Fixer: The Taking of Ajmal Naqshbandi

Mar 12, 2010

1h 24m

★ 8.0

Overview

In 2007, the Taliban kidnapped 24-year-old Ajmal Naqshbandi and an Italian journalist. Naqshbandi was one of Afghanistan's best "fixers" -- someone hired by foreign journalists to facilitate, translate, and gain access for their stories.

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