Author of "Bumbling Through the Hindu Kush: A Memoir of Fear & Kindness in Afghanistan." https://nitter.gq/t.co/ovDVkequS3 Retired BBC journalist.
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Today, February 15th, marks the 34th anniversary of the withdrawal of former Soviet forces from Afghanistan, a process that took nine months.
After the withdrawal, the world largely forgot about Afghanistan, which allowed it to become a hub of terrorism. Unfortunately, ...
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Young white spruce are now growing in the tundra, where climate scientists did not expect them to be for another hundred years or more. qz.com/spruce-trees-have-arr…
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“An imperative exists for urgent action to expand the West’s defence industrial base. Strategic & courageous decisions are needed now. We may almost be out of time to make them.” My latest on #Ukraine & industrial production, at @EngelsbergIdeas engelsbergideas.com/notebook…
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BOSTON, Aug. 12, 2021 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ -- It was 30 years ago that Dr. Abdullah Abdullah, who is currently leading the peace talks with the Taliban in Afghanistan, guided former BBC "History Guy" Chris Woolf and a colleague through a horrific war … flex-qa.cms.qa2.vip.inn.mwn.…
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Former BBC Editor Chris Woolf Publishes Afghanistan Memoir Close to Twenty Years After U.S. Invasion thechestnutpost.com/news/for…
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In a new book, BBC journalist Chris Woolf recounts the harrowing tale of his experiences in Afghanistan in 1991 after the Soviet withdrawal.
Article by @KellyGetzelman.
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Check this book out by my friend Chris Woolf, former journalist for the BBC and The World. Pre-ordered my copy today!! #WritingCommunity
“Bumbling Through the Hindu Kush is at once gripping, informative, suspenseful, and at times it reads like a thriller.”
- Qais Akbar Omar, @QaisAkbarO, author of “A Fort of Nine Towers: An Afghan Family Story.”
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#BumblingBook
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The trio in the picture are the first woman doctors of their respective countries. Marco Werman with history buff Chris Woolf narrates their incredible achievements on public Radio int. @mumbaiheritage @aparanjape #WomensDay archive.org/details/MarcoWer…
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📚What happens when a regular person accidentally finds themselves lost in the middle of a war?
@SueBavey reviews #memoir Bumbling through the Hindu Kush by Chris Woolf @CCWoolf
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Bumbling through the Hindu Kush by Chris Woolf suelbavey.wordpress.com/2022… via @SueBavey
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Bumbling through the Hindu Kush by Chris Woolf - a true, first hand account of a BBC journalist's accidental meeting with a legendary warlord in Afghanistan.
#memoir #welovememoirs #warstory #truestory #tuesdaybookblog suelbavey.wordpress.com/2022…
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Current read: Bumbling through the Hindu Kush. Chris Woolf is an ex BBC World Service Journalist and fellow Brit here in my adopted hometown of Franklin, MA. About time I read his book, really - especially since he bought me coffee today! #memoir #welovememoirs @welovememoirs
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In this moment of peril, I must underscore my duty as Secretary-General to uphold the @UN Charter.
The Charter is clear.
Any annexation of a State’s territory by another State resulting from the threat or use of force is a violation of the Principles of the Charter & int’l law.
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⚡️Top EU official calls for suspending Russia from UN Security Council.
European Council President Charles Michel said that Russia should be suspended for launching an “unprovoked and unjustified war.”
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Street musician Moisey Bondarenko who now serves in the Army, plays his violin right on the frontlines.
Just listen how incredible it sounds!
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There is no wiggle room in this statement:
On “60 Minutes,” President Biden was asked whether “US forces, US men and women would defend Taiwan in the event of a Chinese invasion.”
“Yes,” Biden said.
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"When I picked him up, he said, 'Are Mommy and Daddy coming soon?'" the little boy's grandfather said Tuesday. "He doesn't understand."
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Memo to Dems:
Vow to end the filibuster, codify Roe, and reform SCOTUS so that codification can't be struck down.
And pressure GOP candidates on whether they support a national abortion ban.
As @samuelmoyn puts it, Dems must "declare war on SCOTUS."
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The girl who sang at #Azovstal is Kateryna, «Birdie», 21 y. She studied singing in Ternopil, acted in a local theater. She graduated, moved to Kyiv, began riding motorbikes and then she went to defend her country.
God bless you, Birdie. Hoping and praying you will soon be free
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This is how #Azovstal sounds.
Video posted tonight by Nik Mark on his Facebook page.
Let the heroes be known and seen by the whole world 🇺🇦 #SaveMariupol #Mariupol