Ruchi Kumar

Ruchi Kumar is a journalist in Afghanistan.

Stories by Ruchi Kumar

Ismail Khan, 14, at the juvenile rehabilitation center in Kabul on Aug. 11. He was caught during an operation to carry ammunition for Tehrik-i-Taliban Pakistan, which he joined after his parent and sister were killed by rocket fire in 2014.

Afghanistan Is Trying to Save Its Child Bombers

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August 29, 2018, 9:53 AM

Sikh community leader Rawail Singh lights the Diwali lamps with his daughter Komal on Oct. 18, 2017, in Kabul. (Ruchi Kumar for Foreign Policy)

‘We Belong to Afghanistan’

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July 6, 2018, 11:48 AM

Hamid Karzai Has Nothing Good To Say About America

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September 21, 2017, 3:14 PM

An Afghan security force member stands at the site of a car bomb attack in Kabul on May 31, 2017.
At least 40 people were killed or wounded on May 31 as a massive blast ripped through Kabul's diplomatic quarter, shattering the morning rush hour and bringing carnage to the streets of the Afghan capital. / AFP PHOTO / SHAH MARAI (Photo credit should read SHAH MARAI/AFP/Getty Images)

Afghanistan Blames Pakistan for Planning Deadly Kabul Attack

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June 1, 2017, 6:35 PM

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Can This Provincial Warlord Scale in Kabul?

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May 4, 2017, 3:59 PM

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