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Ceri Thomas
Orphaned brothers will lose their youth waiting for Afghan inquiry

Fri 6 Feb 2026

Orphaned brothers will lose their youth waiting for Afghan inquiry
James Tapper
Donald Trump shamed by families of war dead into correcting ‘frontlines’ comment

Sun 25 Jan 2026

Donald Trump shamed by families of war dead into correcting ‘frontlines’ comment
Lyse Doucet
The sisterhood that saved Afghanistan’s female judges

Thu 18 Dec 2025

The sisterhood that saved Afghanistan’s female judges
Killian Fox
The big picture: Kiana Hayeri’s displaced Afghans

Fri 12 Dec 2025

The big picture: Kiana Hayeri’s displaced Afghans
Oliver Marsden
Riddled with bullet holes and grief, Sangin has no choice but to remember the British

Mon 8 Dec 2025

Riddled with bullet holes and grief, Sangin has no choice but to remember the British
Ceri Thomas
SAS leaders suppressed war crimes claims, Afghanistan inquiry hears

Wed 3 Dec 2025

SAS leaders suppressed war crimes claims, Afghanistan inquiry hears
Hannah Lucinda Smith
Taliban edict on female aid staff pushes Afghan women deeper into the shadows

Sat 15 Nov 2025

Taliban edict on female aid staff pushes Afghan women deeper into the shadows
Ceri Thomas
Government accused of ‘downplaying’ data leak risk to Afghans

Sun 2 Nov 2025

Government accused of ‘downplaying’ data leak risk to Afghans
Laurie Bristow
The hotel that tells the story of Kabul

Thu 16 Oct 2025

The hotel that tells the story of Kabul
Oliver Marsden
Not everyone has rushed to help Afghanistan

Wed 3 Sept 2025

Not everyone has rushed to help Afghanistan
Rachel Sylvester
Can’t stay, can’t return: thousands of Afghans stuck in limbo in the UK

Sun 31 Aug 2025

Can’t stay, can’t return: thousands of Afghans stuck in limbo in the UK
The Observer leader
The Observer view: superinjunction reveals a culture of impunity

Sun 20 Jul 2025

The Observer view: superinjunction reveals a culture of impunity
Ceri Thomas
Deny, delete and delay: the secrecy operation inside special forces

Sun 20 Jul 2025

Deny, delete and delay: the secrecy operation inside special forces
Bernard Gray
Are we supposed to believe no one noticed Afghan leak email for 18 months?

Sat 19 Jul 2025

Are we supposed to believe no one noticed Afghan leak email for 18 months?
Catherine Neilan
Data leak puts spotlight on dark deeds of special forces

Sat 19 Jul 2025

Data leak puts spotlight on dark deeds of special forces
Bernard Gray
Keep calm – and cover up?

Sat 19 Jul 2025

Keep calm – and cover up?
Kenan Malik
Kenan Malik: ‘Controlling the narrative’ always fails

Sat 19 Jul 2025

Kenan Malik: ‘Controlling the narrative’ always fails
Ceri Thomas
Was MoD acting in the interests of Afghans on leaked list – or covering its own back?

Wed 16 Jul 2025

Was MoD acting in the interests of Afghans on leaked list – or covering its own back?
Miranda Sawyer
The best podcasts to listen to this week

Sat 26 Apr 2025

The best podcasts to listen to this week
David Taylor
Who killed Just Stop Oil?

Sat 26 Apr 2025

Who killed Just Stop Oil?
David Taylor
Who killed Just Stop Oil?

Sat 26 Apr 2025

Who killed Just Stop Oil?
Killian Fox
The big picture

Sat 26 Apr 2025

The big picture
Jessy Parker Humphreys
The elite athletes ready to go the distance at the London marathon

Fri 25 Apr 2025

The elite athletes ready to go the distance at the London marathon
Nigel Slater
Nigel Slater: right on thyme

Fri 25 Apr 2025

Nigel Slater: right on thyme

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