Ali M. Latifi


Ali M. Latifi is a freelance journalist based in Kabul. He has reported from Qatar, Turkey, Greece, Washington, and more than a dozen provinces of Afghanistan. He has worked with Al Jazeera English, the Los Angeles Times, CNN, and Deutsche Welle.

Articles by Ali M. Latifi
Tafsir Siyaposh visits a friend in Kabul to discuss what can be done about the current situation of women in Afghanistan on June 2.
Tafsir Siyaposh visits a friend in Kabul to discuss what can be done about the current situation of women in Afghanistan on June 2.
Two men sit together; one holds a gun
Two men sit together; one holds a gun
A young shepherd plays with his sheep.
A young shepherd plays with his sheep.
Hawa Alam Nuristani (center), the head of the Afghan Independent Electoral Commission, announces the preliminary results of the 2019 Afghan presidential election in Kabul on Dec. 22, 2019. Incumbent President Ashraf Ghani won a second term.
Hawa Alam Nuristani (center), the head of the Afghan Independent Electoral Commission, announces the preliminary results of the 2019 Afghan presidential election in Kabul on Dec. 22, 2019. Incumbent President Ashraf Ghani won a second term.
U.S. President Donald Trump speaks to the troops during a surprise Thanksgiving visit at Bagram Airfield in Afghanistan on Nov. 28, 2019.
U.S. President Donald Trump speaks to the troops during a surprise Thanksgiving visit at Bagram Airfield in Afghanistan on Nov. 28, 2019.
Members of the Solidarity Party of Afghanistan protest against the U.S.-led invasion of Afghanistan ahead of its 16th anniversary in Kabul on Oct. 6, 2017.
Members of the Solidarity Party of Afghanistan protest against the U.S.-led invasion of Afghanistan ahead of its 16th anniversary in Kabul on Oct. 6, 2017.
Internally displaced people with their belongings flee from Nadali district to Lashkar Gah during the ongoing clashes between Taliban fighters and Afghan security forces in Helmand province on October 14, 2020.
Internally displaced people with their belongings flee from Nadali district to Lashkar Gah during the ongoing clashes between Taliban fighters and Afghan security forces in Helmand province on October 14, 2020.
Representatives attend a Loya Jirga, or grand assembly, in Kabul, Afghanistan, on Aug. 7.
Representatives attend a Loya Jirga, or grand assembly, in Kabul, Afghanistan, on Aug. 7.
Afghan soldiers walk past debris near the main prison entrance after a raid in Jalalabad on Aug. 3. Dozens were killed when gunmen attacked the prison in eastern Afghanistan; the Islamic State claimed responsibility.
Afghan soldiers walk past debris near the main prison entrance after a raid in Jalalabad on Aug. 3. Dozens were killed when gunmen attacked the prison in eastern Afghanistan; the Islamic State claimed responsibility.