PHOTOS: Joyful sights and sounds abound at Oakland's Black Joy Parade - Oakland North oaklandnorth.net/2023/02/26/oak…

The Taliban’s takeover ended decades of war. But their restrictions, and the economic fallout, threw many women into a new era of diminished hopes. w/ ⁦Yaqoob Akbary⁩ ⁦@safipadshah ⁦Najim Rahim⁩ Kiana Hayeri nytimes.com/interactive/20…

Volunteers who would not be allowed anywhere near the battlefield in a U.S.-led war are active in Ukraine, with ready access to weapons. Some have wasted money or stolen valor. Others cloaked themselves in charity while also trying to profit off the war. nyti.ms/3LQ6wI4

طالبان ام‌سال به بیش از صدهزار دانش‌آموز دختر هفتم ششم تا صنف دوازدهم در کندز اجازه مکتب رفتن را ندادند. پس از سقوط افغانستان، کندز از ولایت های بود که دختران تا صنف دوازدهم مکتب می‌رفتند.

I call on intern-l com-ty, music n human rights advocacy groups to raise their voice for an immediate release of Afghan singer Mussa Shahin arrested and brutally tortured by d Taliban. He is sick with no access to medical assistance. International Music Council Amnesty International Freemuse Human Rights Watch

Colesium Connections tenant: “Our demand is we want housing vouchers. Our demand is we want to be placed properly. We want the building fixed. They have to come and see us individually to see what we want.” Najim Rahim reports oaklandnorth.net/2023/04/06/oak…

Electric vehicles for rent in Richmond: “It’s a matter of making the newest and the best technology available to everyone, not just those who are wealthy that can afford to buy an electric vehicle.” Najim Rahim reports richmondconfidential.org/2023/04/13/ric…

Some professional news... excited to officially take on this role alongside our stellar team across Afghanistan & Pakistan: nytco.com/press/promotio…

Nearly 90 Afghan Schoolgirls Were Poisoned, Officials Suspect Christina Goldbaum nytimes.com/2023/06/05/wor…

Two men from Afghanistan bonded in exile over a shared resolve to retake their country from the Taliban. They knew it was probably impossible — but they could not accept defeat. nyti.ms/43Ydxw8

Former gov & mil officials are at risk in #Afghanistan, #UNAMA documented 800+ serious human rights violations against them, incl extrajud killings, disapearance, arb. arrest/detent and torture/ill-treatment, despite Taliban promises of “general amnesty”👉rb.gy/q4uha

Multiple earthquakes have hit #Afghanistan flattening entire villages, killing more than 2000 people, and injuring thousands more. This is what the situation looks like on the ground:

Islamic State Attack Kills 17 at Shiite Mosque in Northern Afghanistan nytimes.com/2023/10/13/wor…

🇺🇸 Unspeakable New Suffering Afghan Women ▫With New Taliban Manifesto, Afghan Women Fear the Worst ▫Christina Goldbaum Najim Rahim 👉 is.gd/TQIxsJ 👈 #frontpagestoday #USA The New York Times 🇺🇸

Under the Taliban, women are barred from going to school after 6th grade, working most jobs, visiting parks or gyms, traveling without a male relative and leaving home uncovered. Now even the sound of a woman’s voice outside home is outlawed. Christina Goldbaum @najimrah

"I was put in touch with Mr. Routh through my old colleague and friend from Kabul, Najim Rahim. Through the strange nexus of combatants as one war ended and another began, he had learned of Mr. Routh through a source of his in Iran, a former Afghan special operations soldier who

Suspected Gunman Said He Was Willing to Fight and Die in Ukraine nytimes.com/2024/09/15/us/…

Mr. Routh, who had spent some time in Ukraine trying to raise support for the war, was seeking recruits from among Afghan soldiers who fled the Taliban. And so the former Afghan soldier reckoned Mr. Routh could get him to the Ukrainian front. nytimes.com/2024/09/15/us/…

Mr. Routh was living out of the back of his car. In a WhatsApp message to the soldier, Mr. Routh sent a picture of his trunk filled with clothes and sleeping items, with the caption “my house.” nytimes.com/2024/09/16/us/…

The Times won The Daniel Pearl and Best International Coverage awards from the South Asian Journalists Association. nytco.com/press/honors-f…