 6
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March 2024
Al Qaeda Is Back—and Thriving—in Afghanistan
The architects of 9/11 are profiting from gold and gem mines in the Taliban-led country.
Mar 23
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Pakistan jails one of its last independent journalists
Asad Ali Toor is charged with "cyber crimes" for using his social media presence to hold power to account
Mar 2
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February 2024
Lynne O'Donnell's Podcast
With Asad Ali Toor, independent Pakistani journalist
Feb 28
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In Pakistan, anyone can be forcibly disappeared
The govt accuses them of terrorism but many of the missing have no connection to politics
Feb 28
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Forgetting all our promises
We were full of sympathy for journalists who fled Afghanistan as the Taliban returned to power. Now many fear being sent home
Feb 26
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The Taliban Want a Piece of Pakistan
Afghanistan’s government doesn’t recognize a 130-year-old border—and its local affiliates are causing havoc in the Pakistani borderlands.
Feb 21
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How an Afghan Drug Kingpin Became Beijing’s Man in Kabul
Bashir Noorzai was once serving a life sentence in the United States. Now he’s the key conduit for growing ties between China and the Taliban.
Feb 10
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In Pakistan, crisis looms after election few believe was free or fair
The party with the most votes is banned and its leader in prison
Feb 9
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Expect no surprises in Pakistan's "democratic" election
No matter what the numbers are on voting day, the usual suspects will declare themselves the winners
Feb 4
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January 2024
8 Simmering Threats You Shouldn’t Ignore in 2024
These are the international disputes that are currently flying under the radar but could emerge as major flash points in the coming year.
Jan 1
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December 2023
5 News Stories That Made a Splash
From the war in Ukraine to Sudan’s implosion, Foreign Policy’s reporters were on the case.
Dec 29, 2023
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