Lynne O'Donnell
@lynneodonnell.bsky.social
Journalist. Author.
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I write in the British Journalism Review about attempts to silence me after my reporting exposed collusion & corruption from the UN to the Taliban: Vindicated.Now let’s keep up the fight open.substack.com/pub/lynneodo...
Vindicated.Now let’s keep up the fight
Delivered as a backhanded compliment, "warrior journalist" is something we should all aspire to
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December 2, 2025 at 9:07 AM
I write in the British Journalism Review about attempts to silence me after my reporting exposed collusion & corruption from the UN to the Taliban: Vindicated.Now let’s keep up the fight open.substack.com/pub/lynneodo...
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In an attempt to control the flow of information, the rulers of Afghanistan plunged the country into darkness. That decision has backfired
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When the Taliban shut off the internet
In an attempt to control the flow of information, the rulers of Afghanistan plunged the country into darkness. That decision has backfired
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October 14, 2025 at 1:00 PM
In an attempt to control the flow of information, the rulers of Afghanistan plunged the country into darkness. That decision has backfired
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Taliban Severs Afghanistan’s Digital Lifelines
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Taliban Severes Afghanistan’s Digital Lifelines
Fiber-optic internet, smartphone bans disrupt essential services across multiple provinces
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September 18, 2025 at 8:56 AM
Taliban Severs Afghanistan’s Digital Lifelines
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Four days after the Taliban deployed gunmen to prevent local women gaining entry to UN, ADB & World Bank offices, UN has released a statement. The UN has been in denial about the true nature of the Taliban for decades. Will this finally be the wake up call? Read on: open.substack.com/pub/lynneodo...
UN Breaks Silence on Taliban Blocking Afghan Women From Work
Statement comes four days after Taliban deployed gunmen to UN, ADB, World Bank to enforce ban on women working
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September 11, 2025 at 8:57 PM
Four days after the Taliban deployed gunmen to prevent local women gaining entry to UN, ADB & World Bank offices, UN has released a statement. The UN has been in denial about the true nature of the Taliban for decades. Will this finally be the wake up call? Read on: open.substack.com/pub/lynneodo...
Beware a London short-term letting company called Home At Heart. Things get broken, go missing, payment never turns up. Lesson learned. Be warned.
September 3, 2025 at 3:58 PM
Beware a London short-term letting company called Home At Heart. Things get broken, go missing, payment never turns up. Lesson learned. Be warned.
"In Noorzai, Trump may meet his deal-making match. Noorzai is not a man who gives without taking. In the battle for the future, he knows exactly what his country, and his cut, are worth." www.thenewworld.co.uk/lynne-odonne...
Bashir Noorzai, the Taliban’s godfather
Drug tycoon Bashir Noorzai was seized and jailed for life by the US. Yet somehow he is free - and has reinvented himself as gatekeeper to Afghanistan’s trillion-dollar rare earth treasure trove
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August 26, 2025 at 6:40 AM
"In Noorzai, Trump may meet his deal-making match. Noorzai is not a man who gives without taking. In the battle for the future, he knows exactly what his country, and his cut, are worth." www.thenewworld.co.uk/lynne-odonne...
One of #Afghanistan's most famous names, Ehsan Bayat, hailed as a nation builder, is being sued by his brother, accused of fraudulently selling the air rights of a Manhattan building. It's not Ehsan's first legal rodeo. Read on: open.substack.com/pub/lynneodo...
From Nation-Building to Courtroom Drama: The Bayat Family Feud
A story of legacy, ambition & a disputed $2.6 million sale in New York real estate
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August 13, 2025 at 7:14 AM
One of #Afghanistan's most famous names, Ehsan Bayat, hailed as a nation builder, is being sued by his brother, accused of fraudulently selling the air rights of a Manhattan building. It's not Ehsan's first legal rodeo. Read on: open.substack.com/pub/lynneodo...
Ladies & gentlemen, the Leader of the Free World: www.meidasplus.com/p/trump-wand...
Trump Wanders Around White House Roof and Shouts at Press in Bizarre Moment
I watched Trump shout nonsense from the roof, lie on CNBC, and push racist garbage...and I’m supposed to pretend this is normal?
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August 6, 2025 at 8:49 AM
Ladies & gentlemen, the Leader of the Free World: www.meidasplus.com/p/trump-wand...
