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Division and Dissent in the Afghan Taliban
A BBC report
18 hrs ago • Barnett R. Rubin
Blowback 2: Killing of civilians in vehicles
Baghdad, Kandahar, and Minneapolis - the Falluja of the North
Jan 8 • Barnett R. Rubin
Zohran Mamdani: Rooted Cosmopolitan
A Brief Essay on the Swearing of Oaths upon the Holy Quran
Jan 2 • Barnett R. Rubin
Gaza: The Reckoning
By BRUNO MAÇÃES
Dec 31, 2025 • Barnett R. Rubin
"We Have Talked Enough about Ourselves," by Benjamin Moser
The article that I failed to write
Dec 22, 2025 • Barnett R. Rubin
Help Dr. Badar Khan Suri Defeat Deportation
An appeal.
Nov 30, 2025 • Barnett R. Rubin
The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-time
Elementary
Nov 13, 2025 • Barnett R. Rubin
Night Raids: From Kandahar to Chicago
Matthieu Aikins: "How a lawless war overseas came home to roost."
Nov 5, 2025 • Barnett R. Rubin
Appointed Times
Appointed Times
Writings from Barnett Rubin on Israel/Palestine, Afghanistan, and more. The stork in the heaven knows her appointed times; and the turtle and the crane and the swallow observe the time of their coming; but my people know not the judgment of the Lord.
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