The Afghan situation comes home to Greenwich
by Rashmee
Posted on August 31, 2021
Late last evening, I received an urgent email from my local authority. “As you know …
Read MoreAre the Taliban really in charge?
by Rashmee
Posted on August 30, 2021
Tomorrow is the first day the Taliban will be in sole charge of Afghanistan. But …
Read MoreA slice of 17th century life in the National Gallery
by Rashmee
Posted on August 29, 2021
This Sunday bank holiday weekend was a marker for me. It was the first time …
Read MoreWhat to read about jihad: a novel may be best
by Rashmee
Posted on August 28, 2021
I’m intrigued by the reading list put together by The Economist on global jihadism. There …
Read MoreDonald Rumsfeld’s epitaph was written long ago — and it’s full of known knowns
by Rashmee
Posted on August 27, 2021
I didn’t realise until a day or so ago that Donald Rumsfeld was buried this …
Read MoreHow will Taliban 2.0 interpret Sharia law in Afghanistan?
by Rashmee
Posted on August 26, 2021 / The New European
As the world waits to see the extent to which the Taliban’s victory will see …
Read MoreThe truth is Afghanistan may already be fading as a news story in the US
by Rashmee
Posted on August 25, 2021
Here’s something to consider as everyone who is anyone writes about Afghanistan and what it …
Read MoreHissene Habre’s death in prison is a reminder that his western counterparts go scot free
by Rashmee
Posted on August 24, 2021
News of former Chadian president Hissene Habre’s death (on August 24) made me think of …
Read MoreA better playbook for America’s Afghan engagment?
by Rashmee
Posted on August 23, 2021
A thoughtful reader asked me a key question the other day: what would have been …
Read More‘The trendy Taliban’? You’ve got to be kidding
by Rashmee
Posted on August 22, 2021
Of all the ridiculous stories on Afghanistan I’ve read, Mail Online takes the sambusa. (That’s …
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Rashmee has lived and worked in several countries in the past decade, including Afghanistan, India, Haiti, Tunisia, the UAE, US and UK