On Kabul's bustling streets the municipality's ban on handcart vendors has presented challenges in their efforts to make a living. AAN’s Sayed Asadullah sadat finds out about the high cost of renting a stall and other difficulties they face. #Afghanistan bit.ly/3Ugm9MN

Another great piece by AAN, bringing the human perspectives into numbers

In Kabul, handcart sellers and street vendors hustle to provide for their families amidst economic hardships. AAN’s Sayed Asadullah sadat finds out about the difficulties they face as they try to make a living. #Afghanistan bit.ly/3Ugm9MN

In this instalment of the Daily Hustle AAN’s Sayed Asadullah sadat talks to two street vendors about the challenges of hawking your wares on the streets of Kabul. #Afghanistan bit.ly/3Ugm9MN

He was such a kind, loyal and committed member of BBC Afghanistan operations for decades.

Rain's so desperately needed - see AAN Afghanistan's recent report on farming after three years of drought. But the dried-out earth makes many places even more vulnerble to flooding if there's heavy rain or sudden snowmelt.
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The current wave of above-average #precipitation in #Afghanistan enters its 2nd week. Forecasts suggest the moist condition can extend into the 4th-week of April. This means more #rainfall & #flooding are in sight. Below map shows daily forecasted rainfalls for the coming 6 days.

This was in the soil of my London greenhouse: Entomologists! Is it a friend or foe for the gardener?

A great essay, as always, by historian Rashid Khalidi:
'A new abyss': Gaza and the hundred years' war on Palestine
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'Three survivors of Abu Ghraib will finally get their day in U.S. court against the military contractor they hold responsible for their mistreatment....the first time that Abu Ghraib survivors are able to bring their claims of torture to a U.S. jury.' apnews.com/article/abu-gh…

Sad news today: the veteran BBC Kabul driver, Haji Sahb, has died. He looked after correspondents in the 1990s and early 2000s, crossed frontlines, watched our backs as we interviewed men with guns, found safe places to stay on long journeys, a stalwart presence always.
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Brian Clough and Jack Charlton were two working-class legends who stood up to the fascists in the 1970s and were in solidarity with mining communities under attack in the 1980s.

A thread 🧵

#Defiance #MinersStrike

Laylan is a human rights activist from the West Bank.

The House Foreign Affairs Committee has begun releasing transcripts—only lightly redacted—of the closed-door hearings it held last autumn on the Afghanistan withdrawal.

They're being posted to the committee's website. This screenshot is enough for you to find the links.

Thread.

ICYMI: language and the Garrick Club wp.me/p6cBF3-6uc

CNN’s analysis of dozens of videos and testimonies from 22 eyewitnesses’ casts doubt on the Israeli military's timeline of February 29, when more than 100 people were killed and 700 injured during a food aid delivery southwest of Gaza City. edition.cnn.com/2024/04/09/mid…

Charlie Herbert ICRC I asked ICRC about both. Was told: Hamas denied it access to hostages in Gaza. Israel has denied ICRC access to Palestinian detainees in Israel since 7 October.

The AAN team wishes friends, readers, the people of #Afghanistan and all Muslims around the world a joyful Eid al-Fitr.
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