People may call or consider India a 'developing nation' or sometimes 'under-developed,' but there are some aspects here in relation to health, which are uber-superior to many other countries that are considered 'developed.'

A Bench led by Chief Justice of India, D Y Chandrachud…

In my latest for the ⁦The Guardian⁩ , I spoke to Mahtab Eftekhar who was married at 10,abused and forced to flee without her children.She describes facing motherhood at 12 and explains why seeking justice for other women means she no longer fears death. theguardian.com/global-develop…

Tomorrow, I’m addressing young reporters on freelancing… after long week of rejections & being ghosted by editors! It’ll be interesting as I try hard to not completely destroy their optimism & faith in independent journalism!

(All the while,fighting my own imposter syndrome 😅)

The Taliban arrested three local journalists in Khost province on charges of broadcasting background music and talking with female listeners.

The U.S. House of Representatives approves a bill to allow for the confiscation of Russian assets in favor of Ukraine and to extend anti-Russian sanctions.

#NewProfilePic

“Two years ago, they didn’t have the courage to vow stoning women to death in public. They tested their draconian policies one by one, & reached this point because there is no one to hold them accountable…If not stopped, more and more will come.” theguardian.com/global-develop…

Taliban edict to resume stoning women to death met with horror.
by ⁦Ruchi Kumar روچی کمار रूची कुमार⁩ & ⁦Rukhshana Media⁩ reporter! theguardian.com/global-develop…

#BREAKING : The death toll from the ISIS attack in Kandahar reached 43 killed and 45 wounded.

The user account Rana Zalanda has over 15 thousand followers, Safia Alakozay has almost 15 thousand followers, Madina Afghan has over thirteen thousand, and Saeeda Sadat and Hadia Panjshiri each have thousands of followers. rukhshana.com/en/taliban-all…

Reported a couple weeks ago about Taliban underplaying risk that ISKP poses to the region. Today, US intelligence confirm the Moscow attack was in fact planned in Afghanistan.

Bigger picture here is being seriously overlooked; my piece The Daily Beast

thedailybeast.com/isis-is-back-a…

Solicitor General Tushar Mehta says that #ArvindKejriwal will be produced before the Magistrate.

SG says that he had advised the ED to not produce Kejriwal till his was pending in the Supreme Court. Now that Kejriwal has withdrawn the matter from SC, Kejriwal will be produced,…

“The Swedish Committee for Afghanistan stopped its activities due to the pressure of the Taliban.”

That’s big—and awful news.

I'm tired of the #Taliban apologists excusing their #genderapartheid . Let's break down some of the arguments. They say it's not safe for women to go back to school yet. I thought the #Taliban 's biggest achievement was bringing safety, so if it's so safe, they should go to school.

The #KSARAirlift can happen in June, but only if we secure enough placement and funding by the end of March to be confident in booking a plane and an *entire* CDC liaison holding facility. If we miss this, the next opening is in six months. Email [email protected] to help!

The World Bank is resuming its projects in #Afghanistan . As an indicator, it has published a call for proposals (TOR) for the vital #drought early warning system for Afghanistan. Though it has many similarities with existing global systems, I hope less money is invested in it.

After two excellent discussions in Amsterdam and Galway, I look forward to the coming weeks in Germany and the UK! Train tickets are booked and I’m counting the days. Let me know if you’re around!

#SufiCivilities Stanford Press #booklaunch #bookevent