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Mushtaq YusufzaiCountry: Pakistan Affiliation: The News International
Mushtaq Yusufzai, 33, covers the war on terror for The News International, one of Pakistan's largest newspapers. He lives in Peshawar, and reports regularly from the tribal areas that border Afghanistan and Pakistan's vulnerable North West Frontier Province -- home to al-Qaeda operatives and tribal insurgents. Mr. Yusufzai writes about U.S. drones and the deafening noise of Hellfire missiles that have so frightened children, “that even a loud door slamming scares them into tears.” He is fluent in Pashto and Urdu. While covering the war between government forces and the Taliban, he was injured in an ambush and, later, briefly kidnapped by militants. “His reports serve as a great source of authentic information for those who want to know about the happenings in the tribal areas of the country,” says Sabir Aman, news editor of The News International.
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