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Water crisis in Afghanistan and beyond

Roh Yakobi @rohyakobi.bsky.social · 9d

Zalmay Khalilzad: My life, my story, my mission (From Bonn to Doha Talks) - Part 2

Roh Yakobi @rohyakobi.bsky.social · 24d

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Zalmay Khalilzad: My life, my story, my mission (Part 1)

Roh Yakobi @rohyakobi.bsky.social · Sep 18

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Alexander Matheou: Afghanistan's humanitarian emergency

Roh Yakobi @rohyakobi.bsky.social · Aug 25

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Taliban anniversary special: Four years of madness | Fereshta Abbasi

Roh Yakobi @rohyakobi.bsky.social · Aug 14

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Heidi Meyer: Time to recognise the Taliban?

Roh Yakobi @rohyakobi.bsky.social · Aug 4

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Nathalie Paarlberg: Your eyes are beautiful!

Roh Yakobi @rohyakobi.bsky.social · Jul 8

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Few thoughts on Iran | Roh Yakobi

Roh Yakobi @rohyakobi.bsky.social · Jun 13

Few thoughts on Iran

Few thoughts on Iran Events in Iran are fluid. No one is quite sure what will happen next. In less than 24 hours, Israel managed to decapitate much of the Islamic Republic’s military leadership and d...

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Roh Yakobi @rohyakobi.bsky.social · Jun 12

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Mary Beard: Taliban, women and lessons from history

Pascal Maitre: Afghanistan through my lens

Roh Yakobi @rohyakobi.bsky.social · Jun 5

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David Tyson: A CIA spy's story in Afghanistan (Part 3)

Roh Yakobi @rohyakobi.bsky.social · May 19

On 25 November 2001, CIA officers David Tyson and Mike Spann were interrogating over 400 al-Qaeda fighters at Qala-i-Jangi when they rebelled, killing Mike. The uprising lasted six days and left over 500 dead. Only 80 al-Qaeda prisoners survived.

David tells me his story: Linktr.ee/TheAfgPod

Roh Yakobi @rohyakobi.bsky.social · May 18

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David Tyson: A CIA spy's story in Afghanistan (Part 2)

Roh Yakobi @rohyakobi.bsky.social · May 11

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David Tyson: A CIA spy's story in Afghanistan (Part 1)

Roh Yakobi @rohyakobi.bsky.social · May 8

Persian food galore. Always down it with red!

Roh Yakobi @rohyakobi.bsky.social · May 7

Interviewing a veteran CIA man who spent over two decades doing his thing Central Asia? Don’t forget to talk about fat-tailed sheep and the delicacy they offer. 😆

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Roh Yakobi @rohyakobi.bsky.social · May 4

Have never watched Star Wars and don’t understand the references to it. Am I missing something in life?

Roh Yakobi @rohyakobi.bsky.social · May 4

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David Tyson: A CIA spy's story in Afghanistan (Part 1)

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Best for Britain @bestforbritain.org · May 3

This sums the whole situation up quite nicely.

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Roh Yakobi @rohyakobi.bsky.social · May 3

Making voting a compulsory civic duty and turning General Election day into a public holiday celebrating democracy would go a long way towards repairing our politics.

Roh Yakobi @rohyakobi.bsky.social · May 3

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