Afghans who fled to Pakistan now find their lives blocked at every turn
Refugees from the country know they were lucky to escape the Taliban, but now find themselves homeless, stateless and broke.
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John Simpson’s Diary: In Afghanistan food is scarce, poverty is spreading and fear is everywhere
The full savagery of the old Taliban hasn’t returned. But sanctions are causing immense suffering.
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In January, I made ten predictions for 2021 – how did they turn out?
Our international editor’s end-of-year report card.
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A is for Afghanistan: The end of America’s “forever war” meant a return to brutal Taliban rule
Joe Biden’s self-declared “extraordinary success” has led to an ongoing tragedy for the Afghan people with no end in sight.
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Inside the UK hotel that became home to 150 refugees
The Koofi family were airlifted to safety in August 2021. This is their story – and that of thousands like…
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Tens of thousands of Afghans have been betrayed by our callous, brazen and shamelessly incompetent government
While it is too much to hope that Boris Johnson will resign, Dominic Raab would undoubtedly do so if he…
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Yalda Hakim’s Diary: Afghanistan’s new regime, the feminist resistance, and the horror of famine
Hunger and poverty have become more visible than ever. At a children’s hospital in Kabul, I met a three-year-old who…
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“We’re going to see death on a large scale”: Afghanistan under the Taliban this winter, with John Simpson
Afghanistan faces a humanitarian disaster, and the West must take some of the blame.
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Afghanistan under the Taliban, with John Simpson
Afghanistan faces a humanitarian disaster, and the West must take some of the blame.
As sanctions bite, Afghanistan edges towards famine
Nearly nine million people are close to starvation, surpassing even Syria and Yemen, the UN food agency warns.
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Afghanistan is on the brink of humanitarian disaster – and the West is culpable
It is not the Taliban but the millions of Afghans facing starvation who will be most hurt by sanctions and…
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Yogita Limaye’s Diary: The mercurial Taliban, selling children to survive, and the betrayal of Afghan women
In Kabul, a Taliban spokesman tells me girls were staying home from school of their own accord.
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Afghanistan shows the American dream of remaking the world is over
If the US’s occupation of Afghanistan was a failed exercise in nation-building, its withdrawal could mark a long overdue shift…
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Can G20 leaders keep their promise to prevent economic collapse in Afghanistan?
Saving the country from economic ruin will be difficult without normalising the Taliban's hold on power.
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Exclusive polling: majority of British voters do not think Afghanistan mission was a success
Nearly half ultimately think the government was wrong to intervene in Afghanistan in 2001.
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Jeremy Bowen’s Diary: Where the West went wrong in Afghanistan, the ruins of Helmand, and my sharp new attire
I first met the Taliban in 1994, two years before they took power. I never thought I would be dealing…
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Why Afghan refugees in the US deserve more
Reports of clothing and food shortages have arisen among those awaiting resettlement.
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John Simpson’s Diary: crossing the Khyber Pass, why the Taliban is a problem for Imran Khan, and my biblical comeback
The Taliban’s leaders want to show the group has modernised – but it will be the same as it ever…
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How Secunder Kermani became the face of the BBC’s Afghanistan coverage
With his outstanding reporting and ability to win trust and respect, the BBC has a new star.
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US power after Afghanistan, with Bruno Maçães
Emily Tamkin in Washington, DC and Ido Vock in Berlin host the New Statesman's weekly global affairs podcast, World Review.