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Sune Engel RasmussenSER

Sune Engel Rasmussen

Sune Engel Rasmussen a journalist based in Kabul where he reports for The Guardian, The New Republic, Foreign Policy and other outlets. Having spent a few years in Iran, he took what seemed like a natural next step and moved to Afghanistan to watch the military transition and the country’s first peaceful handover of power. He now mainly reports on politics and security, but started out years ago writing long rants about rap. He holds a Master’s degree in Journalism from Columbia University.  
Politics
Amid election protests, Afghans wary of ethnic conflict
Commentary
Detained Washington Post reporter in Iran is being used as political pawn
Conflict
Afghanistan’s model city is also its kidnapping capital
Three addicts preparing to smoke heroin under a bridge in Kabul’s Pol-e Sokhta neighborhood.
Health
There’s almost no help for Afghanistan’s 1.6 million drug addicts