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      Sulaiman Hakemy

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      Sulaiman Hakemy is opinion editor at The National. Sulaiman previously worked as an industry reporter in Abu Dhabi, and as a freelance correspondent in Turkey, Western Europe and Canada, covering politics, refugees and terrorism for several outlets including the BBC, New York Times, the New Statesman and VICE.
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      Women buy household items at a roadside shop in Kabul, Afghanistan. EPA
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      ‘How are they going to control everybody?’: Kabul’s small rebellion against the Taliban

      Residents of Afghanistan’s capital take advantage of a stretched and inexperienced Taliban police force to enjoy daily pleasures

      WorldAugust 11, 2022
      A Taliban fighter stands guard near the site where Al Qaeda leader Ayman al-Zawahiri was killed in a U. S. strike over the weekend, in Kabul, Afghanistan, August 2, 2022. REUTERS / Stringer
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      Afghans stunned to learn terror leader Al Zawahiri was living in central Kabul

      The US claims to have killed the Al Qaeda chief in a drone strike in Afghanistan's capital

      WorldAugust 02, 2022
      'The National' reports from Kabul where Al Qaeda leader Al Zawahiri was killed
      Play17:32:48
      'The National' reports from Kabul where Al Qaeda leader Al Zawahiri was killed

      Al Zawahiri took the helm of Al Qaeda after Osama bin Laden was killed in Pakistan in 2011

      WorldAugust 02, 2022
      British Special Forces soldiers are accused of unlawfully killing more than 50 Afghans during one six-month tour. AFP
      UK war crimes allegations show the ICC can't run from its Afghanistan probe forever

      The evidence that western forces committed atrocities against Afghans is growing, and a reckoning is on the horizon

      CommentJuly 13, 2022
      The Zervreila reservoir in summer. Photo: 7132 Hotel & Global Image Creation
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      Healing by water and stone in Switzerland's Vals

      Reflection, mountain views and chance encounters at the famed Therme Vals

      LifestyleJune 22, 2022
      Protests are becoming more frequent in Tajikistan’s mountainous GBAO province, which borders Afghanistan and China. Getty
      Nine killed in 'anti-terrorist operation' in restive Tajikistan region

      Security situation in Gorno-Badakhshan Autonomous Oblast area has become increasingly volatile in past six months

      AsiaMay 19, 2022
      A screengrab from a video posted on YouTube by the Saudi General Authority for Statistics about the 2022 census. General Authority for Statistics / YouTube
      How many people are there in the Arab world? No one actually knows

      The region is woefully short on censuses, impacting governments' ability to serve its people

      CommentMay 03, 2022
      More than 25,000 children from Iraq and a number of foreign countries are stranded in north-eastern Syria. AFP
      With so many kids stuck in Syria, does the world still care about child rights?

      Thousands of children are stranded, and getting them out would be all too easy

      CommentApril 26, 2022
      Afghan refugees gather in a playground at Park View Villas, a compound built for this year's football World Cup, in the Qatari capital Doha. AFP
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      Thousands of Afghan refugees in limbo six months after Taliban takeover, US official says

      State Department official says conversations with other nations to persuade them to resettle Afghan refugees were in the early stages

      AsiaMarch 04, 2022
      Alisa, 38, a media relations specialist, is one of thousands of civilians to have taken up arms in Ukraine. Reuters
      The old law of war guiding Ukraine's citizen soldiers

      What does international law say about civilians participating in armed resistance?

      CommentFebruary 28, 2022
      Taliban representatives prepare to meet with Norwegian officials at the Soria Moria hotel in Oslo, Norway, on January 25, 2022. EPA
      What was the point of the Taliban's visit to Norway?

      Western governments have been under fire for treating the militant group to a diplomatic summit

      CommentFebruary 01, 2022
      People gather to support drivers protesting over Covid-19 vaccine mandates for cross-border truckers. Reuters
      Will Canada's truck drivers force Trudeau to reverse Covid-19 rules?

      Protests against vaccine mandates have unearthed an identity crisis at the heart of Canadian politics

      CommentJanuary 28, 2022
      Musicians who remain in Taliban-run Afghanistan are increasingly afraid to play in public. AP
      The Taliban can destroy many things, but music is not one of them

      When faced with suppression, Afghanistan's cultural memory only becomes stronger

      CommentDecember 28, 2021
      The costs of transport and groceries have increased in Tel Aviv, Israel. AFP
      The Middle East has the world's priciest and cheapest cities, and that's a problem

      'Expensive' doesn't mean always rich, and 'cheap' doesn't always mean affordable

      CommentDecember 06, 2021
      Afghanistan's transition to Taliban rule has shrunk the economy by 40 per cent, pushing more children into menial work. EPA
      The case for funding the Taliban

      It's not about whether they deserve it

      CommentNovember 23, 2021
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