Very sad but proud to be posting this on the death of our father, Sandy Gall. As my uncle Dr. Julian Smyth put it: His was a great life, generously and courageously lived.
Carlotta Gall
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Carlotta Gall
@carlottagall
Senior Correspondent, New York Times. Syria, Ukraine, Turkey, Tunisia, Afghanistan/Pakistan. Author of The Wrong Enemy: America in Afghanistan, 2001-2014.
Joined January 2011
- A Pakistani military commander sits in every Taliban shura meeting giving the orders: @calxandr
- "Taliban fighters congregating close to the Durand line to enter Afghanistan, fundraising events, transfer of dead bodies for mass burial and treatment of injured Taliban in Pakistani hospitals...naked violation of 1988 UN sanctions" by Pakistan.Watch: Taliban continue to enjoy safe haven from Pakistan says Afghan envoy to UN @G_Isaczai at UNSC session on Afghanistan under India's presidency
00:00 - Ex-Afghan vice president slams Joe Biden amid Taliban resistance fight mol.im/a/9956441 via @MailOnline
- Steady on. Who are the biggest trainers of suicide bombers? Haqqani network. Who does the US deal with to protect its evacuation? the same.Kabil saldırısıyla ilgili basın toplantısı yapan ABD’li general Taliban’la sürekli koordinasyon halinde olduklarını ve havaalanı dışını koruyan Taliban’ın bir çok saldırıyı engellediğini söyledi. ➡️Tarihin cilvesi ABD ve Taliban 20 yıl sonra aynı cephede
- Growing evidence that Pakistan has deployed its own nationals to help the Taliban seize control in AfghanistanLists of people who went to fight Afghan army and were killed in the last few months. All are Pakistani nationals and there is no Afghan refugee. Yes Mr. @ImranKhanPTI, Pakistan is not a sanctuary, Pakistan is waging this war by itself against Afghanistan #SayNoToTerrorism
- Barely published and we learn of another execution by Taliban today: As the Taliban Tighten Their Grip, Fears of Retribution Grow
- #Pakistan has supported terrorism in aiding the Taliban since 1990s and every American who served in Afghanistan from 2001 saw it with their own eyesTrump’s false assertions add insult to the injury Pak has suffered in US WoT in terms of lives lost & destabilised & economic costs. He needs to be informed abt historical facts. Pak has suffered enough fighting US's war. Now we will do what is best for our people & our interests
- Finally a question in parliament: why are Pakistanis dying fighting in the ranks of the Taliban in Afghanistan - could not happen if it was not Pakistan's state policyTaliban are exported to Afghanistan from here while the FM and President justify @AmrullahSaleh2's claims about Pakistan's role in Afghanistan with their statements. Dead bodies of Taliban fighters are brought back to Pakistan for burial. Taliban continue being supported openly.
00:00 - Laying it bare to the UN Security Council using Pakistani officials' own words - still relevant today“Pakistan talks one policy but walks the other” Excerpt from my statement to the UN Security Council on 10 March 2017 #UNSC
00:00 - "breaking the silence and reducing the fear sustained for decades by the security apparatus is a measure of our success" Mansour Pashteen writes an oped in NYT nyti.ms/2UU12P3
- It takes more than asking the Taliban to stop murderingEU envoy Andreas von Brandt and NATO SCR Stefano Pontecorvo condemned the killing of Dawa Khan Menapal, head of the Afghan government's media and information center, and asked the Taliban to stop "murdering those who stand for freedom speech and human rights in Afghanistan."
- Good morning. I’m smiling. Why? After a week of working in Kyiv I’m on my way back to the front today. Slava Ukraini 🇺🇦
- Pakistan’s Hand in the Rise of International Jihad
