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Covers:  international affairs, military, defence, afghanistan, pakistan, health,
Africa correspondent for @TelGlobalHealth and @Telegraph. Formerly Islamabad, Kabul and defence correspondent. RT = hmm, aah or haha

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Reporter covering Pakistan and Afghanistan for The Telegraph and The Economist. Occasionally to be found in the New York Times. Previously based in London covering defence and security for the Telegraph

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A Professor's Killing Sends a Chill Through a Campus in Pakistan

A Professor's Killing Sends a Chill Through a Campus in Pakistan

BAHAWALPUR, Pakistan - Prof. Khalid Hameed's devotion to teaching often led him to arrive early for work, and…

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Cast out by HIV: How hundreds of children have been infected

Cast out by HIV: How hundreds of children have been infected

More than 800 children in Pakistan face a potential death sentence after being infected with HIV. This articl…

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Pakistan's Tribal Areas Are Still Waiting for Justice as Army Tightens Grip

Pakistan's Tribal Areas Are Still Waiting for Justice as Army Tightens Grip

PESHAWAR, Pakistan - With the Pakistani military's crackdown on protesters in the northwestern tribal belt in…

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Why Pakistan lets Arab bigwigs set falcons on rare birds

Why Pakistan lets Arab bigwigs set falcons on rare birds

THE ASIAN houbara is an unlikely diplomatic asset. An elusive, desert-dwelling bird, its expression suggests …

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Afghans worry about the return of Shia fighters from Syria's civil war

Afghans worry about the return of Shia fighters from Syria's civil war

ALIREZA QANBARI has still not told his parents the truth about what he did when he left Afghanistan for Iran.…

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Women in Afghanistan fear a return to oppression as they are left out of peace talks with Taliban

Women in Afghanistan fear a return to oppression as they are left out of peace talks with Taliban

The Taliban extinguished Kamila Sidiqi's hopes of becoming a teacher the day she graduated from training coll…

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Witchcraft and WhatsApp: The fight to contain Ebola misinformation

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While Julienne Anoko's colleagues work in treatment wards and labs to stop the spread of Ebola, she takes on WhatsApp groups with tens of thousands of members, where distrust and rumours are rife. Medics treat the virus tearing through this corner of north eastern Congo as she navigates the local fear and suspicion which make their job harder.
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South Africans take to streets to protest against illegal immigration

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By Ben Farmer Verified
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Thousands of South Africans have marched to demand that undocumented foreign nationals depart the country after campaigners issued an ultimatum for them to leave. Security forces were out in force for the nationwide protests amid fears the demonstrations would explode into the anti-foreigner violence that has convulsed the country in the past.
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South Africans take to streets to protest against illegal immigration

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By Ben Farmer Verified
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Thousands of South Africans have marched to demand that undocumented foreign nationals depart the country after campaigners issued an ultimatum for them to leave. Security forces were out in force for the nationwide protests amid fears the demonstrations would explode into the anti-foreigner violence that has convulsed the country in the past.
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