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
Burqa-clad women shop at a market in Kabul.
Burqa-clad women shop at a market in Kabul.

In Taliban’s New Afghan Emirate, Women Are Invisible

Report
Lynne O’Donnell
Mullah Abdul Ghani Baradar
Mullah Abdul Ghani Baradar

What a Taliban Government Will Look Like

Report
Lynne O’Donnell
The Bala Hissar historical compound in Kabul
The Bala Hissar historical compound in Kabul

A Taliban Challenge: To Learn the Lessons of History

Report
Lynne O’Donnell
A Taliban fighter in Kabul
A Taliban fighter in Kabul

Fear and Uncertainty Grip Kabul

Report
Lynne O’Donnell
Displaced Afghans at a makeshift camp in the Shahr-e-Naw park in northwestern Kabul on Aug. 12.
Displaced Afghans at a makeshift camp in the Shahr-e-Naw park in northwestern Kabul on Aug. 12.

Many Afghans Fear for Their Lives as Taliban Fighters Take Kabul

Dispatch
Lynne O’Donnell
Newly graduated Afghan National Army cadets march during their graduation ceremony at the Kabul Military Training Center in Kabul on Dec. 30, 2014.
Newly graduated Afghan National Army cadets march during their graduation ceremony at the Kabul Military Training Center in Kabul on Dec. 30, 2014.

What Went Wrong With Afghanistan’s Defense Forces? This article has an audio recording

Dispatch
Lynne O’Donnell
Men walk in Zaranj, Afghanistan.
Men walk in Zaranj, Afghanistan.

More Provinces, Atrocities for Rampaging Taliban

Dispatch
Lynne O’Donnell
A militia member rests in Afghanistan.
A militia member rests in Afghanistan.

With Militias in Herat, ‘We Are Caught Between Bad and Worse’

Dispatch
Lynne O’Donnell
Storay Karimi gives directions.
Storay Karimi gives directions.

Taliban Rampage Puts Afghan Journalists in Crosshairs

Dispatch
Lynne O’Donnell
Ismail Khan, the leader of Herat's militia, gives orders to his forces during a clash with the Taliban inside Herat city, Afghanistan, on Aug. 2.
Ismail Khan, the leader of Herat's militia, gives orders to his forces during a clash with the Taliban inside Herat city, Afghanistan, on Aug. 2.

‘The Taliban Have Not and Will Not Ever Change’

Insider
Lynne O’Donnell
Afghan militia in Herat, Afghanistan
Afghan militia in Herat, Afghanistan

Afghanistan’s War Splinters as Southern Tribes Fight for Spoils

Dispatch
Lynne O’Donnell
A woman waits to see a doctor in Afghanistan.
A woman waits to see a doctor in Afghanistan.

A Taliban Victory Would Be ‘The Return of a Dark Age for Afghanistan’

Insider
Lynne O’Donnell
An Afghan woman and her cousin are interviewed in Bamiyan province
An Afghan woman and her cousin are interviewed in Bamiyan province

As Taliban Expand Control, Concerns About Forced Marriage and Sex Slavery Rise

Dispatch
Lynne O’Donnell
Soldiers in Afghanistan's Bamiyan province
Soldiers in Afghanistan's Bamiyan province

A ‘Life and Death Fight’ Against the Taliban in Central Afghanistan

Dispatch
Lynne O’Donnell
An Afghan security member pours gasoline over a pile of seized drugs and alcoholic drinks
An Afghan security member pours gasoline over a pile of seized drugs and alcoholic drinks

The Taliban Are Breaking Bad

Dispatch
Lynne O’Donnell
Load more by Lynne O’Donnell Return to staff list

Latest

See All Stories

Trending

  1. 1
    Hyundai Raid Immigration Us Battery Manufacturing South Korea Workforce
  2. 2
    The End of Development
  3. 3
    Irans Foreign Policy Is Changing In Real Time
  4. 4
    Gaza Netanyahu Israel Hamas Terrorism Withdrawal Anniversary
  5. 5
    Brazil Bolsonaro Coup Trial Conviction Democracy Lula Moraes Trump