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Salma Niazi

Salma Niazi is an Afghan journalist focusing on regional affairs, diplomacy, and socio-political issues. She is a regular contributor to Afghan Times, where she writes on developments shaping Afghanistan and the wider region.

    October 1, 2026
    Aviation/Editor's Choice/Human Rights

    Flydubai Cockpit Attack: What Happened at 33,000 Feet?

    Passengers aboard a flydubai flight to Tel Aviv intervened in the cockpit after the aircraft began losing altitude and one pilot was allegedly stabbed by the other, according to testimonies reported by

    Diplomacy/Geopolitics

    Brazil’s Election Is Really a Referendum on Its Supreme Court

    Brazil’s presidential election comes amid a crisis of confidence in the Supreme Federal Court, after allegations involving Justice Alexandre de Moraes and financier Daniel Vorcaro have intensified political polarisation. With Lula and Flávio Bolsonaro competing amid public dissatisfaction, the result

    October 1, 2026

    Trump Hails Indian Pilot as Hero After Flydubai Cockpit Attack

    United States/World

    US President Donald Trump has praised Indian flydubai captain Smit Machchhar as a “hero” after the pilot resisted a knife attack by his co-pilot

    Venezuela’s Uneasy Survival

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    Venezuela’s post-Maduro reality is defined by a stark imbalance of power. The Rodríguez government has avoided direct confrontation with Washington while negotiating access to

    Who Is Killing Afghanistan’s Future?

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    Columns/Geopolitics/Human Rights

    The street market in the Afghan border town of Torkham in Nangarhar province has “gone silent.” Anxiety about the future is rising as trade halts and incomes dry up, a local shopkeeper

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