Lynne O’Donnell

Lynne O’Donnell is a columnist at Foreign Policy and an Australian journalist and author. She was the Afghanistan bureau chief for Agence France-Presse and the Associated Press between 2009 and 2017.

Articles by Lynne O’Donnell
A primary and secondary school is destroyed.
A primary and secondary school is destroyed.

Al Qaeda Isn’t Dead Yet

Analysis
Lynne O’Donnell
265 people are evacuated out of Kabul.
265 people are evacuated out of Kabul.

Trump and Biden Let Afghanistan Collapse

Analysis
Lynne O’Donnell
Afghan resistance movement and anti-Taliban uprising forces take position.
Afghan resistance movement and anti-Taliban uprising forces take position.

The Afghan Resistance Is Still Fighting

Analysis
Lynne O’Donnell
A burqa-clad woman with a child
A burqa-clad woman with a child

The Taliban Have Made the Burqa Mandatory Again

Analysis
Lynne O’Donnell
A man passes in front of the rubble of the Medina hotel in Somalia.
A man passes in front of the rubble of the Medina hotel in Somalia.

Terrorism Is Making a Comeback, and Africa Is the Hot Spot

Analysis
Lynne O’Donnell
A Taliban member stands guard outside of the Pul-e-Charkhi prison, located on the outskirts of Kabul, on Oct. 17, 2021.
A Taliban member stands guard outside of the Pul-e-Charkhi prison, located on the outskirts of Kabul, on Oct. 17, 2021.

Millions of Afghans Want to Flee. LGBTQ Afghans Have To.

Analysis
Lynne O’Donnell
Taliban fighters in armored vehicles take part in a military parade.
Taliban fighters in armored vehicles take part in a military parade.

Afghanistan Regains Its Crown as Terror Central

Analysis
Lynne O’Donnell
Afghan resistance forces take a rest as they patrol on a hilltop.
Afghan resistance forces take a rest as they patrol on a hilltop.

Afghan Resistance Groups Eye Spring Offensive

Analysis
Lynne O’Donnell
Women wait in line during a World Food Program food distribution on the outskirts of Kabul.
Women wait in line during a World Food Program food distribution on the outskirts of Kabul.

Afghanistan’s Hungry Will Pay the Price for Putin’s War

Analysis
Lynne O’Donnell
A meeting of foreign ministers of China, Afghanistan, and Pakistan
A meeting of foreign ministers of China, Afghanistan, and Pakistan

The Taliban Didn’t Get Chinese Recognition, but They’re Getting Chinese Help

Analysis
Lynne O’Donnell
Girls attend class in Afghanistan.
Girls attend class in Afghanistan.

Taliban Reversal on Girls’ Education Ignites World’s Anger

Analysis
Lynne O’Donnell
Vendors work at a market in Kabul.
Vendors work at a market in Kabul.

As the World Watches Ukraine, Afghanistan Goes Full Taliban

Report
Lynne O’Donnell
A large white mansion is shown behind a security gate.
A large white mansion is shown behind a security gate.

Can London Cleanse Itself of Dirty Russian Money?

Insider
Lynne O’Donnell
Aurat March women's activists march in Pakistan.
Aurat March women's activists march in Pakistan.

Pakistan Broaches ‘Hijab Day’ for International Women’s Day

Analysis
Lynne O’Donnell
Manzoor Pashteen, the Pakistani tribal leader of the Pashtun Tahafuz Movement, takes part in an interview with Agence France-Presse in Islamabad on April 6, 2018.
Manzoor Pashteen, the Pakistani tribal leader of the Pashtun Tahafuz Movement, takes part in an interview with Agence France-Presse in Islamabad on April 6, 2018.

Pakistani Pashtun Leader: Nationalism Is a ‘Reaction Against the Racist Policies of the State’

Insider
Lynne O’Donnell
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