Pakistani journalist Ahmed Rashid says the recent capture of Taliban military commander Mullah Abdul Ghani Baradar raises the question: Why now? "His whereabouts were known for years," says Rashid.

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Faisal Shahzad, suspected in the Times Square attempted bombing, allegedly told investigators he got bomb training in Waziristan. Author Ahmed Rashid warns that neither the CIA nor Pakistan's ...

On the C-SPAN Networks: Ahmed Rashid is a Correspondent for the Far Eastern Economic Review with nine videos in the C-SPAN Video Library; the first appearance was a 2000 Speech as a Correspondent and ...

Pakistani journalist Ahmed Rashid, a regular Fresh Air analyst, joins Terry Gross for an update on Pakistani politics after the assassination of... Ahmed Rashid: An Update on Pakistan After Bhutto ...

Pakistani journalist Ahmed Rashid, a regular guest on Fresh Air, returns to discuss developments in Pakistan, where former Prime Minister Benazir... Ahmed Rashid on the Benazir Bhutto Assassination ...