David Rohde: 'What I Saw In Captivity' With The Taliban -- The Atlantic
David Rohde, the New York Times reporter who spent seven months in captivity with the Taliban before escaping in June 2009, said that while history will judge our approach to the Taliban unfavorably, withdrawing from the region is "not an option."
Rohde is a two-time Pulitzer-prize winner who also received the Michael Kelly Award, named after the former Atlantic editor who was the first journalist killed in the Iraq War. Rohde's said his kidnapping during an interview with the Taliban "sealed my position as the worst newly wed husband ever."
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My Comment: Western journalists usually suffer a far worse fate than 7 months of captivity. All things considering .... David Rohde is one very lucky man.
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