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Afghanistan and Pakistan bureau chief for the @washingtonpost, previously headed @AP Iraq bureau, before that @npr
Nov 27, 2021 7 tweets 2 min read
This pubbed a few days ago online, but always great to see our stories in print especially when they get some A1 love: The depth of fear the Taliban escalation has instilled made this story really difficult to report and I’m so grateful to all the brave Jalalabad residents who spoke to us 🙏🏼
Sep 13, 2020 11 tweets 3 min read
It’s been such a whirlwind I didn’t time to highlight some parts of our story marking the start of peace talks, so here goes:

This story is abt the Taliban and how they got from largely defeated in 2001 to sitting in an ornate ballroom w Pompeo yesterday
washingtonpost.com/world/asia_pac… In the months leading up to talks beginning yesterday, many Afghans felt the terms of the US Taliban deal strengthened the Taliban’s hand before the two sides even reached the negotiating table.