In “Iran’s Grand Strategy,” Vali Nasr examines the ideas and experiences shaping Tehran’s conduct and outlook. Read Christopher de Bellaigue’s review: foreignaffairs.com/reviews/what-i…

We Crisis Group issue conflict alerts very sparingly. When we do it is because we are very worried. We are very worried about #SouthSudan.

"The UN agency estimates that opiate stocks at the end of 2022 totalled 13,200 tonnes, enough to potentially meet demand for Afghan opiates until 2027." #Afghanistan

Floods, droughts, landslides, avalanches and extreme temperature events, these are some of the #ClimateChange related shocks, in #Afghanistan. Our new report looks how urgently needed climate funds could be given to the country – despite the Islamic Emirate not being recognised.

We are very worried about the Horn. This is our second conflict alert this month. We usually issue one every few years.

Gefährdete Afghanen kommen nach Deutschland – und Medien und Politik kübeln ihren Hass aus. Dabei sollten noch mehr Menschen in Sicherheit gebracht werden. taz.de/!6079286/

1. Rumours of a dramatic upturn in poppy cultivation in Southwest Afghanistan have not been borne out in 2025 as shown in the latest AlcisGeo blog alcis.org/post/opiate-su…

“We should not have to tell a bank to go search the Treasury Department’s website and scroll down to one sentence buried at the bottom of the page" in order to feel safe to invest in Afghanistan Afghan Business Council-Dubai thenewhumanitarian.org/analysis/2025/…

and #Germany plans to negotiate deportations to #Afghanistan directly with the #Taliban, according to interior minister alexander #Dobrindt: "My idea is that we make agreements directly with Afghanistan to enable repatriations". quote via: reuters.com/world/asia-pac… 2/2

„How Netanyahu Prolonged the War in Gaza to Stay in Power“. Eindrucksvolle Recherche The New York Times . Nicht auszuschließen, dass deutsche Kulturredakteure und Kaffeehausliteraten höhere Einsichten haben. Es geht oft ja nicht um Fakten, sondern um Lebensgefühl nytimes.com/2025/07/11/mag…

Last week, I was in Islam Qala, near the border with Iran, to report for The New Humanitarian on the hundreds of thousands of Afghans who have been expelled from Iran this year, especially after Israel’s bombings of the Islamic Republic. I also spoke to Save the Children US there

When people start dying from starvation it comes as a flood, not a trickle. And it looks like it's already starting. crisisgroup.org/middle-east-no…

Gaza appears to have arrived at a horrifying precipice this past week. Hunger is consuming everyone. People can feel their bodies crumbling. They’re watching loved ones writhe in pain. Tens, mostly children, are starting to die from malnutrition daily. And the numbers will rise.

The Iranian Reformist Front, party of President Pezeshkian, has caused a mini earthquake today in #Iran by publishing a major statement. Its main demand: Iran should WILLINGLY suspend nuclear enrichment in exchange for lifting the sanctions and go toward direct talks with the

Ein UN-Mitarbeiter meinte neulich, in den Gazastreifen zu fahren sei wie im Mad-Max-Film. Neues Kapitel: Laut BBC News (UK) hat die Gaza Humanitarian Foundation Mitglieder der rechtsextremen Biker-Gang „Infidel“ für die „Sicherheit“ angeheuert, ab 980$ pro Tag bbc.com/news/articles/…

Fachleute weisen seit Monaten auf diesen Sachverhalt hin, der hier unter Bezug auf Äußerungen des ehemaligen IDF-Chefs vom The Guardian referiert wird. Deutsche Politiker und Journalisten haben dagegen ohne Not bei jeder sich bietenden Gelegenheit angelogen. theguardian.com/world/2025/sep…

A crisis, decades in the making, is now unfolding in real time in #Afghanistan. In our latest report, M. Assem Mayar looks into why Afghan cities are running dry and what can be done about it – before it is too late? bit.ly/4gu5jDL #ClimateChange #Water

Sure America used Afghanistan's Bagram Air Base for renditions, torture and the illegal detainment of hundreds, perhaps 1000s of Afghans, but it never belonged to America to "take back". open.substack.com/pub/kathyganno…

TOLO just confirmed: Afghans can’t even communicate locally by phone. Nothing is working.

This is my final report for Crisis Group, after years of work. It's a plea to allow Afghans to feed themselves, as foreign aid workers pack their bags and depart. crisisgroup.org/asia-pacific/a…