Archive - What's Up Afghanistan?

The Biggest Lie Being Told About Afghanistan

A coalition of bad-faith actors are pushing a big lie about where taxpayer money is going

Aug 7, 2024 •

Arash Azizzada آرش

April 2023

The multitude of crises facing Afghans

Afghans are on the verge of a famine -- will anyone care?

Apr 2, 2023 •

Arash Azizzada آرش

August 2021

Explicit evil vs implicit evil

There's the Taliban and ISIS. Then, there's the European Union.

Aug 11, 2021 •

Arash Azizzada آرش

July 2021

A new phase of a never-ending war

As the U.S. completes an exit of sorts, the Afghan war shifts yet again.

Jul 23, 2021 •

Arash Azizzada آرش

May 2021

A conversation with Farkondeh Akbari

On what a withdrawal will mean for Afghans, what the elites in Kabul will do and why the Taliban aren't as impressive as they're made out to be

May 18, 2021 •

Arash Azizzada آرش

April 2021

March 2021

A conversation with Wazhmah Osman

On how television can heal Afghans, the burden of representation and untapped talent of Afghan creatives

Mar 30, 2021 •

Arash Azizzada آرش

Warner Bros won't save us

On "The United States of Al," the limits of representation and feeling invisible

Mar 22, 2021 •

Arash Azizzada آرش

A conversation with Rabia Latif Khan

On Hazaras in the UK, The Kite Runner, the EU's hypocritical migration deportation policy, Afghan scholars, and more.

Mar 12, 2021 •

Arash Azizzada آرش

What's Up Afghanistan: first edition

The latest news, commentary and art from Afghanistan that centers Afghan voices.

Mar 8, 2021 •

Arash Azizzada آرش

Why What's Up Afghanistan

on making sense of all things afghanistan, both inside and out

Mar 7, 2021 •

Arash Azizzada آرش

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