Peter York's Culture Wars House Party season finale with Katherine Stewart @katherinestewart.bsky.social is well worth your time podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/p...
Peter York's Culture Wars House Party
News Podcast · “PETER YORK’S CULTURE WARS HOUSE PARTY” podcast is all about Peter’s cultural preoccupations which range from how political Culture Wars are waged, to the reputational currency of cleve...
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August 5, 2025 at 9:20 AM
Peter York's Culture Wars House Party season finale with Katherine Stewart @katherinestewart.bsky.social is well worth your time podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/p...
UN Warns that the Taliban are Enabling Terrorists in Afghanistan
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UN Warns that the Taliban are Enabling Terrorists in Afghanistan
Brevity Daily News Digest summarises the latest report of the UNSC's Analytical Support and Sanctions Monitoring Team
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August 2, 2025 at 1:02 PM
UN Warns that the Taliban are Enabling Terrorists in Afghanistan
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Trump’s own Afghan scandal -- the threat of deportation hangs over #Afghanistan's "freedom pilots" www.thenewworld.co.uk/lynne-odonne...
July 30, 2025 at 10:33 AM
Trump’s own Afghan scandal -- the threat of deportation hangs over #Afghanistan's "freedom pilots" www.thenewworld.co.uk/lynne-odonne...
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The Afghans who served with western forces have been let down by ignorant politicians with no idea who the Taliban truly are
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Afghan data leak: one part of a great betrayal
The Afghans who served with western forces have been let down by ignorant politicians with no idea who the Taliban truly are
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July 20, 2025 at 6:00 PM
The Afghans who served with western forces have been let down by ignorant politicians with no idea who the Taliban truly are
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"Taliban death squads have been hunting down #Afghanistan’s former soldiers, Special Forces & police since the day they came back to power four years ago. Anyone who thinks otherwise hasn’t been paying attention."
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Afghan data leak: one part of a great betrayal
The Afghans who served with western forces have been let down by ignorant politicians with no idea who the Taliban truly are
www.thenewworld.co.uk
July 20, 2025 at 8:33 AM
"Taliban death squads have been hunting down #Afghanistan’s former soldiers, Special Forces & police since the day they came back to power four years ago. Anyone who thinks otherwise hasn’t been paying attention."
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Afghan data leak: one part of a great betrayal www.thenewworld.co.uk/lynne-odonne...
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Afghan data leak: one part of a great betrayal
The Afghans who served with western forces have been let down by ignorant politicians with no idea who the Taliban truly are
www.thenewworld.co.uk
July 17, 2025 at 10:05 PM
Afghan data leak: one part of a great betrayal www.thenewworld.co.uk/lynne-odonne...
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#Afghanistan's Bagram Air Base is on the front line of a war for influence, amid Trump's claims that #China has moved in. But has it? Read on: open.substack.com/pub/lynneodo...
Afghanistan's Bagram Air Base is on the front line of a war for influence
Abandoned military base has become a symbol of regional competition between America, China & Russia
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July 12, 2025 at 8:26 AM
#Afghanistan's Bagram Air Base is on the front line of a war for influence, amid Trump's claims that #China has moved in. But has it? Read on: open.substack.com/pub/lynneodo...
#Afghanistan's Bagram Air Base is on the front line of a war for influence, amid Trump's claims that #China has moved in. But has it? Read on: open.substack.com/pub/lynneodo...
Afghanistan's Bagram Air Base is on the front line of a war for influence
Abandoned military base has become a symbol of regional competition between America, China & Russia
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July 12, 2025 at 8:26 AM
#Afghanistan's Bagram Air Base is on the front line of a war for influence, amid Trump's claims that #China has moved in. But has it? Read on: open.substack.com/pub/lynneodo...
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Latest Daily on Monocle Radio. @lynneodonnell.bsky.social and @pburtsoff.bsky.social on Trump's Nobel Peace Prize prospects and other matters, plus Ali Watkins on her new book "The Next One Is For You", about 70s-era IRA gun-runners the Philadelphia Five. monocle.com/radio/shows/...
Does Donald Trump deserve a Nobel Peace Prize? - Monocle
Israel-Hamas ceasefire talks continue following Netanyahu’s trip to Washington. Then: Ukraine and Russia’s neighbours withdraw from the Ottawa Treaty banning...
