What's Up Afghanistan?

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The Biggest Lie Being Told About Afghanistan
A coalition of bad-faith actors are pushing a big lie about where taxpayer money is going
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Warner Bros won't save us
On "The United States of Al," the limits of representation and feeling invisible
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Explicit evil vs implicit evil
There's the Taliban and ISIS. Then, there's the European Union.
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The multitude of crises facing Afghans
Afghans are on the verge of a famine -- will anyone care?
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A new phase of a never-ending war
As the U.S. completes an exit of sorts, the Afghan war shifts yet again.
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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
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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.
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The US exits but the war continues
The Biden administration gambles on an unconditional exit
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What's Up Afghanistan: first edition
The latest news, commentary and art from Afghanistan that centers Afghan voices.
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A conversation with Wazhmah Osman
On how television can heal Afghans, the burden of representation and untapped talent of Afghan creatives
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The wagons are circling in Kabul
So how long will the current President of Afghanistan last? How did Afghan Hazaras change Adelaide for the better & more
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Why What's Up Afghanistan
on making sense of all things afghanistan, both inside and out
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