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 man reads a newspaper that hangs on a line with others.
A man reads a newspaper that hangs on a line with others.

Pakistan’s New Media Crackdown Threatens Press Freedom

Report
Lynne O’Donnell
Residents of Quetta hold candle lights beside photographs of security personnel who were killed in militant attacks on security camps in the Nushki and Panjgur areas of Balochistan province.
Residents of Quetta hold candle lights beside photographs of security personnel who were killed in militant attacks on security camps in the Nushki and Panjgur areas of Balochistan province.

Pakistan Faces ‘Peace of Wolves’ as Regional Tensions Rise

Dispatch
Lynne O’Donnell
Then-Vice President of Afghanistan Amrullah Saleh speaks.
Then-Vice President of Afghanistan Amrullah Saleh speaks.

Former Afghan VP: ‘We Will Resist Until Our Aim Is Achieved’

Insider
Lynne O’Donnell
Hamdullah Mohib, Afghanistan's then newly appointed national security advisor, attends a ceremony in Kabul in 2018.
Hamdullah Mohib, Afghanistan's then newly appointed national security advisor, attends a ceremony in Kabul in 2018.

Former Afghan Advisor: Biden’s Withdrawal Was the ‘Tipping Point’ for Afghanistan

Insider
Lynne O’Donnell
A billboard depicting late Afghan Taliban leader Mullah Omar and late Afghan leader of the Haqqani network Jalaluddin Haqqani is seen along a road in Kabul.
A billboard depicting late Afghan Taliban leader Mullah Omar and late Afghan leader of the Haqqani network Jalaluddin Haqqani is seen along a road in Kabul.

Taliban Pressing for Prisoner Swap With U.S.

Report
Lynne O’Donnell
Women wait for staff members from Doctors Without Borders at a camp for internally displaced people on the outskirts of Herat, Afghanistan, on Nov. 22.
Women wait for staff members from Doctors Without Borders at a camp for internally displaced people on the outskirts of Herat, Afghanistan, on Nov. 22.

U.N., World Bank Under Pressure to Offer Aid to Afghanistan

Analysis
Lynne O’Donnell
A Taliban fighter mans a machine gun mounted on a vehicle near the venue of an open-air pro-Taliban rally on the outskirts of Kabul on Oct. 3.
A Taliban fighter mans a machine gun mounted on a vehicle near the venue of an open-air pro-Taliban rally on the outskirts of Kabul on Oct. 3.

Taliban Splintered by Internal Divisions, External Spoilers

Report
Lynne O’Donnell
Taliban members stand guard inside a prison cell.
Taliban members stand guard inside a prison cell.

As Afghanistan Nears Collapse, Taliban ‘Between a Rock and a Hard Place’

Insider
Lynne O’Donnell
A Taliban fighter stands along a road in Herat, Afghanistan, on Sept. 19.
A Taliban fighter stands along a road in Herat, Afghanistan, on Sept. 19.

Afghan Crime Wave Adds to Taliban Dystopia

Report
Lynne O’Donnell
Taliban fighters on a pickup truck in Kabul.
Taliban fighters on a pickup truck in Kabul.

Pakistan’s Ambassador to Kabul: ‘Engagement Has to Continue’ With Taliban Government

Insider
Lynne O’Donnell
Schoolgirls in Kabul
Schoolgirls in Kabul

School’s Out in the Taliban’s Afghanistan

Report
Lynne O’Donnell
Afghan resistance and anti-Taliban fighters stand guard in Afghanistan’s Panjshir province on Aug. 23.
Afghan resistance and anti-Taliban fighters stand guard in Afghanistan’s Panjshir province on Aug. 23.

Afghan Resistance Mulls Formation of Government in Exile

Report
Lynne O’Donnell
Taliban fighters stand on an armored vehicle.
Taliban fighters stand on an armored vehicle.

In Afghanistan, It’s Back to the Future—of Taliban Tyranny

Report
Lynne O’Donnell
Afghan women protest near the Pakistan embassy in Kabul, a day after the Taliban claimed to have crushed the last outpost of resistance, Sept. 7.
Afghan women protest near the Pakistan embassy in Kabul, a day after the Taliban claimed to have crushed the last outpost of resistance, Sept. 7.

Afghans Protest After Taliban Claim to Have Crushed Panjshir Resistance

Report
Lynne O’Donnell
Afghan men wave a flag above the portrait of late Afghan commander Ahmad Shah Massoud.
Afghan men wave a flag above the portrait of late Afghan commander Ahmad Shah Massoud.

Ahmad Massoud: ‘Peace Does Not Mean to Surrender’

Insider
Lynne O’Donnell
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