In response to Cheryl Benard, wife of Zalmay Khalilzad, whose recent #TheNationalInterest article claims Afghanistan under the Taliban is safe, I have written a rebuttal, arguing that the regime she whitewashes strips Afghanistan people of their every rights.
nationalinterest.org/feature/yes-...

I wrote for The Diplomat about the Global South’s hard won lessons in resisting authoritarianism and why Global North needs that lesson now. Why flipping the script on human rights advocacy matters for Kabul, Kinshasa, Europ and Washington. Read 👇 thediplomat.com/2025/05/what...

My 5 years old son has a New Year message.

Let's listen to him and his generation. Let's make the coming year a year of hope, kindness, and success.

“Every additional minute of inaction heightens the risk that a family may never discover the fate of their missing loved one, and an official responsible for horrific crimes may never be brought to justice.” www.hrw.org/news/2024/12...

Farsi version of "Bella Ciao" by socialist women of Afghanistan back in 70s.

Putin courts closer ties with the Taliban in pursuit of new allies
www.independent.co.uk/asia/south-a...

The world has gone mad. Imagine having this much money to buy a rotten banana while millions of people struggle to secure a single meal. In New York City, 1 in every 8 public school students is homeless.

The Darkening Future: The Taliban’s Rising Crimes Against Women and the Loss of Hope in Afghanistan

Under the Taliban’s brutal rule, Afghan women’s dreams of equality, freedom, and opportunity have been crushed.(1/2)

Argentina was the only country to vote against a United Nations resolution promoting the end of all forms of online violence against women and girls

Zahra Joya of Rukshana Media, Afghanistan, outstanding journalist - reminds us of what Afghan women are suffering, and their extraordinary courage.