Carlotta gall new book

It is these links that are the central subject of this highly informed book by gall, who was afghanistan bureau chief and correspondent for the new york times between 2001 and 2011. She previously worked for the financial times and the economist. Carlotta gall and willem marx talked about pakistan and the border area between pakistan, afghanistan, and iran. Carlotta gall, a new york times reporter who has worked in afghanistan and pakistan for more than ten years attempts to answer. Carlotta gall, a new york times reporter who has worked in afghanistan and pakistan for more than ten years attempts to answer these. The wrong enemy by carlotta gall pakistans intelligence agency hid and protected osama bin laden. She covered afghanistan and pakistan for the new york times for twelve.

New york times correspondent carlotta gall on her new book, the wrong enemy. This is why i wrote the book, because we have been fighting a war for 10 years, more that i covered it, against in the afghan villages, against the afghan people and against the. She covered afghanistan and pakistan for the new york times for twelve years. Pakistan, not afghanistan, has been the true enemy, she pointedly writes. They were always telling the west that the trail had gone cold. Carlotta gall began reporting on afghanistan in novemberjust after the u. Carlotta gall has spent years reporting from afghanistan and pakistan, beginning shortly after the 911 attacks.

Carlotta gall was born and educated in england, receiving a masters in international relations and journalism from city university, london. Gall, a reporter for the new york times in afghanistan and pakistan for. In 2007 she was featured in the academy awardwinning documentary taxi to the dark side. Carlotta gall is a correspondent for north africa in the new york times with one video in the cspan video. In a new book, new york times correspondent carlotta gall offers new information about how pakistan has helped the taliban in afghanistan. According to gall, the united states has been fighting the wrong enemy in the wrong country. Carlotta gall is the istanbul bureau chief for the new york times, covering turkey. Galls long years of reporting for the new york times from the front lines of the war are clear in this book, particularly in her vivid reconstruction of. In wrong enemy, author explains why war in afghanistan. She was previously based in tunis, the capital of tunisia, from 20 to 2017, covering the aftershocks of the. Carlotta gall, a seasoned reporter for the new york times and author of a new book the wrong enemy. The involvement of the isi in such a highprofile attack illustrates one of the most ignominious undercurrents of the war in afghanistan and.