In Ghazi Abad, Kunar, over 4,000 homes were destroyed in Sunday’s earthquake. Families are homeless, roads cut off, and some areas only reachable on foot. #UNICEFAfghanistan and partners are deploying urgent medical care, hygiene kits and winter clothing to affected children and families.

More than 4 years has passed since the Taliban took control of Afghanistan. In this @justsecurity.org essay, I reflect on how people who live under the Taliban's repression and tyranny, especially women and girls, may have experienced these years.

New article 'The Hazaras in Afghanistan: exclusion, minoritisation and resistance' is out in the latest edition of Melbourne Asia Review. It is part of a broader collection on Islam and minorities' rights. www.melbourneasiareview.edu.au/the-hazaras-...

Hundreds Killed as Powerful Earthquake Rocks Afghanistan #NYT #Afghanistan

Despite promises of moderation and inclusion, four years later, the Taliban has established a repressive, exclusionary regime – one that has dismantled institutions of law, justice and civil rights with ruthless efficiency. theconversation.com/after-4-year...

"Prices for opium in #Afghanistan have increased 10fold since the... drug ban in 2022, latest @UNODC data shows. (... It) estimates that opiate stocks at the end of 2022 totalled 13,200 t, enough to potentially meet demand for Afghan opiates until 2027." news.un.org/en/story/202... #Afghanistan

The constant horror of living under a gender apartheid regime: www.theguardian.com/global-devel...