Lynne O’Donnell

Lynne O’Donnell is a columnist at Foreign Policy and an Australian journalist and author. She was the Afghanistan bureau chief for Agence France-Presse and the Associated Press between 2009 and 2017.

Articles by Lynne O’Donnell
A Taliban fighter stands along a road in Herat, Afghanistan, on Sept. 19.
A Taliban fighter stands along a road in Herat, Afghanistan, on Sept. 19.

Afghan Crime Wave Adds to Taliban Dystopia

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Lynne O’Donnell
Taliban fighters on a pickup truck in Kabul.
Taliban fighters on a pickup truck in Kabul.

Pakistan’s Ambassador to Kabul: ‘Engagement Has to Continue’ With Taliban Government

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Lynne O’Donnell
Schoolgirls in Kabul
Schoolgirls in Kabul

School’s Out in the Taliban’s Afghanistan

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Lynne O’Donnell
Afghan resistance and anti-Taliban fighters stand guard in Afghanistan’s Panjshir province on Aug. 23.
Afghan resistance and anti-Taliban fighters stand guard in Afghanistan’s Panjshir province on Aug. 23.

Afghan Resistance Mulls Formation of Government in Exile

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Lynne O’Donnell
Taliban fighters stand on an armored vehicle.
Taliban fighters stand on an armored vehicle.

In Afghanistan, It’s Back to the Future—of Taliban Tyranny

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Lynne O’Donnell
Afghan women protest near the Pakistan embassy in Kabul, a day after the Taliban claimed to have crushed the last outpost of resistance, Sept. 7.
Afghan women protest near the Pakistan embassy in Kabul, a day after the Taliban claimed to have crushed the last outpost of resistance, Sept. 7.

Afghans Protest After Taliban Claim to Have Crushed Panjshir Resistance

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Lynne O’Donnell
Afghan men wave a flag above the portrait of late Afghan commander Ahmad Shah Massoud.
Afghan men wave a flag above the portrait of late Afghan commander Ahmad Shah Massoud.

Ahmad Massoud: ‘Peace Does Not Mean to Surrender’

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Lynne O’Donnell
Burqa-clad women shop at a market in Kabul.
Burqa-clad women shop at a market in Kabul.

In Taliban’s New Afghan Emirate, Women Are Invisible

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Lynne O’Donnell
Mullah Abdul Ghani Baradar
Mullah Abdul Ghani Baradar

What a Taliban Government Will Look Like

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Lynne O’Donnell
The Bala Hissar historical compound in Kabul
The Bala Hissar historical compound in Kabul

A Taliban Challenge: To Learn the Lessons of History

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Lynne O’Donnell
A Taliban fighter in Kabul
A Taliban fighter in Kabul

Fear and Uncertainty Grip Kabul

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Lynne O’Donnell
Displaced Afghans at a makeshift camp in the Shahr-e-Naw park in northwestern Kabul on Aug. 12.
Displaced Afghans at a makeshift camp in the Shahr-e-Naw park in northwestern Kabul on Aug. 12.

Many Afghans Fear for Their Lives as Taliban Fighters Take Kabul

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Lynne O’Donnell
Newly graduated Afghan National Army cadets march during their graduation ceremony at the Kabul Military Training Center in Kabul on Dec. 30, 2014.
Newly graduated Afghan National Army cadets march during their graduation ceremony at the Kabul Military Training Center in Kabul on Dec. 30, 2014.

What Went Wrong With Afghanistan’s Defense Forces? This article has an audio recording

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Lynne O’Donnell
Men walk in Zaranj, Afghanistan.
Men walk in Zaranj, Afghanistan.

More Provinces, Atrocities for Rampaging Taliban

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Lynne O’Donnell
A militia member rests in Afghanistan.
A militia member rests in Afghanistan.

With Militias in Herat, ‘We Are Caught Between Bad and Worse’

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