Ezzatullah Mehrdad

Ezzatullah Mehrdad is a freelance journalist based in Kabul. He writes investigative and explanatory features on Afghanistan.

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How Liberal Values Became a Business in Afghanistan
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Ezzatullah Mehrdad
A beggar who said he lost his leg from a mine injury is seen in traffic on Sept. 21, 2019 in Kabul, Afghanistan.
A beggar who said he lost his leg from a mine injury is seen in traffic on Sept. 21, 2019 in Kabul, Afghanistan.

Afghanistan Needs Truth Before It Can Have Reconciliation
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Ezzatullah Mehrdad
Afghans use computers at the Park Residence Internet Cafe in Kabul on Jan. 20, 2003.
Afghans use computers at the Park Residence Internet Cafe in Kabul on Jan. 20, 2003.

In Afghanistan, Social Media Is the Only Way to Talk Back to the Taliban
Dispatch |
Ezzatullah Mehrdad
Men wearing face masks walk past a wall painted with images of U.S. Special Representative for Afghanistan Zalmay Khalilzad and Taliban co-founder Mullah Abdul Ghani Baradar in Kabul on April 5.
Men wearing face masks walk past a wall painted with images of U.S. Special Representative for Afghanistan Zalmay Khalilzad and Taliban co-founder Mullah Abdul Ghani Baradar in Kabul on April 5.

In Afghanistan, the Coronavirus Could Be Deadlier Than War
Dispatch |
Ezzatullah Mehrdad, Lindsey Kennedy, Nathan Paul Southern
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