Julian Busch

Journalist

[Julian Busch @JulianBusch2]

Torn by the rivalry between two generals vying for power, much of Sudan has turned into a battleground, leading to one of the world’s largest humanitarian crises. My dispatch from Sudan with photos from @HaigesVincent in @newlinesmag https://t.co/719F2y6df2

[Obaidullah Baheer @ObaidullaBaheer]

The statement “Pakistan has a right to defend itself” right after the last two strikes by Pakistan targeting a university and a medical center is quite something. @kajakallas, do you really want to go down in history as a whitewasher of war crimes?

[AAN Afghanistan @AANafgh]

Economic crises are often measured in statistics. But they are lived through everyday decisions:
Can we buy meat this week?
Can we replace worn-out shoes?
Can we afford the journey?
Read One Afghan family's story 👇
#Afghanistan
https://t.co/Yb3GV3kOIy

[Jan Egeland @NRC_Egeland]

3.2 million people fled their homes here in Iran as a result of the US-Israel air campaign. Many have lost their life savings, homes, and loved ones.

Now, people are being hit by the economic crisis caused by the war.

In NRC we do all we can to support both war stricken Iranians and Afghan refugees.
But our funding is incredibly limited.

Iran hosts 4.4 million Afghan refugees.

Despite the fact that this is one of the world’s largest refugee-hosting countries, we simply don’t have the resources to provide even emergency relief to all who need it here.

Without a concerted new effort, the effects of this war will be felt by families here for years to come.

Donors cannot turn their backs at this critical time for civilians.

[Malali Bashir @MalaliBashir]

Radio Azadi is hiring journalists. Please apply for the positions here if you think you are an experienced and versatile journalist. Please use the link below for applying and do not send your resumes to individuals or the radio's email.
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[Drop Site @DropSiteNews]

🚨BREAKING: For the first time, the original Pakistani cypher — cable I-0678, the document that triggered the removal of former Pakistani Prime Minister Imran Khan — is being released in full by Drop Site.

[Ali M Latifi 🇦🇫 @alibomaye]

Nangarhar university students create a new messaging app as an alternative to WhatsApp (@Meta has come under scrutiny over the level of actual encryption in WhatsApp)

[jeremy scahill @jeremyscahill]

First he was possibly dead, then severely wounded, then not in a position of authority, then Iran in disarray, now he’s playing a critical role. The blockade is working. Now we have Project Freedom. Now we don’t. JD is on his way to Islamabad. No, it’s Steve & Jared. Now no one.

[Ali M Latifi 🇦🇫 @alibomaye]

Governments willing to send Afghans back to a country whose leadership they do not recognise are using the existence of that Islamic Emirate to maintain banking restrictions make foreign investment a sanctions risk, and to deny development funding
https://t.co/W8OF4i9WIy

[Bureau of South and Central Asian Affairs (SCA) @State_SCA]

The @StateDept has announced the phased closure of the U.S. Consulate General in Peshawar. As we transition to a new chapter, with the U.S. Consulate General’s operations shifting to @USEmbIslamabad, we will continue our important diplomatic work in partnership with the people and officials of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province, fostering economic ties and promoting security. https://t.co/JXS4Tgtmwu

[Mary Jordan @marycjordan]

Any journalists looking for a new job? The Martha Vineyard Gazette is looking for a reporter to write about big issues on the small island. The job comes with a furnished two bedroom home. Details here: https://t.co/3yueOf32gT

[Muhammad Jalal @MJalalAf]

5G arrives in Kabul

For the first time, trial 5G services are live at 74 sites across the city, as per the Ministry of Communications.

A big step for Afghanistan’s digital future.

[Zakir Jalaly - ذاکر جلالي @zakirjalaly]

The Afghanistan Hope
In these photos, young people gather on the very first day of the newly opened @aksosbookstore in Kabul.
These moments remind me of something deeper: despite all challenges, a nation turning toward knowledge, curiosity, and growth.
The path to a brighter future begins here in books, in ideas, in the simple act of reading.

[Tom Nuttall @tom_nuttall]

A second day of marvelling at the swathe of German commentators who appear to believe that Friedrich Merz is responsible for the actions of the president of the United States.

[Alex Shams @alexshams_]

The Western media is manufacturing consent for US strikes on Iranian civilians through "poor factchecking, misleading framing, and the apparent welcoming of killings"

Here's an example from the Strait of Hormuz:

[Mohammad Ali Shabani @mashabani]

The interview is painful to watch, and the tweet accompanying the clip is even more egregious.

The Telegraph reporter calmly explains that smuggling of fuel from Iran to GCC states is rampant and continuing. He accurately explains that it's driven by arbitrage as Iran subsidizes fuel.

CNN anchor keeps describing the smugglers as part of the "Iranian navy" and a "threat", confusing them for IRGC speedboats. Both the CNN anchor and the reporter then seem to agree that Trump should take action against the fuel smugglers. That would likely entail the killing of civilians.

None of this is normal: the poor factchecking, the misleading framing, and the apparent welcoming of killings.

[Mona Fawaz @mona_fawaz]

Israel's Digital Occupation
"What Israel has done in Lebanon over the past year and a half amounts to running a "digital occupation laboratory”, an experiment that is being watched closely around the world and may change the shape of this growing war." https://t.co/NusRLv5K0S

[Trita Parsi @tparsi]

Germany's Merz welcomed Israel's attack on Iran in June 2025, and said Israel was "doing Europe's dirty work for it." He welcomed Trump's war on Iran in Feb and dismissed its illegality.

Now, as a rat jumping off a sinking ship, he claims he always had doubts about the war.

The Germany that proudly stood against the Iraq war in 2003 is long gone. The German government has turned Germany into a vassal of the US.

But this vassal wants its cake and eat it too: Benefit from America's wars if they go well, while washing its hands of the war if they go badly.

This is why America should refrain from turning once good allies into vassals. It benefits neither in the long run.

[ICRC Afghanistan @ICRC_af]

Food assistance & medical supplies have been delivered to 17,000 families affected by armed conflict in Kamdesh & Barg-e-Matal, #Nuristan

After weeks of isolation & hardship, @ICRC_af, @ARCSAfghanistan & @WFP_Afghanistan are helping families access essentials & begin to recover.

[OCHA Afghanistan @OCHAAfg]

‼️Renewed hostilities along the Afghanistan–Pakistan border are worsening humanitarian needs and harming civilians.

Partners continue to respond amid access and security challenges.

🗞️Our latest update: https://t.co/QRcPEA54PA

[Hafizullah Maroof @HafizMaroof1]

The death toll has risen to eight with 97 others injured following the Pakistani strikes in Kunar. Doctors in local hospitals are appealing to residents to donate blood for the wounded victims as more victims were expected after artillery firing on Sarkanoo district.