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‘The power of education is key to achieving Afghanistan’s emancipation’: Interview with Malalai Joya

Dick Nichols — Tue, 07 Nov 2023 13:30:00 +1100

Afghan activist and author Malalai Joya discusses the shape of resistance against the Taliban today, with �鶹��ý’s Dick Nichols.

Inglorious inertia: Anthony Albanese, Stephen Smith and Julian Assange

Binoy Kampmark — Tue, 04 Apr 2023 14:30:00 +1000

As with all matters regarding United States policy, Australia will, if not agree outright with Washington, adopt a non-committal position — “quiet diplomacy”. Binoy Kampmark reports.

Pentagon doc reveals US lied about Afghan civilians killed in 2021 drone strike

Brett Wilkins — Sat, 07 Jan 2023 16:45:00 +1100

A new report reveals United States military officials knew that an August 2021 drone strike in Kabul likely killed Afghan civilians including children, but lied about it, writes Brett Wilkins.

Iran and Turkey deport more than 240,000 Afghan refugees

Ben Radford — Sat, 19 Nov 2022 12:30:00 +1100

The Iranian and Turkish governments have deported more than 240,000 Afghan refugees this year, in violation of international law, reports Ben Radford.

Afghanistan: Hazaras in Kabul appeal for protection, visas

Susan Price — Thu, 13 Oct 2022 11:15:00 +1100

Susan Price spoke to a Hazara woman living in Kabul about the attack on Hazara school children, the protests and response by the Taliban.

Video: Stop Hazara genocide!

Peter Boyle — Tue, 11 Oct 2022 12:45:00 +1100

Labor can help the Hazara community by granting refugees permanent residence and citizenship and bringing Hazara refugees abandoned in Indonesia to Australia, Nazanin Sharifi told a rally against Hazara genocide.

Afghanistan: Hazara women protest attacks on students in Kabul

Peoples Dispatch — Tue, 04 Oct 2022 17:00:00 +1100

Following a blast in a predominantly Hazara majority area, which killed 43 and injured 82, women from the ethnic minority community demonstrated against the attacks, demanding the genocide end, reports Peoples Dispatch.

Afghanistan: A crisis made by US imperialism

William Briggs — Tue, 09 Aug 2022 21:15:00 +1000

The catastrophe in Afghanistan is an indictment of imperialism and the United States’ vengeful approach to its withdrawal a year ago, writes William Briggs.

Why the Taliban won

Chris Slee — Wed, 09 Feb 2022 21:15:00 +1100

Anand Gopal's No Good Men Among the Living: America, the Taliban and the War through Afghan Eyes, published seven years before the Taliban took control of Kabul for a second time in 2021, helps explain their victory, writes Chris Slee.

West continues war by starvation in Afghanistan

Pip Hinman — Wed, 02 Feb 2022 11:00:00 +1100

More than half of the population of Afghanistan is facing starvation since the US-led occupation forces withdrew last August. Pip Hinman comments on the ongoing crisis.

Is the West determined to starve the people of Afghanistan?

Vijay Prashad — Mon, 17 Jan 2022 16:30:00 +1100

Afghanistan is facing a worsening humanitarian crisis, writes Vijay Prashad.

Cover up of civilian deaths from US airstrikes exposed

Barry Sheppard — Sat, 08 Jan 2022 15:30:00 +1100

The deaths of thousands of civilians killed in US drone strikes in Iraq, Afghanistan and Syria were covered up by the Barack Obama, Donald Trump and Joe Biden administrations, reports Barry Sheppard.

The US is destroying the people of Afghanistan

Barry Sheppard — Tue, 30 Nov 2021 08:30:00 +1100

When the United States left Afghanistan in August it also froze almost all foreign aid to the country. Now, Afghanistan is on the brink of a humanitarian catastrophe, writes Barry Sheppard.

Three months of Taliban occupation: Barbarism unlimited

Yasmeen Afghan — Tue, 23 Nov 2021 09:45:00 +1100

November 16 marked exactly three months of Taliban occupation of Kabul, reports Yasmeen Afghan. The world cannot turn its back.

Kabul Diaries Part 19: Afghan cricketers subtly defy Taliban

Yasmeen Afghan — Tue, 09 Nov 2021 14:15:00 +1100

Afghanistan, a country gripped by misery, tyranny and an uncertain future, is having moments of joy and pride, thanks to the men’s national cricket team, reports Yasmeen Afghan.

