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UpwshaAugust 25, 2021

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Mosque bomber now identifies as a woman, says right-wing blogs fueled ‘inner conflict’ leading up to attack

By Andy Mannix Star Tribune (BELLEVUE HERALD LEADER) MINNEAPOLIS — The militia leader who’s facing life in prison for masterminding…

UpwshaAugust 22, 2021

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Taliban have ‘Grown Up’ and Should Be Given a Chance, Says Islamic Scholar

BY KHALEDA RAHMAN (NEWS WEEK) An Islamic scholar says the Taliban have “grown up” since they were last in power and that they…

Displaced Afghan women and children pray at a mosque that is sheltering them as the Taliban advance in Kabul, Aug. 13. PHOTO: PAULA BRONSTEIN/GETTY IMAGES

UpwshaAugust 19, 2021

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Afghanistan shows the folly of mistaking Christian ideals for ‘universal’ ones.

By Robert Nicholson (WSJ) Historians, soldiers and politicians will debate for decades the particulars of what went wrong during America’s intervention…

UpwshaAugust 18, 2021

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Op-Ed: Mistakes the U.S. made in Vietnam were repeated in Afghanistan. We must break the cycle

BY DAVID A. SUPER (LA Times) The rapid collapse of the Afghan government has lessons to teach us, if we will…

UpwshaAugust 17, 2021

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I Should Have Listened to My Dad About Afghanistan

By Noah Feldman (WASHINGTON POST) The fall of Kabul reminds me of an argument I had with my father on Thanksgiving…

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UpwshaAugust 17, 2021

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They worked for America in Afghanistan. Now they are in hiding.

By Tim Lister, Clarissa Ward and Gianluca Mezzofiore, CNN Kabul, Afghanistan (CNN) Fawad is one of hundreds and probably thousands of Afghans whose applications for…