David S.Sedney
@david_sed
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Analyst/commentator East/South Asia; FR President @AUAfghanistan; Fr US diplomat; Fr US Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense East Asia/Afg-Pak-Cent Asia
Washington, DC
Joined December 2013
US leaders and the US government welcomed Afghan women as educators, health care workers, business people, government workers, political leaders. We funded them, awarded them, told them we were with them as partners, “ shoulder to shoulder”, said we would not abandon them. 3/4
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The Immigrants We Shouldn’t Forget - WSJ
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Afghans who helped America deserve a path to permanent legal residency.
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How the World Can Help Afghan Women Now - Formal recognition of the Taliban is not the answer.
foreignpolicy.com
Formal recognition of the Taliban is not the answer.
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Whenever I spoke of Taliban stealing the aid, I was shut by Westerners and UN officials and it was called false accusations. I am glad that finally the truth came to light and now it is no more a UN secrete. Stop the stealing of aid! https://t.co/GiQvQAnDum
foreignpolicy.com
An as-yet-unpublished U.S. government report highlights the importance of aid diversion to Taliban finances.
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It's disheartening to see the strides made by Afghan women in the pre-Mujahideen era dismissed as merely 'Kabuli elite' culture. Evidence abounds of women from our most conservative provinces like Kandahar and Helmand, expressing themselves freely and working in diverse sectors.
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The Egregious Reality Of Gender Apartheid In Afghanistan | Hoover Institution The Egregious Reality Of Gender Apartheid In Afghanistan
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"We would get help from the Taliban," President Biden claimed on June 30, 2023, in defense of his decision to withdraw U.S. military forces from Afghanistan. This statement was made in response to a...
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Afghanistan: The Taliban's Brutality Toward Women Worsens
foreignpolicy.com
Waiting for change in Afghanistan is like waiting for Godot.
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Tim Rieser: My 37 years on the staff of Sen. Patrick Leahy https://t.co/Vjp3UnfuYx via @vtdigger
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Much has been written about Sen. Leahy — his many accomplishments for Vermont, the country, and the world. But very little has been written about what it meant to be able to work for him.
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Taliban have extended the ban on women working for NGO’s to UN agencies in Afghanistan. @UNAMANews was informed today, sources inside Taliban’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs tell me. @RamizAlakbarov
The @UN in #Afghanistan expresses serious concern that female national UN staff have been prevented from reporting to work in Nangarhar province. We remind de facto authorities that United Nations entities cannot operate and deliver life-saving assistance without female staff.
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Coming up on @TimesRadio .. @JimAllister on NI trade + @harryph Boris Johnson/partygate + @JustineGreening & @Stefan_Boscia on papers + @NigelInkster on Putin-Xi talks + @david_sed on Iraq war + @robinlustig my midnight guest Do join us from 10pm ..
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"‘It just rang’: In crises, US-China hotline goes unanswered." With quotes from me, @BonnieGlaser, @ASD_IndoPacific, @david_sed, and Kristen Gunness.
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When a giant Chinese balloon made an uninvited visit to the United States, U.S. Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin turned to a hotline system set up with Beijing to defuse the situation.
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Participated in 10th Herat Security Dialogue today in Dushanbe, Tajikistan.The session was excellently moderated by @MaroWardak and the panelists included known diplomat @AmbassadorJawad. I warned about the eruption of new conflict in Central Asia due to big powers rivalries.
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In FT Op-ed, ASAP's Pforzheimer calls for greater engagement with Afghanistan
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Breaking News! AUAF welcomes all eligible students for admissions for the academic year of 2022. Visit our website https://t.co/fl83tuoTBh and learn about the best offers made for the very first time. Share this amazing news with those looking for best education.
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China Is Jihadis' New Target
foreignpolicy.com
International terrorist organizations long considered Beijing a secondary focus. That’s changed.
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Afghans Accuse The Taliban Of Misappropriating Foreign Aid
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Afghans have accused the Taliban of misappropriating the foreign aid that is trickling into the country. The allegations come amid a devastating humanitarian crisis and economic collapse in Afghani...
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Tajikistan Approves New Chinese Base As Beijing's Military Presence In Central Asia Grows
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Tajikistan has green-lighted a new Chinese-funded security facility on its territory and has offered to grant full ownership of an existing base to Beijing, RFE/RL's Tajik Service reports.
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