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I’m a doctor originally from Afghanistan who is now proudly serving people of all backgrounds in NHS. Despite the fear of violence against my faith & background, I won't be intimated. UK is my home & I will continue to help anyone who needs it. We shouldn't give in to racism.

Great opportunity for South Asian journalists. 6 weeks in the UK. chevening.org/fellowship/saj…

"The Chevening South Asia Journalism Fellowship (SAJP) is aimed at mid-career journalists from South Asian countries including Afghanistan (please see note below), Bangladesh, India, Pakistan, Sri Lanka, and the Maldives." chevening.org/fellowship/saj…

فاکس نیوز گزارش داده است که پس از نشر گزارش بازرس ویژه امریکا برای بازسازی افغانستان (سیگار) درباره احتمال دست‌رسی طالبان به کمک‌های ایالات متحده، انتونتی بلینکن وزیر خارجه امریکا برای توقف این کمک‌ها زیر «فشار» قرار گرفته است. بر اساس این گزارش، مایک براون سناتور امریکایی می

Zahra Zahra Nader is an incredibly inspiring woman speaking out for women stuck behind the dark walls of the Taliban. Her work is necessary and hugely commendable. You can hear her extraordinary story on Afghanistan with Roh Yakobi. podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/afg…

🇽🇰 Kosovo War Difficulties David Loyn reflects on reporting the Kosovo War (1998-1999), highlighting Serbian atrocities under Milosevic, the international response, and journalism's crucial role in exposing the conflict. Read more👇 prishtinainsight.com/bbc-correspond…

Meet the brilliant minds behind our first panel at the 1st Afghan U.S. Summit ! Abdul Quayom Rahimi David Loyn Bill Roggio #AfghanUSSummit

My take: The military takeover of Kabul 3 years remains one of the darkest chapters in Afghanistan’s contemporary history. A chaotic U.S/NATO withdrawal, a precipitous collapse&resurrection of the Taliban epitomized a monumental failure by all stakeholders. What’s next in 2025 👇🏼

Happy Independence Day to Pakistan & India (Bharat), twins born at midnight of August 15, 1947 at the end of British Raj. May the two of you finally figure out how to live side by side in peace, and focus on centuries of shared history than decades of partition. 🇵🇰🇮🇳

Ignoring the Taliban won’t end their reign of terror spectator.co.uk/article/ignori…

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BBC spending the day on live chat with women in Afghanistan. Join them bbc.co.uk/news/live/c0l1…

TONIGHT. #Bangladesh at Frontline eventbrite.com/e/125462310447…

Reports of suicide attack by terrorists at Pathankot or Rajauri completely false. No movement of tanks on either sides, according to sources #OperationSindoor

What’s needed is a unified, disciplined movement with a clear, inclusive vision for Afghanistan’s future. open.substack.com/pub/lynneodonn…

It will defeat tyrants and oppressors;

Stop pretending that the Taliban are anything other than what they have always been: a brutal, misogynist gang of murderous drug-dealing terrorists who use religion as a cover for a dictatorship of fear. open.substack.com/pub/lynneodonn…

It’s time to take back Afghanistan from the Taliban spectator.co.uk/article/its-ti…