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Published in: North Africa, West Asia: AnalysisAs the West cuts aid lifelines, Afghanistan’s real crisis loomsThe world must take action now to prevent a deep and lasting humanitarian crisis. But what, if anything, can be done?
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Published in: North Africa, West Asia: OpinionDespite all the international attention, Afghan refugees are not welcomeNobody really knows what prospects await Afghan refugees when countries have yet to see human rights as rights for all humans
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Published in: Home: OpinionThe counterinsurgency mythUS failure in Afghanistan was not the result of a plan poorly executed. Rather, it reveals the violent logic at the...
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Published in: 50.50: OpinionAfghan women’s rights activists have long been underfunded. This must changeRich Western countries like to claim they care about women and girls, but they need to do more – and directly fund...
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Published in: North Africa, West Asia: OpinionThe Taliban’s return contains a warning for IndiaHindu nationalists have used the crisis in Afghanistan to stir up islamophobia, but their own fundamentalism is the...
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Published in: North Africa, West Asia: OpinionWhat the US exit from Kabul tells us about the value of Afghan livesThe West has declared an end to its war. For Afghans, the war is far from over
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Published in: Pandemic Borders: AnalysisWill hate crimes make Canada a less attractive destination for immigrants?Canada has long claimed to be a global defender of human rights, but it has not always been welcoming towards...
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Published in: North Africa, West Asia: FeatureAfghanistan’s women journalists don’t need saving – they need supportingThe knowledge and rights of Afghan women journalists must be protected as we look to ensure an independent media...
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Published in: North Africa, West Asia: OpinionA disgraceful stab in the back of AfghansOur writer, a Western-Afghan scholar and government official, reflects on the pain and fury he feels watching the...
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Published in: openDemocracyUK: Feature‘We are forgotten’: UK-funded aid worker trapped in AfghanistanExclusive: Official who worked on UK-government projects is hiding in Kabul, and says UK authorities won’t reply to...
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Published in: openDemocracyUK: News‘We’re stuck, everyone is hungry’: Afghan evacuees stranded at UK airportExclusive: Passengers tell openDemocracy they’ve been forced to remain in Birmingham Airport for more than 24 hours...
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Published in: openDemocracyUK: NewsAfghanistan aid projects were cut by UK government amid ‘total lack of transparency’A charity helping Afghan women was among groups targeted by funding cuts before Taliban takeover, leaving thousands...
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Published in: North Africa, West Asia: AnalysisThe truth is most Afghans don’t head west to EuropeMany in the West fear a potential influx of Afghan refugees – but they misunderstand the survival strategies of...
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Published in: Home: OpinionWith or without the Taliban, COVID and climate will inspire terrorismYoung jihadis across continents are turning to violence – and that will continue whatever the new old rulers of...
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Published in: Home: FeatureWhat’s at stake for Afghan women?As many fear the Taliban could undo a generation of gains, Rashmee Roshan Lall recalls the experiences of the women...
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Published in: Home: OpinionDon’t use girls as justification for bombing Afghanistan, againDear British feminists, Western military intervention is never a good thing
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Published in: Home: OpinionUS defeat in Afghanistan marks the end of neoliberalismThe past 50 years of Western economics are rooted in imperial exploitation. But if the US’s military can be beaten,...
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Published in: Dark Money Investigations: InvestigationTop Tory donor’s failed property firm left hundreds out of pocket in IndiaExclusive: Sam Singh set up a business with ‘cash for access’ Tory chair and met Boris Johnson. But in India,...
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Published in: Beyond Trafficking and Slavery: AnalysisIndia’s new trafficking bill fails to protect survivors financiallyThe Trafficking in Persons Bill forsakes the financial security of informal workers and survivors of trafficking to...
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Published in: Beyond Trafficking and Slavery: AnalysisDoes India really need the new Trafficking in Persons Bill?India already has plenty of laws dealing with labour exploitation, why not use those instead?
