- Afghanistan, Coronavirus, Foreign policy, Joe Biden, South and Central Asia, Taliban, US news, US politics, World news
The Guardian view on the G7’s great game: the Taliban rules in Kabul | Editorial
Ordinary Afghans will pay the highest price for the west’s defeated ambitionsIt speaks volumes about the world…
- Afghanistan, Boris Johnson, Defence policy, Foreign policy, G7, Joe Biden, Nato, Politics, South and Central Asia, World Health Organization
The Guardian view on the G7 Afghanistan talks: desperate damage limitation | Editorial
Lack of planning and coordination has left the west scrambling to do the right thingAt the weekend, in advance…
- Afghanistan, Ashraf Ghani, Boris Johnson, Dominic Raab, Donald Trump, Joe Biden, Politics, September 11 2001, South and Central Asia, Taliban, US foreign policy, US news
The Guardian view on Afghanistan: unnecessary suffering | Editorial
A reckless western withdrawal timetable has let a people downEarlier this year, a bipartisan panel appointed b…
- Afghanistan, Biden administration, Forced marriage, Joe Biden, South and Central Asia, Taliban, US foreign policy, US military, US news, Women
The Guardian view on the Taliban’s advance: not an American debacle but Afghans’ tragedy
People are losing their homes, their freedom and their hope. That should be more of a priority than US credibi…
- Afghanistan, Dominic Raab, Foreign policy, Joe Biden, Journalist safety, Media, Politics, South and Central Asia, Taliban, UK news, US foreign policy, US news, World news
The Guardian view on the Taliban’s advance: we still have a responsibility to Afghans | Editorial
The human cost is accumulating with the withdrawal of US and British troops The fears held by many Afghans sin…
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The Guardian view on Afghanistan’s future: withdrawal should not mean abandonment | Editorial
Last week’s massacre of schoolgirls showed just how grim the years ahead could be. The US and its allies canno…
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The Guardian view on Modi’s mistakes: a pandemic that is out of control | Editorial
The Indian prime minister’s overconfidence lies behind the country’s disastrous Covid-19 responsePolitical hub…
- Afghanistan, Al-Qaida, Biden administration, Joe Biden, Nato, South and Central Asia, Taliban, US foreign policy, US military, US politics
The Guardian view on the Afghanistan withdrawal: an unwinnable war | Editorial
Joe Biden has called time on America’s longest war. The decision exposes the limits of US power and leaves an …
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The Guardian view on Myanmar’s generals: impunity has bred this ruthlessness | Editorial
Hundreds have died since February’s coup. Civilians are defiant – but while their resistance persists, so does…
- Aid, Asia Pacific, Brexit, China, Cyberwar, Defence policy, Europe, European Union, Foreign policy, India, Military, Nuclear weapons, Politics, Russia, South and Central Asia, Trans-Pacific Partnership, UK news, US news, US politics, World news
The Guardian view on defence and foreign policy: an old-fashioned look at the future | Editorial
A reconsideration of Britain’s place in the world is necessary. But this paper fails to meet the challenges of…
- Asia Pacific, Aung San Suu Kyi, China, Myanmar, Russia, South and Central Asia, Thailand, United Nations, World news
The Guardian view on Myanmar’s coup: the army strikes back | Editorial
The detention and charging of Aung San Suu Kyi reflect the military’s contempt for its peopleMyanmar’s people …
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The Guardian view on India’s farming revolt: a bitter harvest | Editorial
There’s a growing backlash against Narendra Modi’s autocratic tendencies and the plutocrat donors who fund his…
- Coronavirus outbreak, Hinduism, India, Infectious diseases, Islam, Narendra Modi, Religion, South and Central Asia, World news
The Guardian view on India’s strongman: in denial about a Covid crisis | Editorial
Rather than rebuild the social fabric of his country during the coronavirus-driven economic slump, Narendra Mo…
- Afghanistan, Children, Coronavirus outbreak, Health, Infectious diseases, Medical research, Pakistan, Polio, Science, Society, South and Central Asia, Taliban, Vaccines and immunisation
The Guardian view on African success: a step closer to conquering polio | Editorial
We are tantalisingly close to eradicating the disease. Things may slip backwards because of science, thugs and…
- Africa, Americas, Asia Pacific, Australia news, Brazil, Coronavirus outbreak, Donald Trump, Europe, Hassan Rouhani, Health, Hong Kong, India, Infectious diseases, Iran, Jair Bolsonaro, Kenya, Middle East and North Africa, Serbia, South Africa, South and Central Asia, Spain, Syria, US news, World Health Organization, World news
The Guardian view on Covid-19 worldwide: on the march
Infections are accelerating in largely untouched countries and those which hoped they had come through the wor…