Feeling a lot of the cliches right now: Grateful, humbled, excited, etc. @NewYorker named Fear Is Just A Word one of its Best Books of 2023 https://t.co/CNGRZzowBY

Thanks so much, Michael

Excellent @azamsahmed piece about how the US fumbled Afghanistan by backing brutal militias in ways that ended up empowering the Taliban. There are lessons here for foreign policy worldwide:

Another important (and must read) piece from ⁦⁦@azamsahmed : “Behind Afghanistan’s Fall, U.S.-Backed Militias Worse Than the Taliban” ⁩ https://t.co/otaU1gwKv1 via @NYTimes

Brilliant ⁦@azamsahmed⁩ piece on Afghanistan https://t.co/bnagWXUNy2 via @NYTimes

@azamsahmed has been on a tear of incredible stories from Afghanistan lately. The newest here:

gracias, alejandro

As people gain more free time to read this week, I highly recommend this investigative piece by @azamsahmed on how the US created enemies in Afghanistan. https://t.co/uKT49vlCim

Very deeply and intimately reported story by @azamsahmed What I Learned From a Reclusive Taliban Commander

How did the United States lose the war in Afghanistan? "The Americans killed and maimed the very people who supported them most, swelling the Taliban's ranks by turning allies into enemies," concludes @azamsahmed in this must-read after action report.

How America Created the Enemy It Feared Most https://t.co/oVQ7K3Dk4S via @NYTimes ⁦@azamsahmed⁩

This story is devastating. Incredible reporting by @azamsahmed

How America Created the Enemy It Feared Most The United States killed its own allies, sabotaging itself in a part of Afghanistan where it never needed to be. @azamsahmed…in the way that only Azam Ahmed can write. https://t.co/GEAOPwtewk

Deserving front page story from ⁦@azamsahmed⁩ - read it: “In Afghan Valley, US Turned Allies Into Foes”

This feature by @azamsahmed trains a microscope on the Waygal Valley and Battle of Wanat, revealing the futility and fecklessness of America’s war in Afghanistan. Essential reading. https://t.co/TyRTAdXkCf

wow, thanks Michael

I have ready many accounts of American failings in Afghanistan. This might be the most devastating of all. Great work @azamsahmed "By all accounts, the Americans virtually ensured their own defeat: They repeatedly bombed their closest supporters here, showing just how little the

In 2022, @azamsahmed asked if I could suggest a Taliban battlefield commander to track down and profile. I suggested Mullah Osman of the Waygal, a key antagonist to US forces in THE HARDEST PLACE. A few days later Azam was in Osman’s home. This fantastic story is the result.

Announcing the #MoorePrize2024 Long-List. Nine remarkable books focused on #HumanRights chosen from a record 75 submissions. Watch for more info on the long-listed books.

How the US backed kidnapping and murder - with @azamsahmed, I spent nearly a year on the ground investigating Afghanistan's largest campaign of forced disappearances since the Communists-and the man behind them

“The culture of lawlessness and impunity he created flew in the face of endless promises by American presidents, generals and ambassadors to uphold human rights and build a better Afghanistan. And it helps explain why the United States lost the war.” https://t.co/aUETe4ZUc2