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Finding Nebo
In our October issue last year, we ran a diary of the fall of Kabul. In passing, our author mentioned a personal footnote – a dog lost. This is what happened next.
As darkness falls
As the Taliban swiftly approached Kabul, many foreign journalists were already leaving. By 15 August, British journalist Charlie Faulkner had decided to stay and report from the ground.
Fortunes of war
Trump’s decision to continue sending troops to Afghanistan has been criticised in the US and elsewhere. But in Kabul it’s a different story.
Diplomacy
India’s ambassador in Kabul, Russia’s embassy in Cuba and Japan’s envoy in the Solomon Islands.
Gaining altitude: Afghan aviation
With Nato handing control of its airfields to Afghanistan and the impoverished nation seeking foreign investment, is the Afghan economy about to take off?
Frontline services
Running a hotel is a challenge, let alone in a warzone. Monocle travels to Kabul, Tripoli and Mogadishu to visit three hotels that have strived to put hospitality first despite turbulent times.
Meet the new boss
Local governors often face different challenges to their national counterparts. Smaller budgets can mean fewer choices. But thinking differently can achieve big results, as our selection of inspiring local legislators proves.
War games
Winner of Afghanistan’s only Olympic medal, taekwondo athlete Rohullah Nikpai is a sporting icon. Yet, in a country where violence occurs everyday, winning the respect of his fellow countrymen means almost as much.
A hard sell
To persuade Afghanis to take pride in their army, shun terrorism and give up narcotics is a hard task in a fragmented, illiterate country where war has raged for nine years.
