To understand what is happening to Afghans three years after the return of the Taliban, follow the work of my friend Zahra Joya and Rukhshana Media rukhshana.com/en/three-years…

👋🏽In the next episode Sir @Laurie_Bristow shares the inside story of the fall of Afghanistan and its aftermath. 📍Out on Saturday! 🎧 Listen to previous episodes on all platforms.

Sir @Laurie_Bristow and I discuss his book, Kabul: Final Call, his reflections what he experienced in the country, managing evacuation, his thoughts on diplomacy in a war zone, and plenty of human stories amidst unimaginable horrors. Catch tomorrow! Afghanistan with Roh Yakobi

🚨 NEW EPISODE 🚨 🎙️The UK's last ambassador in Kabul, Sir @Laurie_Bristow, talks about his book, Kabul: Final Call, how Afghanistan fell to the Taliban, behind the scenes efforts to avoid it, managing the chaos in the aftermath, and more... 🎧 Listen on all platforms: 

Forthcoming event: '#Afghanistan three years on: resilience in the face of #gender oppression' 17 Sep 2024, 6pm-8:30pm BST, Senate House, London WC1E 7HU. Speakers include Zahra Joya, Sir Laurie Bristow and UN Special Rapporteur Richard Bennett. ICJ Amnesty International School of Advanced Study, University of London shorturl.at/04xO5

EVENT NEXT WEEK: '#Afghanistan three years on: resilience in the face of #gender oppression' 17 Sep 2024, 6pm-8:30pm BST, Senate House, London WC1E 7HU. Speakers include Zahra Joya, Sir Laurie Bristow, UN Special Rapporteur Richard Bennett and Amie Ferris-Rotman. ICJ Amnesty International shorturl.at/04xO5

Come and join us.

We're delighted to welcome Zahra Joya to speak with Laurie Bristow Barnes BookFest this Saturday 21st. We can't wait to meet her and to hear about her work with Rukhshana Media #barnesbookfest #currentaffairs #barnes

Thank you for recognizing our work in Rukhshana Media.I’m pleased to receive this prestigious award on behalf of my amazing colleagues and all journalists in Afghanistan.I dedicate this award to all women in Afghanistan who are dehumanized by a barbaric regime for nearly 4 years.

📢 We are recruiting the next generation of Bridge Fellows: collaborative professionals outside of #HigherEducation who wish to share expertise and gain from closer involvement with academia. 🤝 📅Apply now! Closing date 1st December Further details⬇️ buff.ly/3NGFsej

Delighted to announce that Zahra Joya is joining us at Hughes Hall.

A Trump-brokered ceasefire, however favourable to Moscow, will do nothing to alter the Russian president’s worldview or long-term aims, writes former UK ambassador to Russia Laurie Bristow. prospectmagazine.co.uk/world/europe/u…

The 24th February marks the third anniversary of Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine. What should we expect in 2025 and beyond? ✍🏼 Laurie Bristow prospectmagazine.co.uk/world/europe/u…

🎧 On today’s #Worldin10 podcast: What does Russia really want from the Ukraine peace talks? Former UK ambassador to Moscow, Laurie Bristow, unpacks Putin's objectives and their impact on the conflict’s future. 🎙️ Listen now: pod.fo/e/2ae76a

My rapid reaction to the US-Ukraine talks in Jeddah. bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/p0…

📢 We are recruiting a new Bursar at Hughes Hall. This is a strategic senior leadership role and will be responsible for overseeing the successful and efficient day-to-day running of our financial and operational services. Apply by Friday 2 May⬇️ hughes.cam.ac.uk/about/vacancie…

My comment on the Trump-Putin phone call. foreignpolicy.com/2025/03/19/how…

Coming up on The Briefing Room at 4 pm David Aaronovitch and guests ask what is Putin’s bottom line on Ukraine? With Vitaly Shevchenko Laurie Bristow Angela Stent Mark Galeotti bbc.co.uk/programmes/m00…

Diplomacy of Disinformation and Emerging Global (Dis)Order: What is Going On? Sir. Laurie Bristow in Conversation with Dr. Julie Newton 22 May, 18-19.30 at Pushkin House Book in-person and online tickets at pushkinhouse.org/whats-on/event…

#ICYMI At Johannesburg’s Constitution Hill, we visited the women’s prison. I was shaken by the sight of four locks on the cell that held women – not two, not three, but four locks. Read more: rukhshana.org/en/a-century-a…