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
A young shepherd plays with his sheep.

‘The Taliban Have Tracked Me’
Dispatch |
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.

For Afghans, the U.S. Election Feels Very Familiar
Election 2020 |
U.S. President Donald Trump speaks to the troops during a surprise Thanksgiving visit at Bagram Airfield in Afghanistan on Nov. 28, 2019.

Whatever Happens on Tuesday, Afghans Just Want an End to Their Own National Nightmare
Election 2020 |
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.

Afghans See No Good Choices in the U.S. Election
Report |
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.

The U.S. Once Surged into Helmand Province. Now the Taliban Is, Too.
Dispatch |
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