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The Breadwinner; or, The Cinema as Secular Hegemony
Originally published in Milestones: By Jalil Kochai On November 17th, 2017, about one month after the 16th anniversary of America’s invasion of Afghanistan, Nora Twomey’s filmic adaptation of the children’s … Continue reading The Breadwinner; or, The Cinema as Secular Hegemony
Decolonizing Media; why Im writing about white people instead of a US warcrime
Originally published on Mangal Media There is a colonial relationship that exists within the media. Western journalists and bureau chiefs parachute in and stamp down pre-existing plans as all settler … Continue reading Decolonizing Media; why Im writing about white people instead of a US warcrime
Why is Europe Sending Refugees Back to War-torn Afghanistan?
A wave of insurgent attacks in recent weeks in Afghanistan has led both President Donald Trump and Afghan President Ashraf Ghani to call for an end to negotiations with the … Continue reading Why is Europe Sending Refugees Back to War-torn Afghanistan?
Afghan attacks force aid rethink, leave local NGOs more exposed
Originally published on IRIN Days after militants attacked international NGO Save the Children’s office in the eastern Afghan city of Jalalabad, Jehanzeb Sherzad, an employee at a local organization nearby, stood … Continue reading Afghan attacks force aid rethink, leave local NGOs more exposed
EU – Afghan “Joint Way Forward’ deal puts Afghan refugees in danger
Originally published on The New Arab Just over a year after it was signed, the EU-Afghanistan “Joint Way Forward” agreement, which has allowed for the EU to deport an unlimited … Continue reading EU – Afghan “Joint Way Forward’ deal puts Afghan refugees in danger
Roadblocks and no investigations in US Airstrikes in Afghanistan
MSF secured Pentagon assurances that medics would not be targeted, but the military has either botched air raids or disregarded Afghan lives with reckless drone strikes, reports Mohammed Harun Arsalai. … Continue reading Roadblocks and no investigations in US Airstrikes in Afghanistan
Stop deporting refugees back to Afghanistan
The number of dead or wounded in Afghanistan remains at record levels, but the European Union is deporting refugees to Afghanistan under the pretext that the country is “post-conflict”. The … Continue reading Stop deporting refugees back to Afghanistan
If EU Backs Trump’s Afghan Surge, It Should Be Ready to Welcome Refugees of an Intensified War
It has been over 150 days since Donald Trump became president of the US and the world finally has his position on the country’s longest standing war. Trump has decided … Continue reading If EU Backs Trump’s Afghan Surge, It Should Be Ready to Welcome Refugees of an Intensified War
Between Ignorance and Malice: ‘Anti-Establishment’ Journalism on Afghanistan
A month after the US military dropped the largest ever non nuclear bomb on the mountains of Achin district in Nangarhar province, the world seems to have lost interest … Continue reading Between Ignorance and Malice: ‘Anti-Establishment’ Journalism on Afghanistan
Kabul Safe House
Documenting Afghanistan met with Afghan youth deported from the European Union earlier this year along with Refugee and Migrants rights activist Abdul Ghafoor of the Afghanistan Migrants Advice & Support Org
Inside Afghanistan’s Internally Displaced Person Camps
On October 2, European Union leaders and Afghan government officials signed an agreement called the “Joint Way Forward” (JWF). The deal declared that the EU could deport Afghan asylum seekers in … Continue reading Inside Afghanistan’s Internally Displaced Person Camps
Refugee or Migrant? For Afghans, the Difference Is Life and Death
In the same breath as telling Afghans looking to escape what many feel to be an open-air prison, U.S. officials warn its citizens to leave Afghanistan. European Union leaders recently … Continue reading Refugee or Migrant? For Afghans, the Difference Is Life and Death
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