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Allison Jackson

Allison Jackson is AFP Kabul Bureau Chief . Her reporting has also appeared in USA Today, NBC News, CNBC, Yahoo, Public Radio International, GlobalPost, and Salon.

Afghanistan
With US Troop Pull-Out, Afghans Fear Return to Taliban Era

With US Troop Pull-Out, Afghans Fear Return to Taliban Era

Allison Jackson

President Ghani said last month nearly 30,000 Afghan security forces had been killed since the start of 2015

Afghanistan
Raising Questions about Trump Policies,  Civilian Deaths in Afghanistan Highest in Decade

Raising Questions about Trump Policies, Civilian Deaths in Afghanistan Highest in Decade

Allison Jackson

The number of Afghan civilians killed in the country’s long-running conflict hit a record high in the first six months of 2018

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