War and peace and war: Twenty years in AfghanistanAn extract from a new book by Andrew North who spent 20 years in Afghanistan – and was even kidnapped by the Taliban Aug 21 24August 21, 2024Article at opendemocracy.net
The secret life of Afghans under the TalibanBy Ruhullah Khapalwak and Andrew North Since the Taliban seized back control of Afghanistan over a year ago, even those Afghans who tried in vain to flee on the last American flights out of Kabul have settled, somehow, into a new kind of life. In… Dec 05 22December 05, 2022Article at The Economist
West must learn to live with Erdogan the unpredictableAndrew North is a journalist who covers Afghanistan and the Caucasus. He is based in Tbilisi. Holding contradictory policy positions and being reliably unpredictable have become a core part of the Recep Tayyip Erdogan brand in the nearly two decades… May 26 22May 26, 2022Article at Nikkei Asia
Putin's claim that NATO threatens Russia is a self-fulfilling prophecyAndrew North is a journalist who covers Afghanistan and the Caucasus. He is based in Tbilisi. The NATO flag, with its muscular-looking four-pointed star, is an unlikely protest symbol. So, too, the logo of that other cornerstone of the Western… Jan 06 22January 06, 2022Article at Nikkei Asia
Is This the Future of Taliban Rule?Government workers are unpaid and the future of girls’ education is uncertain, but life goes on in the Afghan city of Herat The dress is red and revealing. On show in the window of a wedding gown rental emporium here in Herat, it appears to challenge… Dec 13 21December 13, 2021Article at New Lines
Eyewitness: Afghanistan As winter closes in on Afghanistan, a 12-year-old tries to save his familySaeed Gul wants to go to school. Instead he’s picking up rubbish on the streets of Kabul In the chilly half-light of a Kabul dawn, two girls are walking to school, engrossed in conversation, their backpack straps neatly arranged over the folds of… Dec 13 21December 13, 2021Article at The Economist
Eyewitness: Afghanistan How to get 120 Afghans out of KabulAs the Taliban took over, we used WhatsApp and hand-drawn flags to help people escape The question flashed up on my screen early on the morning of August 26th: “Do we have to get into the water?” The message was from an Afghan television host – I’ll… Oct 21 21October 21, 2021Article at The Economist
Divided Asia must face looming Afghan refugee crisisAndrew North is a journalist who covers Afghanistan and was previously based in Kabul as a correspondent for the BBC. "Do not come, do not come." That was the stern injunction from Vice President Kamala Harris this June to people from Central America… Oct 20 21October 20, 2021Article at Nikkei Asia
Two decades after 9/11, how delusion led to defeat in AfghanistanLate on Sept. 11, 2001, Najib was at home with his family in Kabul listening to a radio bulletin on the Pashto language service of the BBC. There was no such thing as the internet in Afghanistan then, and with almost no other information sources… Sep 08 21September 08, 2021Article at Nikkei Asia
Taliban triumph: anatomy of a disaster in AfghanistanInstead of a ladder to the last helicopter out of Saigon, a new image of desperation and collapse seared itself into the world's mind this week. A crowd of Afghans swarming a whale-like U.S. Air Force transport, grasping at its oblivious sides as it… Aug 18 21August 18, 2021Article at Nikkei Asia
No exit: A generation of young Afghans faces the end of the US eraTBILISI/KABUL -- "I can't get off social media these days," says 29-year-old Sharifi. The signal may be in and out. Keeping digital devices charged is a challenge amid constant power outages. But millions of Afghans, especially the urban young, are… Jul 14 21July 14, 2021Article at Nikkei Asia
Mafia boss bites Erdogan, but will Turkey's president bite back?Silencing digital-minded dissidents the old-fashioned way Jun 24 21June 24, 2021Article at Nikkei Asia
Mafia boss bites Erdogan, but will Turkey's president bite back?A tablet shows the video of Sedat Peker on June 6: his scandal-ridden monologues have a viral effect. © AP Andrew North is a journalist based in Tbilisi and a regular commentator on Asian affairs. He has reported widely from South Asia, Central Asia… Jun 24 21June 24, 2021Article at Nikkei Asia
We would all be better off if politicians left history aloneIndian and Pakistani flags are lowered during a daily retreat ceremony at the India-Pakistan joint border check post of Attari-Wagah in July 2015: if this colorful spectacle does not come back to life, that may be no bad thing. © AP Andrew North is a… Jun 05 21June 05, 2021Article at Nikkei Asia
Erdogan and Putin battle it out for control of the Black SeaAndrew North is a journalist based in Tbilisi and a regular commentator on Asian affairs. He has reported widely from South Asia, Central Asia and the Middle East. Russian President Vladimir Putin's military buildup on Ukraine's border has incited a… Apr 26 21April 26, 2021Article at Nikkei Asia
Georgia's eternal quest to find a place in the WestRecent unrest in the country reflects the competing forces which have been exerted on it for centuries. Should it look to Moscow or to Europe? Andrew North reports from Tbilisi A narrow street in the centre of Tbilisi lined by distinguishedlooking… Mar 13 21March 13, 2021Article at The New European
The dangerous fault line linking Trump cultists to 9/11A mob of Trump supporters storm the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6: it is a warning to any government that has tried to co-opt hyper-nationalistic, populist movements. © Reuters Andrew North is a journalist based in Tbilisi. He has reported widely across the… Jan 15 21January 15, 2021Article at Nikkei Asia
Donald Trump's reckless Afghanistan retreatU.S. Army soldiers arrive home from Afghanistan on Dec.8 in Fort Drum, New York: all U.S.-led coalition forces are due to leave Afghanistan by next May. © Getty Images Andrew North is a freelance journalist based in Tbilisi. He has reported widely… Dec 23 20December 23, 2020Article at Nikkei Asia
Turkey's disruptive Caucasus power play risks regional warThree big reasons why the world should care about the Nagorno-Karabakh conflict Oct 15 20October 15, 2020Article at Nikkei Asia
Turkey's disruptive Caucasus power play risks regional warThe blast site hit by a rocket in Ganja, Nagorno-Karabakh region, pictured on Oct. 11: in a hyper-nationalistic world the danger of smaller conflicts fueling regional wars is much greater. © Reuters Andrew North has reported widely from across the… Oct 15 20October 15, 2020Article at Nikkei Asia
