Lynne O’Donnell

Lynne O’Donnell is a columnist at Foreign Policy and an Australian journalist and author. She was the Afghanistan bureau chief for Agence France-Presse and the Associated Press between 2009 and 2017.

Articles by Lynne O’Donnell
A Taliban fighter mans a machine gun mounted on a vehicle near the venue of an open-air pro-Taliban rally on the outskirts of Kabul on Oct. 3.

Taliban Splintered by Internal Divisions, External Spoilers
Report |
Taliban members stand guard inside a prison cell.

As Afghanistan Nears Collapse, Taliban ‘Between a Rock and a Hard Place’
Q&A |
A Taliban fighter stands along a road in Herat, Afghanistan, on Sept. 19.

Afghan Crime Wave Adds to Taliban Dystopia
Report |
Taliban fighters on a pickup truck in Kabul.

Pakistan’s Ambassador to Kabul: ‘Engagement Has to Continue’ With Taliban Government
Q&A |
Schoolgirls in Kabul

School’s Out in the Taliban’s Afghanistan
Report |
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