Bette Dam

@BetteDam

Journalist covering Taliban. Authoress 'A Man and a Motorcycle, how Hamid Karzai came to Power'. Teaching Afghanistan-class in Paris

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  1. 15 hours ago

    In this statement the Taliban spokesman condemn today’s attack in Kabul..

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  2. 17 hours ago

    A Holy day in Kabul today...that started so quiet and peaceful..ended in a massacre. 40 people killed in one blast. Mostly Afghan religious leaders were present. They were targeted in June. Then they made a statement abt the Taliban, saying they fight against Islam. No claim yet.

    Such a sad night in Kabul, sirens now puncturing the night sky from the Airport to Taimani and Share-now. .
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    Nov 19

    Senior representatives of Islamic Emirate met with US delegation in Qatar

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  4. Nov 17

    Maybe we stop writing articles as if the US generals are the true guiders in this war, who should be quoted the moment they open their mouth. Are they credible sources? Here in Kabul - also at embassies-they are often seen as a substantial part of the problem.

    Top US military officer says Taliban 'are not losing' - CNNPolitics
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  5. Nov 16

    سحار پخیر کابل...

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    Nov 15

    Does anyone recognise the logo on the side of this car, filmed in the Netherlands?

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    Nov 14

    “Even though the conflict has been making fewer headlines in recent years, the U.S. has never dropped as many bombs on Afghanistan as it did this year.” The U.S. Never Dropped As Many Bombs On Afghanistan As It Did In 2018 [Infographic] via

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  8. Nov 14

    Kabul rumour: he fainted when he heard about his new job.

    Tadin Khan was running an auto parts shop. After his brother Abdul Raziq was killed, he was made the Kandahar province police chief and given the rank of "major general." Here's a pic of him in a meeting with…
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  9. Nov 14

    Read with a grain of salt. No local context, isis-claims unchecked, bold conclusions: ‘Though IS-K has yet to conduct attacks against the U.S. homeland, the group represents an enduring threat to U.S...” Our Paper out in Feb.

    Islamic State Khorasan's tactics demonstrate a localized strategy aimed at delegitimizing existing states, degrading trust in democracy, exploiting sectarianism, and sowing instability. For more on IS-K, check out our newest …
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    Nov 14

    The Correspondent has started a $2.5 million funding campaign to "unbreak news" in the United States

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  11. Nov 14

    I wish I had more time to study languages. دفتر

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  12. Nov 13

    Important subject.

    And: the UN is 17 years behind on its gender parity goals. 29% senior UN and 25% mission leadership are female BUT: when civil society groups and women’s groups are included, peace…
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    Nov 12

    6 killed, 10 wounded confirmed in today's attack in Kabul. Casualties might rise. pics: social media.

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    Nov 12

    "Soldiers and police officers, many in tears, heaved bodies of their comrades from the trucks and laid them on sheets on the ground, side by side on their backs."

    Taliban Slaughter Elite Afghan Troops, and a ‘Safe’ District Is Falling
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    Nov 10

    Fresh troops - all commandos - departed Jalalabad for Jaghori. Almost 5 days on, the district is still under attack of Taliban from several directions. Among fresh commandos, there are soldiers who are originally from the area so they know the land well.

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  16. Nov 10

    Reading this in Afghanistan makes it even more difficult to grasp :(

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    Nov 10

    'It's a triumph for Russian diplomacy' says ⁦⁩

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  18. Nov 8

    What does suggest? In his time, in the early years of the War on Terror, some then weak Taliban wanted amnesty, retreat, but the then Afghan gov/US denied this. Now Taliban has grown to a powerful movement, who refuses to speak to Kabul/is difficult to reconcile.

    More or less 12 countries have their own so called peace process for Afgh & they all call it Afghan owned & Afghan led. In reality much of it is aimed to connect with terrorists & buy safety for their homelands.Neither their intent nor their conduct of peace effort is helping Afg
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  19. Nov 8

    Read this for example in order to get a first idea on whats going on in Khas Uruzgan and ethnic violence.

    Hakim shujayee, a notorious militia commander attacked local villages in Khas Uruzgan district of Uruzgan province. Shujayee is wanted by the Afghan government for killing dozens of civilian in khas Uruzgan when he was working for US Special forces as militia commander.
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  20. Nov 8

    Framing this solely as an ethnic conflict is not right. should dig into the background of these clashes, their leaders, and the role ethnicity plays in this.

    Fears of ethnic violence as Afghan Taliban target Hazara district. This is tragic and nothing could be worst for Afghanistan.
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