@KateClark66

Co-Director of the Afghanistan Analysts Network. I mainly tweet on Afghanistan, occasionally on wildlife and, when I'm lucky, on Afghan birds and flowers.

 London/Kabul
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Joined November 2011
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NOW: Hundreds outside 10 Downing Street for an emergency protest for Palestine against Israel’s violence in the West Bank. We need full arms embargo on Israel now 🇵🇸
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Perhaps they can be allowed to speak for themselves. Most do see themselves as Palestinian. Others fear the consequences of identifying as Palestinian, given the expulsion of 70% of the Palestinian population, 18 years of military rule until 1966 & huge numbers of demolitions
Nicole Lampert
@nicolelampertOct 25
Many of the Arab citizens of Israel don’t identify as Palestinians. But Sky News will be Sky News.
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This is extremely poor. The opposition bloc is not centrist leaning and definitely not left leaning. It contains some very right wing candidates. In temrs of policy regarding Palestinians there is little difference at all
Hamza Yusuf
@Hamza_a9618h
The BBC’s Middle East correspondent frames the Israeli elections as Netanyahu against “leftist” and “centrist” figures like Eisenkot, whom she describes as “softly spoken” and “lowkey”. What she leaves out is that he’s a former general and the architect of the Dahiyeh Doctrine, which calls for disproportionate force and deliberate targeting of civilians and their infrastructure. In what world is that left wing?
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How often do we need to say 'look up the work of Women Against Fundamentalism and stop being so deliberately ignorant of the work of women who spent years protesting political Islam while being slandered by the left and without running into the arms of violent racist patriarchs?'
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AAN Afghanistan
@AANafghOct 26
300–400 afghanis ($4–5.50) for a day's work. That's what Farhad earns, when he finds work in Kabul. But sometimes seven or eight days pass without a job. He still has to pay rent, feed himself and send money home to his family of ten. Our latest Daily Hustle👇 bit.ly/4jCJYvC

Waiting to Be Picked: The daily struggle to find work in Kabul

A day labourer in Kabul describes the struggle to find regular work, support his family and survive rising living costs as winter approaches.

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AAN Afghanistan
@AANafghOct 25
Food, warm clothes or fuel to heat the house? Winter is approaching, and Farhad cannot afford all three. After four months searching for work in Kabul, he has barely earned enough to get by. Our latest Daily Hustle👇 bit.ly/4jCJYvC

Waiting to Be Picked: The daily struggle to find work in Kabul

A day labourer in Kabul describes the struggle to find regular work, support his family and survive rising living costs as winter approaches.

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AAN Afghanistan
@AANafghOct 23
4/ In our latest Daily Hustle, Hamid Pakteen explores the daily challenge of earning a living in Kabul.👇 bit.ly/4jCJYvC

Waiting to Be Picked: The daily struggle to find work in Kabul

A day labourer in Kabul describes the struggle to find regular work, support his family and survive rising living costs as winter approaches.

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Gita Sahgal@GitaSahgalOct 21
Domestic terror and intimate partner abuse is a far more serious and widespread problem than other ‘security’ threats. The facts are known but resources are limited.The last few decades have gutted women’s organisations and failed to work on evidence for ‘needs based’ approaches.
Channel 4 News
@Channel4NewsOct 20
A major new report by police chiefs has found that a rise in violence against women and girls is linked to "online influences" and harmful content. In its first national risk assessment - the report said at least 230,000 children and young people in relationships were victims of abuse. They also found domestic abuse remained the most significant threat and described the scale of violence as a "national emergency".
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Chris Doyle@DoylechOct 19
This is exactly what @caabu and many MPs have called for in meetings with Ministers- a clear warning from the UK government about the implications of any companies engaging in the tendering process for the illegal E1 settlement. Should apply to any settlement contruction though
Ed Miliband
@Ed_MilibandOct 19
My statement on the deadline for bids for the E1 settlement tender ⬇️
STATEMENT ON E1 SETTLEMENT EXPANSION 19 October 2026 The decision by the Israeli Government to open tenders for settlements in E1 is a direct threat to the prospect of a two-state solution and has been widely condemned by the international community. Today is the deadline for bids for the E1 settlement tender. I want to be very clear with those considering engaging in the tendering process: we have created new powers allowing us to sanction individuals and companies involved in the construction of illegal settlements such as E1. We urge businesses and individuals not to proceed with bids for E1 construction tenders. They should be aware of legal and reputational consequences, including the risk of involving themselves in serious breaches of international law. FULL STATEMENT CONTINUES ON GOV.UK

