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Mujib Mashal

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Covers:  south asia, afghanistan, afghan war, afghanistan security
(On a break here) South Asia bureau chief, The New York Times. Previously: senior correspondent, Afghanistan. Views are my own.

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Mujib Mashal’s Biography

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I am a freelance journalist, writing explanatory and investigative features on Afghanistan.
My stories have appeared in The Atlantic magazine, Harper's Magazine, TIME magazine, Businessweek magazine, The New York Times, The Wall Street Journal, Al Jazeera English, Newsweek - The Daily Beast, and other international outlets.
I have previously worked for Al Jazeera English in Doha and The New York Times in Kabul.

Mujib Mashal’s Journalist Portfolio

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Writer Retreats to a Kabul That Lives Only in His Memories and Books

Writer Retreats to a Kabul That Lives Only in His Memories and Books

KABUL, Afghanistan - FOUR large clocks tick out of sync, puncturing the silence of his Soviet-built apartment…

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From Afghanistan With Love - Matter

From Afghanistan With Love - Matter

Critics call it "the radio of pimps and vagina-sellers." But a popular new call-in show is helping a generati…

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After Karzai

After Karzai

Afghanistan’s outgoing president helped heal a shattered country. He also winked at corruption and ruled like…

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Afghanistan's New Millionaires

Afghanistan's New Millionaires

"If the top 10 wealthy men in Afghanistan—I would say 9 of them products of the past 10 years—came together, …

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The Pious Spy

The Pious Spy

A Taliban intelligence chief's death and resurrection

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Afghan Vice President Raises Concerns by Turning to Militias in Taliban Fight

Afghan Vice President Raises Concerns by Turning to Militias in Taliban Fight

ALMAR, Afghanistan - At first, Vice President Abdul Rashid Dostum tried to get help from his own government, …

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India's Hindu Right Seems Unstoppable. This City Shows How.

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By Mujib Mashal , Suhasini Raj
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SAMBHAL, India -- The defining scene, before the city's transformation, was that of a lawyer, dressed in his barrister's black robe and casual slippers, walking out of the narrow alley of a mosque shielded by security guards and supporters who chanted hail to the Hindu deity Ram. kAmp== 2C@F?5[ :E H2D 5625=J 492@D]k^Am kAmp? 2?8CJ 4C@H5 @7 |FD=:>D 925 82E96C65 :? =2E6 a_ac E@ 5676?5 E96 >@DBF6[ @?6 @7 E96 @=56DE DE:== DE2?5:?8 :?
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India's Hindu Right Seems Unstoppable. This City Shows How.

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By Mujib Mashal , Suhasini Raj
| Breaking One
SAMBHAL, India -- The defining scene, before the city's transformation, was that of a lawyer, dressed in his barrister's black robe and casual slippers, walking out of the narrow alley of a mosque shielded by security guards and supporters who chanted hail to the Hindu deity Ram. kAmp== 2C@F?5[ :E H2D 5625=J 492@D]k^Am kAmp? 2?8CJ 4C@H5 @7 |FD=:>D 925 82E96C65 :? =2E6 a_ac E@ 5676?5 E96 >@DBF6[ @?6 @7 E96 @=56DE DE:== DE2?5:?8 :?
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India’s Hindu Right Seems Unstoppable. This City Shows How. Original

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By Mujib Mashal , Suhasini Raj, Saumya Khandelwal
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The defining scene, before the city’s transformation, was that of a lawyer, dressed in his barrister’s black robe and casual slippers, walking out of the narrow alley of a mosque shielded by security guards and supporters who chanted hail to the Hindu deity Ram. All around, it was deadly chaos. An angry crowd of Muslims had gathered in late 2024 to defend the mosque, one of the oldest still standing in India, which they feared was under threat from a court ruling prompted by the lawyer.
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