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Economic crisis & disappearance of jobs have led many Afghans to look for employment in mining, despite high risks and low salaries. AAN’s Fabrizio Foschini takes a look at the perilous road to realising #Afghanistan's mineral riches. bit.ly/47ToWmk
Mining is an industry of contrasts. For elites, it presents the potential for wealth & power; for miners, the work is harsh & dangerous & often the only alternative to subsistence farming. AAN’s Fabrizio Foschini takes a look. bit.ly/47ToWmk
Beneath Afghanistan’s soil lies opportunity—and danger. Coal and gold bring revenue, but also protests, land grabs, and violent crackdowns. Will the Emirate be able to translate underground riches into a healthy economy and benefits for all Afghan? bit.ly/47ToWmk
#Afghanistan’s mining sector is now a cornerstone of the economy, but the promise of riches comes with risks: environmental damage, depletion of resources, corruption and unrest. Our new report breaks it down. bit.ly/47ToWmk
Economic crisis & disappearance of jobs have led many Afghans to look for employment in mining, despite high risks and low salaries. AAN’s Fabrizio Foschini takes a look at the perilous road to realising #Afghanistan's mineral riches. bit.ly/47ToWmk
#Afghanistan’s hidden mineral wealth can sound like a fabulous alchemic quest to create gold and solve all the country’s problems. But as in magic lore, when you look closely, the divide between a boon and a curse is often revealed to be a narrow one. bit.ly/47ToWmk
Afghanistan’s northeast is glittering with gold—but not for locals residents. Land grabs, permits for outsiders and violent crackdowns fuel resentment. bit.ly/47ToWmk
Mining is an industry of contrasts. For elites, it presents the potential for wealth & power; for miners, the work is harsh & dangerous & often the only alternative to subsistence farming. AAN’s Fabrizio Foschini takes a look. bit.ly/47ToWmk
Beneath Afghanistan’s soil lies opportunity—and danger. Coal and gold bring revenue, but also protests, land grabs, and violent crackdowns. Will the Emirate be able to translate underground riches into a healthy economy and benefits for all Afghan? bit.ly/47ToWmk
#Afghanistan’s mining sector is now a cornerstone of the economy, but the promise of riches comes with risks: environmental damage, depletion of resources, corruption and unrest. Our new report breaks it down. bit.ly/47ToWmk
Mining is an industry of contrasts. For elites, it presents the potential for increasing their wealth and power, while for miners, the work is harsh and dangerous, often being the only alternative to subsistence farming. In our latest report, AAN’s Fabrizio Foschini takes a deep…
One year since the Emirate’s Vice & Virtue law came into force in #Afghanistan, AAN’s @KateClark66 takes a look at What’s changed—and what hasn’t? How their fear of the Taliban’s morality police shaping their daily lives. #HumanRights #Women’sRights bit.ly/4mBcj3V
Afghan women are finding ways to resist the Taliban’s morality law. @KateClark66 and the AAN team interviewd three enforcers in Kabul who said they found people #Afghanistan’s capital disrespectful and women, in particular, hard to deal with. bit.ly/4mBcj3V #WomensRights
It's been a year since the Emirate introduced its morality law. AAN’s @KateClark hears form Afghan women & men about how the law has altered their lives; and with vice & virtue enforcer about policing people’s lives. #HumanRights #Women’sRights bit.ly/4mBcj3V
A year after the Taliban's new morality law, fear looms in #Afghanistan as vice and virtue enforcers grapple with policing moral behavior. @KateClark66 hears from ordinary Afghans about how this law has affected their lives. bit.ly/4mBcj3V #WomensRights #HumanRights
A year after the Taliban's new morality law, fear looms in #Afghanistan as vice and virtue enforcers grapple with policing moral behavior. @KateClark66 hears from ordinary Afghans about how this law has affected their lives. bit.ly/4mBcj3V #WomensRights #HumanRights
Afghan women are finding ways to resist the Taliban’s morality law. @KateClark66 and the AAN team interviewd three enforcers in Kabul who said they found people #Afghanistan’s capital disrespectful and women, in particular, hard to deal with. bit.ly/4mBcj3V #WomensRights
One year since the Emirate’s Vice & Virtue law came into force in #Afghanistan, AAN’s @KateClark66 takes a look at What’s changed—and what hasn’t? How their fear of the Taliban’s morality police shaping their daily lives. #HumanRights #Women’sRights bit.ly/4mBcj3V
The Emirate’s Morality law requires full-body hijab for women, mandates fist-long beards for men, authorises male enforcers to police women—and has instilled terror across #Afghanistan society. One year on, @KateClark66 unpacks the human cost. #HumanRights #WomenRights…
On this day the Emirate introduced its morality law. One year on, AAN’s @KateClark hears form Afghan women & men about how the law has altered their lives; and with vice & virtue enforcer about policing people’s lives. #HumanRights #Women’sRights bit.ly/4mBcj3V
Rahmatullah Nabil @RahmatullahN
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Heela هیله نجی... @HNajibullah
160K Followers 2K Following A global citizen, born in Afghanistan, author of “Reconciliation & Social Healing in Afg”. RTs aren't endorsements.The only constant in life is CHANGE!
