Raheb Radfar

Homeland Security Program Analyst @NYSDHSES, MIA Global & Homeland Security @RockefellerColl @UAlbany. Former RA @StimsonCenter, Desk Officer @mfa_afghanistan.

[Raheb Radfar @RahebRadfar]

درون توست اگر خلوتی و انجمنی‌ست
برون ز خویش کجا می‌روی؟ جهان خالی‌ست

بیدل

[Shabnam Nasimi @NasimiShabnam]

503 days since Taliban BANNED girls from going to school.

This is Naila. She was a medical student in Afghanistan —

“I don’t have the right to work, I don’t have the right to exist. I don’t have the right to be a woman anymore. Being a woman is a crime

[Barnett R. Rubin @BRRubin]

Here is my situation report based on a recent trip and other research. Afghanistan Under the Taliban: Findings on the Current Situation • Stimson Center https://t.co/ncb0mr1RNW

[Stimson Center @StimsonCenter]

One year after taking over Kabul, the Taliban's "Islamic Emirate is likely to not only lead Afghanistan to instability & chaos but also turn the country into a destabilizing factor for the entire region."

Read our latest @SAVoices piece by @RahebRadfar:
https://t.co/0wal1TZLtH

[South Asian Voices @SAVoices]

NEW on SAV: "The Taliban have demonstrated again and again that they are willing to take risks over their support for other jihadi groups and former allies, and thus are unlikely to take action against them," writes Raheb Radfar.

https://t.co/aPAvazaTYZ

[Raheb Radfar @RahebRadfar]

On the first anniversary of the Taliban takeover, I discuss the potential repercussions of their Islamic Emirate for the region. Grateful to @BrigittaSchuch1 & @IshaLGupta of @SAVoices for editing this piece.

https://t.co/GkVfVksPAD

[Frud Bezhan فرود بيژن @FrudBezhan]

Taliban has committed grave human rights violations during its 10-month rule in #Afghanistan, says UN:

• 160 extrajudicial killings, 178 arbitrary arrests, 56 cases of torture of ex-ANDSF, govt officials

• 59 killings, 22 illegal arrests, 7 cases of torture of IS-K suspects

[Andrew Watkins @and_huh_what]

Very, very happy to share another @USIP Afghanistan job posting, this time for a research analyst with some prior experience. Dari or Pashto required. Would love to see Afghan-heritage candidates apply.

https://t.co/CRt6iFbeRt

[Stimson Center @StimsonCenter]

Last week, our Stimsonites traveled to Norfolk, VA and toured several ships & a helicopter squadron through the @USFleetForces Visit program, where we learned about @USNavy operations & collaboration w/ partner and allied navies.
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[Christopher Clary @clary_co]

Good morning, I'm excited today marks the electronic release of my book, The Difficult Politics of Peace: Rivalry in Modern South Asia, by @OUPAcademic. Supply chain difficulties mean the paperback is a few weeks away, but it too is coming soon. https://t.co/PTZAGUOlSI

[Raheb Radfar @RahebRadfar]

“At the trial of God, we will ask: why did you allow all this?
And the answer will be an echo: why did you allow all this?”

— Ilya Kaminsky, Deaf Republic

[Raheb Radfar @RahebRadfar]

ای کاش آدمی وطنش را
مثل بنفشه‌ها
(در جعبه‌های خاک)
یک‌روز می‌توانست،
همراه خویشتن ببرد هر کجا که خواست.
در روشنای باران،
در آفتاب پاک.

— شفیعی کدکنی

[António Guterres @antonioguterres]

Support for the rights of Afghan women & girls is support that lifts children out of hunger & communities out of poverty.

I deeply regret that girls’ education above 6th grade remains suspended – an unjustifiable violation of equal rights that damages the entire country.

[Raheb Radfar @RahebRadfar]

on the basis of what is expected of rational actors, that past outcomes influence future actions. There hasn’t been a single real indication of a real positive change in the Taliban’s actions.

[Raheb Radfar @RahebRadfar]

I don’t think anyone who really knows the Taliban has ever been convinced that they have changed. The assumptions of many who thought they might have changed have been based on the group’s claims and

[Yalda Hakim @SkyYaldaHakim]

Unbelievable courage- Afghan girls protesting for their right to an education. They continue to show such bravery and resilience. We hear you #LetAfghanGirlsLearn

[Suhrab Sirat @SuhrabSirat]

از این گزارش‌ سه سال گذشت و هر سال برای من معنای جدیدی پیدا می‌کند.

نسلی که اینگونه شکفته شده بود و ترنم‌هایی که تازه به هارمونی رسیده بودند در ظرف چند ماه چه شد؟ آواره و پراکنده و خاموش…

[Shabnam Nasimi @NasimiShabnam]

Soul-shattering piece by @christinalamb - "In my 35 years as a reporter, I have never seen anything of Afghanistan’s magnitude - 23 million people, more than half the population, face starvation and a million children may die"
https://t.co/sN8LnB1AF7

[Raheb Radfar @RahebRadfar]

Afghan Students in US Face Uncertain Future https://t.co/DpvQcGnxyo

[Raheb Radfar @RahebRadfar]

To address Afghanistan’s humanitarian crisis, the UN has asked for $4.4 billion of aid, of which the US has pledged $308 million. But so far, a global total of just $28 million, which is only 0.6% of what is needed, has actually been delivered. https://t.co/jnOaMJZU8i

[Shaharzad Akbar شهرزاد اکبر @ShaharzadAkbar]

Following the fall of Kabul to Taliban on August 15,2021, we witnessed a pattern of arbitrary detentions, killings and disappearances of former security force members. While Taliban repeatedly declared a policy of “amnesty”, their fighters were involved in killings with impunity