1000 days since the Taliban banned teenage girls from school. Education isn’t a privilege, it is a basic human right - a right Afghan girls and women continue to be denied. #LetAfghanGirlsLearn

The UN's special rapporteur is investigating reports of horrific treatment of #women held in #Taliban jails, incl gang rapes & forced abortions -- my latest in The Spectator spectator.co.uk/article/are-wo…

Celebrations in Khost after Afghanistan’s victory over Australia in the Cricket World Cup in Kingstown.🇦🇫 #AfgVAus #T20worldcup

No surprise there. #Taliban speaking about joint action against #Israel

"16 women became pregnant after ‘repeated sexual assault & have undergone abortions in local clinics,’ the report said. They were taken to hospital under armed guard ... while abortions were performed" #Afghanistan #Women #Taliban #SexualAbuse #Impunity spectator.co.uk/article/are-wo…

Islamic State Gunning for Russia ⁦Foreign Policy⁩ ⁦Lucas Webber⁩ ⁦Riccardo Valle⁩ foreignpolicy.com/2023/05/09/isl…

Wohoo ! Way to go Blue Tigers! A historic win for #Afghanistan. #AFGvsAUS #cricket Check out this article: cnn.com/2024/06/23/spo…

Most extreme movements seem to have one thing in common: men. Do misogyny & radicalisation go hand-in-hand? I talked to The Bunker about this, &how British extremist leaders Anjem Choudary & Tommy Robinson mobilise masculinity to gain followers. Listen👇 podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/mee…

“The Taliban’s Political Theory: ‘Abd al-Hakim al-Haqqani’s Vision for the Islamic Emirate” - new piece by me for Hudson Institute examining top cleric al-Haqqani’s 300-page Arabic treatise on Islamic political theory, “The Islamic Emirate and its System” hudson.org/terrorism/tali…

This investigation is really extraordinary. The Taliban have so much to answer for, and the lengths they go to to hide crimes against women shows they do care about intl opinion to some extent. Incredibly rare and important work by Zan Times.

"In Dec 2022 she & her all-female group completed their geology project, but their professor said: 'Today is the last day for girls at the university. We are not allowed to review or grade female students’ projects. If we do, we risk being dismissed.'” rukhshana.com/en/the-young-a…

The Afghan George Floyd: a brutal case of Iranian police brutality. The regime's cruelty is off the charts, crushing innocent immigrants with complete disregard for human dignity. Afghan immigrants face systematic discrimination in Iran, ignored by global HR organizations.

Drivers of ISKP Recruitment in Afghanistan - Centre on Armed Groups (Centre on Armed Groups): armedgroupscentre.org/reports-and-ar… important local context in Afghanistan beyond all the recent flurry of reporting and research on ISKP external operations

Dr Dr Weeda Mehran ویدا مهران from Exeter Politics spoke to The Associated Press about life in #Afghanistan three years after the Taliban took control of the country apnews.com/article/afghan…

🚨Postdoc position🚨 In the coming weeks I’ll be recruiting a postdoc to work w. me on my “Rebel Victory & State Building in #Taliban-controlled #Afghanistan” project. Looking for someone w. in-depth knowledge of Afghan politics & fluent in English + (ideally) Dari &/or Pashto!!

Lead poisoning: Why people in #Afghanistan are slowly being poisoned by their evening meal telegraph.co.uk/global-health/…

We at Mosaic Afghanistan are proud to announce convening of the 3rd Cambridge Masssoud Conference, scheduled on 6-7 Sept at St Hugh's College, with the Cultural Evening at King's College, Cambridge, Cambridge University with great lineup. Looking forward to having you either in person/online. eventbrite.co.uk/e/university-o…

Zakia Khudadadi makes history as first Refugee Paralympic Team medallist | Paris Paralympic Games 2024 | The Guardian “This medal is for all the women of Afghanistan and all the refugees of the world. I hope that one day there will be peace in my country” theguardian.com/sport/article/…

Digging Deep into Afghanistan's Mining Sector Lynne O'Donnell is joined by Javed Noorani, the premier expert on Afghanistan's minerals and mining sector. His research and analysis has been ground-breaking, and there is little he doesn't know about the potential and the pitfalls

For my #birthday I am spreading awareness about the mining at the ancient #Buddhist city #MesAynak #Afghanistan that began this month with a special FREE stream of my film "Saving Mes Aynak" at the Arkhaios #CulturalHeritage and #Archaeology Film Festival starting 9/5-9/8. The