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Freshta Jalalzai

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Cutting Aid to Afghanistan Is Collective Punishment. America Must Do Better.

The crisis unfolding in Afghanistan today is not just a repetition of history. It is an amplified version, with even fewer lifelines for an even...

15.02.2025 10

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Freshta Jalalzai

How 9/11 Changed – and Didn’t Change – Afghanistan

The terror attacks on September 11, 2001, seemingly changed the trajectory of Afghanistan’s history. But today, the country in many ways is back to...

11.09.2024 4

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Freshta Jalalzai

Outgoing EU Diplomat Raffaella Iodice Reflects on Her Time in Afghanistan 

Iodice stood by the girls and women of Afghanistan when nearly everyone else had left, a commitment that deeply resonated with many in the war-torn...

28.08.2024 3

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Freshta Jalalzai

3 Afghans Face Different Fates After the Taliban Takeover

For some, Taliban rule means a life in hiding. For others, it brought a long-awaited homecoming. Still others are just hoping for a lasting peace.

15.08.2024 1

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Freshta Jalalzai

The Killing of Dawa Khan Menapal and the Fall of Afghanistan’s Republic

In August 2021, a brutal assassination prefigured the fall of the Republic and the Taliban’s return to power.

06.08.2024 1

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Freshta Jalalzai