Ahmed Rashid
Ahmed Rashid | |
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Born | 1948 (age 75–76) |
Occupation(s) | Journalist, author |
Ahmed Rashid (Urdu:احمد رشید; born 1948 in Rawalpindi) is a Pakistani journalist and best-selling foreign policy author of several books about Afghanistan, Pakistan, and Central Asia.
Life and career
Rashid was born in
After graduating, Rashid spent ten years in the hills of
He has been the
He is a well known and vocal critic of the
His commentary also appears in The Washington Post's Post Global segment. "Rashid is a regular columnist for leading national and international publications and a frequent guest on NPR's (National Public Radio) Fresh Air."[6]
"An expert on the Taliban -- until 9/11 he knew them better than almost any outsider -- Mr. Rashid has over the decades turned out to be something of a prophet in the region, though mostly of the Cassandra type, issuing repeated warnings that are ignored by policy makers."[1]
Ahmed Rashid is married with two children and lives in
Selected works
- The Resurgence of Central Asia: Islam or Nationalism?, ISBN 1-85649-131-5.
- ISBN 0-300-08340-8.
- Hyderabad: Orient Longman, 2002)
- Descent into Chaos: The United States and the Failure of Nation Building in Pakistan, Afghanistan, and Central Asia, Viking, 2008, ISBN 978-0-670-01970-0.
- Taliban: The Power of Militant Islam in Afghanistan and Beyond, 2nd ed, ISBN 978-1-84885-446-8
- Pakistan on the Brink: The Future of America, Pakistan, and Afghanistan, Viking Adult (March 15, 2012), ISBN 978-0-670-02346-2.
See also
- The Great Game
- The Oil Factor
References
- ^ a b c d e f Jane Perlez (5 July 2008). "Frontier Years Give Might to Ex-Guerrilla's Words (Ahmed Rashid profile)". The New York Times. Retrieved 21 January 2019.
- ^ State of play: In conversation with Ahmed Rashid (an interview) The Express Tribune (newspaper), Published 29 March 2015, Retrieved 21 January 2019
- ^ Wide-ranging Radio Netherlands' interview with Ahmed Rashid about Afghanistan
- ^ Scott Baldauf (23 May 2012). "With Ambassador Ryan Crocker's exit, a chance for a new approach to Afghanistan". The Christian Science Monitor. Retrieved 21 January 2019.
- ^ Lawson, Alastair (16 November 2010). "Pakistani journalist upset by George Bush 'plagiarism'". BBC News. Retrieved 21 January 2019.
- ^ Great Conversations program on Public Broadcasting System (US) - 'Ahmed Rashid, Pakistan on the Brink' Archived 18 April 2019 at the Wayback Machine Program Aired on 24 June 2012, Retrieved 21 January 2019
- ^ "Biography | Ahmed Rashid".
External links
- Ahmed Rashid Official website
- Contributor from The New York Review of Books
- Ahmed Rashid's Columns archive at The Guardian (newspaper)
- Ahmed Rashid's Columns archive at Aljazeera (aljazeera.com website)
- Appearances on C-SPAN TV Networks
- C-SPAN Q&A interview with Rashid, May 2, 2010
- Ahmed Rashid on Charlie Rose
- Ahmed Rashid at IMDb
- Profile, The New York Times, 5 July 2008
- After the Death of Osama bin Laden: Now to Break the Al-Qaeda Franchise, 19 May 2011
- "Worse than Afghanistan" Pakistani writer and Taliban expert Ahmed Rashid reports on the failures of the international community in Mali.