Kabul Diaries Part 18: Parents of suicide bombers gather to celebrate

Yasmeen Afghan — Tue, 26 Oct 2021 10:45:00 +1100

In an Orwellian twist, Kabul’s famous Intercontinental Hotel was the venue for an awards ceremony on October 18 for the families of suicide bombers who managed to successfully explode their vests, reports Yasmeen Afghan.

After 20 years, occupation has failed Afghanistan – but our struggle for freedom continues

Malalai Joya — Wed, 20 Oct 2021 17:00:00 +1100

The only way to save Afghanistan is with the solidarity of progressive, democratic and secular forces, says Malalai Joya.

Kabul Diaries Part 17: In this dead end!

Yasmeen Afghan — Tue, 12 Oct 2021 17:30:00 +1100

The Taliban are hunting down women’s rights activists in Kabul. Yasmeen Afghan files this account of one such activist who is now underground.

Kabul Diaries Part 16: After forbidding perfume for women, Taliban to ban inciteful kebab

Yasmeen Afghan — Mon, 04 Oct 2021 10:45:00 +1100

Recent statements by Taliban figures banning perfume have been protested and derided in social media, reports Yasmeen Afghan.

Kabul Diaries Part 15: Afghanistan is on an undeclared general strike since Taliban occupation

Yasmeen Afghan — Fri, 01 Oct 2021 09:45:00 +1000

Civil disobedience and stay-at-home strikes continue in Kabul against the Taliban regime, reports Yasmeen Afghan.

Exclusive interview: Solidarity Party of Afghanistan's Selay Ghaffar speaks about the struggle against the Taliban

Marcel Cartier — Thu, 30 Sep 2021 16:45:00 +1000

In this exclusive interview, Marcel Cartier speaks with Selay Ghaffar, spokesperson for the leftist Solidarity Party of Afghanistan.

Kabul Diaries Part 14: ‘Our privacy is now subjected to Taliban vigilantes’

Yasmeen Afghan — Mon, 27 Sep 2021 11:15:00 +1000

Since the Taliban occupation, women have largely stay at home because they are scared of being beaten and humiliated by the Taliban for just being women, reports Yasmeen Afghan.

Kabul Diaries Part 13: Not without my sister

Yasmeen Afghan — Tue, 21 Sep 2021 13:45:00 +1000

Yasmeen Afghan reports that after the Taliban announced only boys and male teachers should resume their studies and work, children began posting pictures holding placards with slogans against the unofficial ban on girls' education.

Afghanistan: Women's ministry secretariat converted to Moral Police headquarters

Yasmeen Afghan — Sun, 19 Sep 2021 14:15:00 +1000

The Taliban converted the secretariat of the Ministry of Women’s Affairs to the Ministry of Propagation of Virtue and the Prevention of Vice on September 17, reports Yasmeen Afghan.

Video: Afghan women, war and the media

Peter Boyle — Fri, 17 Sep 2021 17:15:00 +1000

�鶹��ý speaks to Dr Ayesha Jehangir, who is currently writing a book about Afghan refugees and media discourses of war and conflict.

One month of Taliban occupation: A hundred years of Afghan solitude

Yasmeen Afghan — Thu, 16 Sep 2021 19:30:00 +1000

It’s been one month since the fall of Kabul, writes Yasmeen Afghan. People live in constant fear, government employees have not been paid, and most people are out of jobs, especially Afghan women.

Taliban will welcome Australia’s cricket boycott

Farooq Sulehria — Wed, 15 Sep 2021 14:45:00 +1000

In post-9/11 Afghanistan, music and cricket became an escape from the twin violence of United States occupation and Taliban terrorism. Farooq Sulehria reports that with the return of the Taliban these cultural activities are now under attack.

Kabul Diaries Part 12: Afghan women are defying Taliban by posting colourful dresses

Yasmeen Afghan — Wed, 15 Sep 2021 11:00:00 +1000

An international online campaign celebrating Afghan women’s traditional dress has started after the Taliban introduced a strict dress code for female university students, reports Yasmeen Afghan.

Kabul Diaries Part 11: Afghans say no to trade in Pakistani currency

Yasmeen Afghan — Wed, 15 Sep 2021 10:30:00 +1000

There are growing concerns over the Pakistan establishment's influence in Afghanistan since the Taliban takeover, reports Yasmeen Afghan.

Biden claims ‘success’ while resistance grows inside Afghanistan

Malik Miah — Thu, 09 Sep 2021 12:45:00 +1000

In the aftermath of the United States withdrawal from Afghanistan and Taliban takeover, big challenges lie ahead as political factions jockey for power, writes Malik Miah.