Back to the future in Afghanistan?
by Rashmee
Posted on August 6, 2022
On October 7, 2001, a US-led coalition began an intense bombing campaign on Taliban-ruled Afghanistan. …
Read More5 indicators of what the US is, or more crucially, isn’t
by Rashmee
Posted on September 13, 2021
In all the coverage of the 20th anniversary of 9/11, little attention has been paid …
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 More20 years on from 9/11…How long should grief last?
by Rashmee
Posted on August 10, 2021
Twenty years on from 9/11, many many Americans are still grieving those lost. How long …
Read More1/6, 9/11 and the threat of terrorism
by Rashmee
Posted on January 17, 2021
Could 1/6, the day of the Trump-incited US Capitol siege, be the harbinger of …
Read MoreA Christmas Day suicide bomb blast has to be a terrorist act, right? Not really
by Rashmee
Posted on December 30, 2020
So here’s the scenario. On Christmas Day, a suicide bomb blast left an historic part …
Read MoreThe third wave of bloodshed in France is not really about Islam but lone wolf criminality
by Rashmee
Posted on October 30, 2020
11 Mar 2004 Spain Madrid train bombings 193 killed, 2,050 injured[69] Al-Qaeda 7 Jul …
Read MoreBiggest failure of the US-Taliban talks was the lack of preconditions
by Rashmee
Posted on September 10, 2019 / The National
Now that Donald Trump has peremptorily cancelled an unprecedented Camp David meeting with the Taliban, …
Read MoreAn acting president, no plan for the future. What happens to Afghanistan now?
by Rashmee
Posted on June 7, 2019
Afghanistan technically has an acting president right now and no particular plan for the future.…
Read MoreMeet Mr & Mrs Saudi Normal. Was her firstborn, Osama bin Laden, an aberration?
by Rashmee
Posted on August 4, 2018
What’s fascinating about Osama bin Laden’s mother’s media debut is the timing. There she sits, …
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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