NEW: "The authorization of additional visas extends a vital lifeline for Afghans who risked their lives on behalf of the U.S. mission in their country, but it’s not nearly enough to fulfill the promises the U.S. government made to #AfghanAllies." refugeerights.org/news-resources…

Haaretz: Former officials urge Biden: Mull restricting assistance to Israel if it blocks Gaza aid. shorturl.at/qFKM0. I attach the two pages of the letter's text. When I agreed to sign the letter, I expressed misgivings to the organizers. (My note is in the next tweet.

Oxfam: Israel is blocking aid to Gaza International Rescue Committee: Israel is blocking aid UN High Commissioner for Human Rights: Israel is restricting aid UN Special Rapporteur on right to food: Israel is starving Gaza NYT: Why isn’t aid getting to Gaza?

Australia has postponed its T20 series against Afghanistan citing worsening ‘conditions for women and girls’ in the country under Taliban rule, the country’s national cricket body announced on Tuesday. cnn.com/2024/03/20/spo…

In our essay on the struggle to impose pariah status on Taliban without a global consensus that includes China, Asfandyar Mir & I noted this reflects a broader trend. News of a China-Russia deal w/ Houthis, in this moment, feels like another reflection. bloomberg.com/news/articles/…

With Gaza facing literal famine, Congress has passed—and Biden has signed—a 1 year ban on funding to UNRWA, the only organization that is any position to deliver lifesaving aid to 2 million human beings there. Horrific beyond words. theintercept.com/2024/03/22/gaz…

A lot of Moscow analysis has conflated IS and ISKP, arguing the Taliban takeover made Afghanistan a "safe haven for jihadis", etc The reality is much more complicated. And it's so important to pay attention to that nuance

must read report from Crisis Group

Many women who aspire to become doctors in Afghanistan have been denied the opportunity to take their exit exams by the Taliban. Mustafa Basij-Rasikh and Alyssa Sharkey explain how the Taliban’s ban on women’s education is impacting health care. on.cfr.org/3VZ3vup

Publication day for TWENTY YEARS is only 3 weeks away. If you're inclined to read the book, I'd be super grateful if you preorder, to help it get distributed more widely. In any case I can't wait to hear what you think of it amazon.co.uk/Twenty-Years-B… us.macmillan.com/books/97803746…

For U.S. Institute of Peace, I try to assess the significance of the latest UN-facilitated meeting on Afghanistan in Doha, why it unfolded the way it did, and what might come next: usip.org/publications/2…

Are we really at the point where American contractors can open fire on starving people—and we just shrug? No condemnation. No investigation. Where’s Congress? To the world, we’re just another mercenary force now. Don’t kid yourself—there was another way.

60,000 people in Gaza have been killed. 18,500 were children. These are their names. washingtonpost.com/world/interact…

I spent decades at Columbia. I’m withdrawing my fall course due to its deal with Trump Rashid Khalidi theguardian.com/commentisfree/…