ALT STATEMENT ON E1 SETTLEMENT EXPANSION 19 October 2026 The decision by the Israeli Government to open tenders for settlements in E1 is a direct threat to the prospect of a two-state solution and has been widely condemned by the international community. Today is the deadline for bids for the E1 settlement tender. I want to be very clear with those considering engaging in the tendering process: we have created new powers allowing us to sanction individuals and companies involved in the construction of illegal settlements such as E1. We urge businesses and individuals not to proceed with bids for E1 construction tenders. They should be aware of legal and reputational consequences, including the risk of involving themselves in serious breaches of international law. FULL STATEMENT CONTINUES ON GOV.UK

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AAN Afghanistan
@AANafghOct 18
Italy has some of the EU’s highest asylum recognition rates for Afghans. So why do so many leave once they have their papers? AAN’s Fabrizio Foschini looks at the jobs, wages and policies keeping Italy a country of transit rather than a new home. bit.ly/4hTRwIY

Afghan Migration To and Through Italy: No place to call home

How Afghans migrate to and through Italy, the challenges they face as asylum seekers and refugees, and why many continue torest of Europe.

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Al-Qaeda must be disappointed: it would have made the perfect promotional video for them
William Crawley@williamcrawleyOct 15
As expected, a U-turn. They seem to have finally recognized that the world would be watching a disabled man tied to a wheelchair being shot by US soldiers.
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Chris Doyle@DoylechOct 14
Note the use of @JCBmachines in the commission of these war crimes
Yehuda Shaul@YehudaShaulOct 14
Breaking: This morning Civil Administration forces carried out demolitions in the village of Umm al-Khair in the South Hebron Hills. One residential structure was demolished and a bathroom was confiscated. The destruction and erasure of Palestinian villages is ongoing.
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That smile
Int'l Criminal Court
@IntlCrimCourtOct 13
🎥Nobel Peace Prize laureate Navanethem "Navi" Pillay met with Court officials and staff at #ICC Headquarters, paying tribute to their dedication to justice and accountability. #BuildingSupport #MoreJustWorld 📖 icc-cpi.int/news/nobel-peace…
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🎥Nobel Peace Prize laureate Navanethem "Navi" Pillay met with Court officials and staff at #ICC Headquarters, paying tribute to their dedication to justice and accountability. #BuildingSupport #MoreJustWorld 📖 icc-cpi.int/news/nobel-peace…
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The brilliant Zaffar Abbas
lyse doucet
@bbclysedoucetOct 14
The bravest of the brave @abbasz55
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lyse doucet
@bbclysedoucetOct 14
The bravest of the brave @abbasz55
ShahzebJillani@ShahzebJillaniOct 13
Zaffar Abbas has called it a day, after 16 yrs as Editor Dawn newspaper. In many ways, he was seen as the last man standing at a time when Pak media has capitulated in the face of growing censorship, Dawn is being financially strangulated & the industry is in a meltdown.
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Tomorrow my book of conflict reportage and war poetry is published in paperback @vintagebooks @ChattoBooks. Ukraine, Sudan, Gaza - it’s more relevant than ever. But the great poets help us reflect and understand. #IBroughtTheWarWithMe
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Chris Doyle@DoylechOct 13
Israel has demolished the homes of 250 Bedouin of the Abu Wadi clan near Rahat in the Naqab (Negev). This was an area I lived in for a while. These are unrecognised villages, that Israel refuses to recognise as communities haaretz.com/israel-news/2026…

Israel demolishes homes of some 250 Arab citizens, with no alternative housing

The Arab Bedouin clan offered to give up its claim to 600 dunams near Rahat in exchange for housing. 'This is the hardest day of my life,' one resident said as families prepared to lose their homes

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Afghan authorities have suspended the transmission of the BBC from FM radio sites across Afghanistan. The BBC reaches 5.4m people in Afghanistan, more than 20% of the adult population.
BBC News Press Team
@BBCNewsPROct 13
Statement on BBC services in Afghanistan bbc.co.uk/mediacentre/statem…

Statement on BBC services in Afghanistan

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Among other things, the Taliban are afraid of information.
BBC News (World)
@BBCWorldOct 13
BBC FM radio transmissions suspended in Afghanistan bbc.in/4B0uwzD

BBC FM radio transmissions suspended in Afghanistan

BBC programming is still reaching audiences on shortwave, medium wave, via satellite and online.

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