Obaidullah B.

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I'm a non-violent political activist who practices and lectures civic-engagement and reconciliation. I write and comment on Afghanistan. I hold a postgraduate degree in International Relations from the University of New South Wales, Australia. My final thesis was titled "A Study of the Structural and Ideational Factors Hindering Negotiations with the Taliban". Currently doing my PhD in Politics at the New School where I hold their Prize Fellowship. You can find some of my work below: Opinion Pieces for The Washington Post: https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2022/08/15/afghanistan-taliban-kabul-nonviolence-activism/ https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2021/11/02/without-us-releasing-billions-assets-afghans-will-continue-sink-into-desperation/ https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2021/08/31/what-us-its-allies-can-do-help-afghans-who-remained-behind/ My Opinion Pieces on Al Jazeera: https://www.aljazeera.com/author/obaidullah-baheer My Opinion Pieces on South Asian Voices: https://southasianvoices.org/author/obaidullah/ Opinion Piece for the Economist: https://www.economist.com/1843/2021/08/20/my-family-fought-alongside-the-taliban-but-im-afraid-for-my-friends Opinion Piece for the Guardian: https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2021/aug/18/on-the-day-kabul-fell-i-refused-to-leave-i-am-not-ready-to-give-up-on-afghanistan-yet Opinion Pieces for the Diplomat: https://thediplomat.com/2021/04/the-talibans-difficult-pledge/ https://thediplomat.com/2021/10/negotiating-with-the-taliban-after-their-victory/ Opinion Pieces for The National: https://www.thenationalnews.com/topics/Author/obaidullah-baheer/ Opinion Pieces for TRT World: https://www.trtworld.com/author/Obaidullah.Baheer Other Opinion Ed’s: https://gandhara.rferl.org/a/commentary-afghanistan-theocratic-democracy/31348138.html https://khaama.com/what-will-be-the-war-scenario-if-afghan-peace-talks-fail-in-the-short-term-768766/ https://tolonews.com/afghanistan-171607 https://tolonews.com/index.php/opinion-171478 Appearances on AJE, AJA, BBC World, BBC UK and others: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLEXaH676oEbItjuVM2W6k6QwGpXEST7aa I have given talks and guest lectures at Oxford University, the University of Sydney, the University of New South Wales, Notre Dame University, SLU Madrid, London School Of Economics among others.

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