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Maximum fear for maximum profit: the Afghan security game

on 11 Apr 2012

Of the thousands of expatriates living and working in Kabul, journalists are among the lucky few to enjoy freedom of movement as the security industry tightens control and boosts profits by exaggerating the prevailing threat.Private security firms earning billions of dollars in Afghanistan appear to be taking advantage of the...more

Frontline: reporting from the world's deadliest places

on 13 May 2011

A newly revised and updated edition of Frontline by David Loyn was published this week. The acclaimed book chronicles the work of the Frontline news agency, founded by journalists Rory Peck, Peter Jouvenal, Vaughan Smith and Nicholas Della Casa. First published in 2005, the latest edition features a foreword from...more

Have our leaders learned nothing from the war in Afghanistan?

on 18 Apr 2011

Conversation among decision makers who gather in London's private dining rooms has turned from Afghanistan to Libya. Over rare beef and fine wine, they voice concern that Western governments have again embarked on a rushed military adventure, in a far away place, on a vague premise, with no clearly...more

An Afghan fixer in Sweden

on 19 Jun 2009 | 2

Naqeebulla Sherzad is an Afghan fixer. He worked with Ajmal Naskhbandi, the fixer beheaded by the Taliban in 2007, and who inspired the formation of the Frontline Fixer's Fund - 100% of funds raised are given to the families of fixers killed or injured while working with international media...more

The Narco Wars season is coming

on 12 Jun 2009

The Frontline Club starts the Narco Wars season on the War on Drugs on June 23rd. The season is packed with films, discussions and events focussed on the topic of drugs from Colombia to Afghanistan and into South East Asia. Here's what's coming up, - June 23 - Photojournalist...more

Held hostage by the Taliban

on 15 May 2009

Dutch journalist Joanie de Rijke was held hostage by the Taliban for six days in November, 2008. She was in Afghanistan reporting on the ambush that killed ten French soldiers. She has written a book about her experience (in Dutch only) called Held by the Taliban. She talked with Radio...more

Live tonight: John D McHugh - War in Multimedia

on 03 Apr 2009

Live Streaming by Ustream.TV Multimedia journalist and Frontline Club Journalism Award winner John D. McHugh will be talking at the Frontline Club tonight about reporting war across a range of media for The Guardian newspaper. We start at 7pm GMT/11am PST and as usual we will be streaming the...more

Live tonight: Stephen Grey on investigative journalism in Helmand

on 02 Apr 2009 | 1

<a href="http://www.coveritlive.com/mobile.php?option=com_mobile&task=viewaltcast&altcast_code=480be8a296" >Stephen Grey on investigative journalism in Helmand</a> Stephen Grey will be at the Frontline Club tonight to discuss his investigative journalism work in Helmand province, Afghanistan. As usual, if you can't make it to the club in person, we'll be streaming the event live on the Frontline...more

Beverly Giesbrecht ransom offer rejected

on 31 Mar 2009

A ransom offered to the Taliban kidnappers of Beverly Giesbrecht has reportedly been rejected according to a report on the Globe & Mail newspaper. Giesbrecht, a Canadian freelance journalist who also goes by the name of Khadija Abdul Qahaar, was kidnapped four months ago in the border area between...more

Taliban threaten to kill Beverly Geisbrecht

on 19 Mar 2009

According to reports coming out of Pakistan the Taliban have threatened to kill Beverly Geisbrecht, the Canadian freelance journalist kidnapped in November 2008, if ransom demands are not met by March 30. Earlier this month a ransom demand of $375,000 was reportedly made. In a video taped message sent to...more

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