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Emran Feroz @Emran_Feroz
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SIGAR @SIGARHQ
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Abdullah Khenjani @AbdullahAzada
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59K Followers 402 Following Multimedia Journalist, Project Coordinator, Views are my own.
Omar Sadr @OmarSadr
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Mohammed Shibily @MohammedSh36263
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cafard irritable @Vespertilloo
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حزم @Hazm_Tawhid
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BILAL SARWARY @bsarwary
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Fawzia Koofi @Fawziakoofi77
568K Followers 5K Following First Woman Deputy Speaker of Parliament, Peace Negotiator, WGL,Fortune 50 great leader, BBC 100 women, Author and proud mother https://t.co/hdfYw1bxsp
Heela هیله نجی... @HNajibullah
160K Followers 2K Following A global citizen, born in Afghanistan, author of “Reconciliation & Social Healing in Afg”. RTs aren't endorsements.The only constant in life is CHANGE!
UN Special Rapporteur... @SR_Afghanistan
45K Followers 687 Following UN Special Rapporteur on the situation of human rights in Afghanistan #humanrights advocate with 30years experience Retweets ≠ endorsement HRC-sr-afghanistan@un
Emran Feroz @Emran_Feroz
35K Followers 1K Following Austro-Afghan. Journalist. Author. Latest books: Vom Westen nichts Neues @chbeckliteratur. GRAVEYARD EMPIRE @interlinkbooks. Requests: [email protected]
Ali M Latifi 🇦🇫 @alibomaye
55K Followers 1K Following Journalist. Born in Kabul. Raised in Little Kabul. Declared independence in DC. Back in Kabul. Views my own (but if you like 'em, بفرمایید)
SIGAR @SIGARHQ
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Shaharzad Akbar شه�... @ShaharzadAkbar
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Wais Barakzai 🇦�... @WaisBarakzai
91K Followers 725 Following Afghan Journalist & Activist🕊️| Covering Security & Regional Conflicts in |#Afghanistan🇦🇫 | #Pakistan | #Balochistan | #KPK | Support Afghan Girls |
Parwiz Shamal @PShamal
76K Followers 814 Following Working for @Chalawsaf, former @Tolonews, Storyteller. ALL ANIMALS DESERVE TO LIVE, NOT TO BE EATEN. All views are my own
Thomas (RUS out of UK... @thruttig
23K Followers 745 Following this private account shifted to a 'mainly watch' status. few retweets + links to new @AANafgh reports or entries in my blog. find me @thomasruttig.bsky.social
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657K Followers 714 Following Former DM for Policy | Spokesperson to the President of the Islamic Republic of Afghanistan.
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Timor Sharan @TimorSharan
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M. Assem Mayar @assemmayar1
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Robert Peszkowski @erlpes
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794 Followers 827 Following @FCDO now, with past stints at DFID, FCO and Cabinet Office. Afghanistan watcher. Likes/retweets do not necessarily indicate endorsement.
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76K Followers 680 Following Afghan journalist. Views and RTs are not endorsements.
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David Mansfield @mansfieldintinc
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Ibraheem Bahiss @Afghan_Policy
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Andrew Quilty @andrewquilty
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Roxanna Shapour @roxbox2
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