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July 8, 2025 at 6:40 PM
Latest Daily on Monocle Radio. @lynneodonnell.bsky.social and @pburtsoff.bsky.social on Trump's Nobel Peace Prize prospects and other matters, plus Ali Watkins on her new book "The Next One Is For You", about 70s-era IRA gun-runners the Philadelphia Five. monocle.com/radio/shows/...
Within a day, the International Criminal Court & the United States condemned the Taliban's brutal rule. Will it make any difference?
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The US and ICC put Taliban crimes on trial, the criminals remain free
Symbolism is powerful but global impunity is unlikely to end any time soon
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July 9, 2025 at 10:49 AM
Within a day, the International Criminal Court & the United States condemned the Taliban's brutal rule. Will it make any difference?
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Guest post: A war-torn region of #Pakistan gets a dangerous ultimatum by Mohsin Dawar open.substack.com/pub/lynneodo...
Guest post: A war-torn region of Pakistan gets a dangerous ultimatum
Mohsin Dawar is a political activist & former MP in North Waziristan, where the Taliban's war is getting hotter, and the State has run out of ideas
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July 7, 2025 at 11:11 AM
Guest post: A war-torn region of #Pakistan gets a dangerous ultimatum by Mohsin Dawar open.substack.com/pub/lynneodo...
Guest post: A war-torn region of #Pakistan gets a dangerous ultimatum by Mohsin Dawar open.substack.com/pub/lynneodo...
Guest post: A war-torn region of Pakistan gets a dangerous ultimatum
Mohsin Dawar is a political activist & former MP in North Waziristan, where the Taliban's war is getting hotter, and the State has run out of ideas
open.substack.com
July 7, 2025 at 11:11 AM
Guest post: A war-torn region of #Pakistan gets a dangerous ultimatum by Mohsin Dawar open.substack.com/pub/lynneodo...
#Russia recognises the legitimacy of the #Taliban regime: tass.com/politics/198... #StateCapture #Afghanistan #Syria #AlQaeda #Terrorism #Racism #Misogyny
Russian deputy foreign minister accepts copies of credentials from new Afghan ambassador
The Russian Foreign Ministry said that the official recognition of the Afghan authorities will give an impetus to the development of productive bilateral cooperation
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July 3, 2025 at 8:36 PM
#Russia recognises the legitimacy of the #Taliban regime: tass.com/politics/198... #StateCapture #Afghanistan #Syria #AlQaeda #Terrorism #Racism #Misogyny
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In the battle for future technologies, #Afghanistan is relevant once more. My latest column on the US- #China - Afghanistan dynamic as change rumbles across the region open.substack.com/pub/lynneodo...
In the battle for future technologies, Afghanistan is relevant once more
A drugs lord has become the gatekeeper for critical minerals & rare earths, as America tells the Taliban to cease business with China
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June 22, 2025 at 1:03 PM
In the battle for future technologies, #Afghanistan is relevant once more. My latest column on the US- #China - Afghanistan dynamic as change rumbles across the region open.substack.com/pub/lynneodo...
"#Bezos is especially unwelcome in #Venice because of Amazon's model of online commerce which has gutted towns across the world of small businesses. Locals still grieve for the demise of beloved emporiums including ironmongers & bookshops" www.ft.com/content/4ea5... #PayMoreTax
Venice is still in peril — this time from the Bezos wedding
Angry locals who say he is treating the city as a private playground have succeeded in getting the ceremony moved
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June 28, 2025 at 10:09 AM
"#Bezos is especially unwelcome in #Venice because of Amazon's model of online commerce which has gutted towns across the world of small businesses. Locals still grieve for the demise of beloved emporiums including ironmongers & bookshops" www.ft.com/content/4ea5... #PayMoreTax
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Have you noticed how quiet the Taliban have been lately? They're talking to America. And they like the idea of US money & tacit recognition. Friends are friends, but in the pragmatic world of Trump and the Taliban, business is business. Read on: open.substack.com/pub/lynneodo...
Taliban Silence Is Golden — Especially When Washington Is Listening
As Iran reels from US strikes, the Taliban shift focus from old friends to new opportunities -- & the lure of American investment.
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June 22, 2025 at 3:54 PM
Have you noticed how quiet the Taliban have been lately? They're talking to America. And they like the idea of US money & tacit recognition. Friends are friends, but in the pragmatic world of Trump and the Taliban, business is business. Read on: open.substack.com/pub/lynneodo...