
Andrew Quilty
@andrewquilty
Author of August in Kabul: America's Last Days in Afghanistan (2022) & This is Afghanistan 2014-2021, now available for pre-order.
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https://www.mup.com.au/books/this-is-afghanistan-hardback 21-09-2010 12:27:10
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Just like his photos, Andrew Quilty gives such a vivid sense of the atmosphere in the city on that awful day. It feels as if you are with him. Listen to the full episode.

Last night’s Four Corners did not focus on Ukrainian perspectives or regurgitate Ukrainian propaganda & pro-NATO narratives (as 99% of reporting since 2022 has). That does not mean it was pro-Russian Vasyl Myroshnychenko. Give viewers some credit. abc.net.au/news/2024-03-1…

🎙️Andrew Quilty on how he felt leaving Kabul for the last time. 🎧 Listen on all platforms: Apple: apple.co/3Vj4yoo Spotify: spoti.fi/43nmnoc Google: bit.ly/3Tj9cQO Other: theafgpod.com 📺 Watch: youtu.be/ozEy0jbpSEE ♦️Subscribe | Like |

The most uncomfortable part of this ep of Uncomfortable Conversations is the number of false equivalences and straw man arguments offered by Douglas Murray & left unchallenged by 𝕁𝕠𝕤𝕙 𝕊𝕫𝕖𝕡𝕤. podcasts.apple.com/au/podcast/unc…

Received copy of #ThisIsAfghanistan by Andrew Quilty, extraordinary visual journey of 🇦🇫 Offers a rare glimpse of complex beauty & resilience of people amid decades of conflict. Must-read to understand heart&soul of Afg through the eyes of a journalist who called it home.


The first Australian sentenced to prison in relation to war crimes in Afghanistan is not a soldier convicted of a war crime, nor an officer commanding one, but one who (wittingly or not) helped expose them. David McBride abc.net.au/news/2024-05-1…

“More senior officers have to take some level of responsibility for what goes wrong in their organisation or at least for any circumstances or policies that permitted or facilitated it,” the panel report said. - Guardian Australia theguardian.com/australia-news…

Everyone should listen to Andrew Quilty’s book titled “August in Kabul”. It is currently free for subscribers on audible and provides interesting first hand accounts on the events that led up to the #Taliban takeover.

1-2-3-4, United States Marine Corps. Photos from the Haditha (Iraq) massacre revealed for the first time, nearly 20 years on. By Madeleine Baran and The New Yorker newyorker.com/podcast/in-the…



‘Absolutely gutted’: Cases dropped against soldiers over notorious war crimes allegations - The Sydney Morning Herald By Nick McKenzie - Nick McKenzie apple.news/ArLxBhFzzSIKWz…


A rare instance, particularly on X, & particularly in this era of mis/disinformation, where valid criticism of a journalist is met with a prompt admission - that they got it wrong. Respect to Clarissa Ward for that. Context here: middleeasteye.net/news/cnn-confi…


