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 poster at a university in Kabul shows a woman wearing all-black clothes and a black hijab while carrying a purse, books, and a cellphone. The opening of her head scarf is blank, showing a plain white oval instead of her face.
A poster at a university in Kabul shows a woman wearing all-black clothes and a black hijab while carrying a purse, books, and a cellphone. The opening of her head scarf is blank, showing a plain white oval instead of her face.
New Afghan Air Force pilots attend a class at the air force university in Kabul.
New Afghan Air Force pilots attend a class at the air force university in Kabul.
Former Pakistani Prime Minister Imran Khan (R) addresses his supporters during an anti-government march toward Islamabad demanding early elections, in Gujranwala, Pakistan.
Former Pakistani Prime Minister Imran Khan (R) addresses his supporters during an anti-government march toward Islamabad demanding early elections, in Gujranwala, Pakistan.
Afghan children read the Quran at a madrassa, an Islamic school, in Kandahar, Afghanistan.
Afghan children read the Quran at a madrassa, an Islamic school, in Kandahar, Afghanistan.
Indian people walk by a colorful building in the Portuguese colonial style in Goa, India.
Indian people walk by a colorful building in the Portuguese colonial style in Goa, India.
Indian Foreign Minister S. Jaishankar participates in a foreign ministers' meeting of the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation in Benaulim, India, on May 5.
Indian Foreign Minister S. Jaishankar participates in a foreign ministers' meeting of the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation in Benaulim, India, on May 5.
Mohammad Arsala Kharoti, the Taliban's deputy minister for refugees, speaks to the media as UNHCR protection chief Gillian Triggs watches at the airport in Kabul on April 30.
Mohammad Arsala Kharoti, the Taliban's deputy minister for refugees, speaks to the media as UNHCR protection chief Gillian Triggs watches at the airport in Kabul on April 30.
A worker walks past machinery that crushes rocks at the Mughulkhil chromite mine in Logar province, Afghanistan.
A worker walks past machinery that crushes rocks at the Mughulkhil chromite mine in Logar province, Afghanistan.
Relatives and security officials offer funeral prayers for policemen killed by a roadside bomb in the Lakki Marwat district of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province, Pakistan.
Relatives and security officials offer funeral prayers for policemen killed by a roadside bomb in the Lakki Marwat district of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province, Pakistan.
A Taliban security personnel stands guard as Afghan people wait to cross into Pakistan.
A Taliban security personnel stands guard as Afghan people wait to cross into Pakistan.
Taliban security personnel stand guard along a street in Afghanistan.
Taliban security personnel stand guard along a street in Afghanistan.
Supporters of former Pakistani Prime Minister Imran Khan stand atop a shipping container.
Supporters of former Pakistani Prime Minister Imran Khan stand atop a shipping container.
Russian President Vladimir Putin greets Kazakh President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev.
Russian President Vladimir Putin greets Kazakh President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev.
The Taliban's former envoy to Saudi Arabia arrives for a meeting with foreign diplomats in Doha, Qatar.
The Taliban's former envoy to Saudi Arabia arrives for a meeting with foreign diplomats in Doha, Qatar.