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Author of NYT Best Sellers The Daughters of Kobani, Ashley's War, Dressmaker of Khair Khana. Rebellion. Adj Sr Fellow, CFR. All views own. RTs not=endorsement.

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    20 Nov 2020

    Thrilled to share this at last. Next book. Out 2/16/21. On the women who stopped ISIS. More soon and more here:

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  2. Aug 20

    Researched 1st book at Found notes from Taliban 1st meeting w/ NGOs in '96 when group swept Kabul. Sought UN seat, issued rules: no high heels, mandated burqa, no laughing on street. No women out w/o male chaperone. Now comes 2021. Same discussions now lie up ahead.

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  3. Aug 20

    Amazing and moving.

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  4. Aug 18

    Kamila is truly a remarkable person. And her story runs in parallel to that of her beloved .

    If you read ‘s moving book The Dressmaker of Khair Khana - and if you didn’t- you will want to hear the update on this courageous Afghan woman entrepreneur this week
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  5. Aug 15

    I wrote this for .

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  6. Aug 13

    The book shares story of a young whose business created jobs and hope for families around her community during Taliban rule. Today so many brave girls were stepping up to lead their communities. Now they are trying to figure out how to survive until they can flee.

    Heavy today. I'm for the of Afghanistan and those that aided our armed forces for years. So, I'm reading about a who changed the world. for telling her and dressmaker stories
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    Aug 10

    Afghanistan is a nation filled with young people working to decipher their futures amid true fear. A country with young women & young men whose lives show that the quest for human dignity does not stop at the Afghan border. Thinking of them as they think through what to do next.

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  8. Aug 11

    This is a question asked in Syria. Now, urgently, asked in Afghanistan. With best thoughts,

    This phase of war & violence brings the discourse around under huge question & whether the post WW2 UN still remains an effective mechanism for securing peace or do we need another global mechanism for that?
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  9. Aug 11

    I think of women I interviewed in Kabul on life under Taliban in 1990s for my 1st book. And how different their view was from international men I met who worked with global NGOs, UN, etc. "They stole my future from me," a young woman said in our meeting. "They took my education."

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  10. Aug 10

    From Afghanistan on Afghanistan

    Being an Afghan journalist in Afghanistan is like writing a story about different fires in your house and report the burning of each part, despite your family members being stuck there and you can’t help them. Just in case if you don’t know how it feels.
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  11. Aug 10

    Afghanistan is a nation filled with young people working to decipher their futures amid true fear. A country with young women & young men whose lives show that the quest for human dignity does not stop at the Afghan border. Thinking of them as they think through what to do next.

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  12. Aug 10

    From Afghanistan

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  13. Aug 10

    Kamila story is 1st book I had privilege of writing, "Dressmaker of Khair Khana." I think of the women I interviewed on life under Taliban. And how different their view was from international men who worked at NGOs, UN, etc. "They stole my future from me" one young woman told me.

    Businesswomen in Afghanistan are adamant that there will be no going back to the days of repression under the Taliban, and the progress women have made over the past 18 years will not be reversed. More here: by
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  14. Aug 10

    On women who have fought for their nation's future - and their own:

    How will the story end for the Afghan women who supported the U.S. and NATO diplomatic effort these past two decades? Here's in .
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  15. Aug 9

    On : "The families said they "lost everything” in the war. Every family has its own bitter story of the ongoing violence that has overwhelmed the country."

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  16. Aug 8

    On from

    More and more Afghans are fleeing their homes. The number of displaced people is growing in and outside the country. A solution to the conflict is urgently needed. Otherwise massive forced displacement will be just one of the grave humanitarian consequences of political failure.
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  17. Aug 8

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    Remarks to UNSC, Friday "I speak to you exhausted and in mourning, hoping that this time, speaking to this forum will make a difference. Afghans are watching, amidst fear and despair, if this Council and the international community will do all it can to revive our hope in peace"
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  18. Aug 7

    “I have dedicated my life to this work, & I love trying to raise the voice of those that are voiceless,” said. “If I have helped someone, that means more to me than having a comfortable day, that is why I am staying." On in

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  19. Aug 7

    On from Afghanistan

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    VIDEO: Salima Mazari, a female district governor in male-dominated Afghanistan, is on a mission: recruiting men to fight the Taliban
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  20. Aug 6

    Women defining resilience and courage. And facing the unknown up ahead.

    These women fought for Afghanistan’s future. Now they don't want to leave it behind, writes
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    Aug 5

    On women in : "The world should not see us as victims begging for their support; women have been consistent & loyal partner for international community for last 20 years. We have never changed our position no matter how hard the situation has gotten" - W/

    How will the story end for the Afghan women who supported the U.S. and NATO diplomatic effort these past two decades? Here's in .
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