Back to black: What Afghanistan’s new focus on coal tells us
by Rashmee
Posted on August 18, 2022 / open Democracy
Taliban-ruled Afghanistan’s new golden age of coal reveals a country that is going back to …
Read MoreIndia and Afghanistan now share an ‘independence day’
by Rashmee
Posted on August 15, 2022
India and Afghanistan now share an independence day. At least, according to the Taliban. August …
Read MoreAfghanistan, one year after the Taliban’s reconquest: Sunshine and showers?
by Rashmee
Posted on August 10, 2022
With less than a week to go before the Taliban mark the one-year anniversary of …
Read MoreHazara diaspora asks the world to spare a thought for their people in Afghanistan
by Rashmee
Posted on August 9, 2022
I recently read a piece on the growing numbers in Australia of Hazara, who are …
Read MoreBack to black: Afghanistan’s new golden age…of coal-mines
by Rashmee
Posted on August 7, 2022
It’s nearly one year since the Americans beat it from Kabul, giving way to the …
Read MoreBack 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 MoreAmerica’s resurrection and Dr Zawahiri’s multiple deaths
by Rashmee
Posted on August 3, 2022
Ayman Al Zawahiri died many times over – in the headlines. But on August 1, …
Read MoreSome Americans say ‘our Taliban’ are handing down fatwas from the court
by Rashmee
Posted on June 30, 2022
“Our Taliban”, say some Americans, about the rulings coming down thick and fast from the …
Read MoreTwo men, one idea: A theological dystopia
by Rashmee
Posted on June 28, 2022
One may well wonder the Christian right’s eventual goal for America, in the aftermath of …
Read MoreSouth Asia is mostly bad news…and then there’s Afghanistan
by Rashmee
Posted on April 5, 2022
Sri Lanka is in turmoil. Pakistan is in a political flux. India is stepping proud …
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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