House No 30, Kabul: Can journalism survive the Taliban? theguardian.com/world/ng-inter…

Last week, we welcomed 32 scholars to campus for a joint colloquium on Afghanistan with the American Institute of Afghanistan Studies and U.S. Institute of Peace.

Scholars workshopped papers on generating a political process in Afghanistan and received peer and expert feedback.

My paper on the persecution of the Hazaras in Afghanistan, from 1880 to 2023, was published yesterday on the issue no. 32 of Faultines. I am happy to share it with you.
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Delighted to share that Raoul Wallenberg Institute has published my paper titled 'The International Criminal Court's Afghanistan Investigation: Challenges and Constraints Assessment.' This research was conducted during my fellowship with RWI in 2023. rb.gy/v5mk83
Int'l Criminal Court

My recent reportage from
#Afghanistan for The Saturday Paper on Aust war crimes, including my interview with Taliban Spokesman Zabihullah (..ذبـــــیح الله م )

Join Heather Barr, Kobra Moradi, Azadah Raz Mohammad & I for a discussion on intersectionality in the Taliban's gender apartheid rule, focusing on the vulnerabilities & multilayered discrimination faced by Hazara women.

📍Register atlanticcouncil.zoom.us/webinar/regist…

🔖Read justsecurity.org/93123/hazara-w…

Our long-read article on the #Hazara genocide has been published by the Institute for War, Holocaust and Genocide Studies (in the Netherlands).

niod.nl/en/longreads/a…

In my recent article discuss the Taliban's massacres of civilians in Mazar-e-Sharif, Yakaolang, Robatak Pass, Shamali Valley, and Sar-e-Pul Province in the late 1990s, to demonstrate the Taliban's deeply rooted hostility toward the Hazara and Tajik ethnic groups.

Important timely new report on Hazara Genocide: 'Broken Frame,Shattered Glass: Recognising Crimes Perpetrated Against The Hazara of Afghanistan.'ABA found 'strong evidence Hazara are victims of genocide which requires urgent action'. Lord (Tariq)Ahmad of Wimbledon americanbar.org/content/dam/ab…

In armed conflict, civilian harm must be the exception, not the rule. That's the core of international humanitarian law. All states have a stake in respect for #IHL in the war in Gaza, and in all other wars, because it is about preserving our humanity. ms.spr.ly/6013c5nGv

On #InternationalWomensDay I stand with the women of Afghanistan, call on the #Taliban to respect the human rights of women & girls under international law, and urge the immediate and unconditional release of detained women human rights defenders. 👇
ohchr.org/en/statements/…

Every step toward normalizing the Taliban—every time they walk a red carpet, or send a new ambassador, or host a meeting w/smiling foreigners—sends a message to the Taliban that what they’re doing to women & girls is fine and they are free to carry on. rukhshana.com/en/we-mustnt-n…

1. To mark International Women's Day, Kobra Moradi and I just published an article on Just Security about the invisible experiences of #HazaraWomen at the intersection of gender and ethnicity under the Taliban's apartheid rule.
justsecurity.org/93123/hazara-w…

🚀See our Global Studies Quarterly on failures of Women, Peace & Security in Afghanistan. We frame gender dynamics as ‘patriarchal bargaining’ in phases of military intervention, institutionalisation, peacemaking & Taliban engagement in the last 22 years. #WPS

📝OA🔗 academic.oup.com/isagsq/article…

It’s been years in the making but “The Supply & Demand of Rebel Governance” is finally out (ungated) in ISR 🎉 Special thanks to Adrian Florea (@aflorea.bsky.social) for being the best co-author & to the long list of friends & colleagues who helped us get there doi.org/10.1093/isr/vi…

“We consider Israel responsible for the situation of extreme deprivation and despair which prevails in #Gaza … which led to today’s tragic events.”

Our response following the news that over 100 people have been killed while waiting to receive food. 👇

msf.org/people-killed-…

Interested in the 2nd public lecture of University of Central Asia's 'Mapping Futures for #Afghanistan '

Join this event on Zoom webinar: On 27th Feb 24 at 5:00 pm GMT+6, hosted by #UCA_GSD and speakers Dr. Niamat Ibrahimi and Dr. Farkhondeh Akbari Details below👀⬇
🔗us02web.zoom.us/j/83138349643?…
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A few thoughts on what the academic study of Peace and Conflict tells us in relation to Israel-Palestine. Much of it is obvious but we can say it with statistical support. (I realise that tensions are high so this thread comes with good intentions).

Hazara refugee Dr Kumail Jaffry draws on multiple language skills to connect with patients from diverse backgrounds. It’s vital in one of Australia’s most multicultural communities.

#HazaraExcellence

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