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Investigators and family members have been unable to find Griffie since October.

In a time when off-street parking is more valuable than ever, one group of residents in Hobart has made an unconventional choice.

By T C A Raghavan The publication of this book was slated for September 2021 to mark the 20th anniversary of the assassination of Ahmad Shah Massoud just a few days before 9/11. But before the book appeared, Afghanistan changed. The US withdrawal in disarray and the return of the Taliban, therefore, contextualise this book

A goat was once killed in his honour and the liver presented to him for the first mouthful. He could not eat liver for the rest of his life

In a nondescript Kabul locality, Dr Sona (last name withheld) is fighting depression. She is among millions of Afghan women who can no longer work in Taliban-ruled Afghanistan. In December last year, Dr Sona had secured a job at a Kabul clinic.  "You cannot join because of the new rules," Dr Sona was told recently when she called the clinic for final confirmation of her employment status. This was right before the Taliban government's new ruling that directed hospitals to ensure ...

Throw a pile of overdue fuel bills on the fire, get cosy and settle in for a Flying Pigs Christmas special.

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Cipher Brief Expert and former Senior Member of the British Foreign Office Tim Willasey-Wilsey reviews the book Afghan Napoleon

On April 30, 1975, Sandy Gall was one of the few Western journalists to stay in Saigon to witness the South Vietnamese capitals fall to the forces of the Communist North. In previous days, chaotic scenes at the American embassy had provided the most iconic images of this final act of the Vietnam War.  Thousands of locals who had reason to fear the victors begged and fought to be allowed aboard the last U.S. helicopters taking a lucky few from the embassy roof to navy vessels lying offshore. Th...