
16th February, 2015
The Girls Of The TalibanAn insight into a girls' school in Afghanistan which imposes an even stricter interpretation of...
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Afghanistan: The Lion's Last Roar?Eight years ago the British Army arrived in Helmand in Afghanistan confident they could keep the peace, defeat the Taliban and rebuild the impoverished province. Now Britain's troops...
Read More3rd April, 2014
Other Side Of WarTune Channel 4 News on Wednesday 2nd Apr 2014, our latest Afghan documentaries
Which is why our latest film with fighters in Kunar province matters so much at this time. Filmmaker Najibullah Qureishi managed, after months of planning and negotiation, to spend just a few hours with a small band of...
Read More30th September, 2013
Opium Bride, win the Emmy AwardsNajibullah Quraishi win THE 34th ANNUAL
NEWS & DOCUMENTARY EMMY® AWARDS
The News & Documentary Emmy Awards will be presented on Tuesday, October 1 at a ceremony at Frederick P. Rose Hall, Home of Jazz at Lincoln Center, located in the Time Warner Center in New York City. Mr. Najibullah Quraishi has travelled to the...
Read More19th July, 2013
Taliban Child FightersAfter more than one decade of fighting against NATO and the Afghan Government, the Taliban still remain a powerful enemy of the Afghan Government and NATO. Taliban Child fighters, a breathtaking documentary film (scheduled for broadcast on Channel 4 at 8:00pm on Monday, July 22, 2013) tells the story of...
Read More24th January, 2013
Alfred I. duPont-Columbia AwardReporter Najibullah Quraishi won the prestigious Alfred duPont Columbia University Silver Baton Award for his Opium Bride documentary film. Mr. Quraishi received this award at Columbia University in New York City on January 23, 2013.
In his documentary, Mr. Quraishi uncovered a terrible consequence of the Afghan government’s war on...
16th January, 2013
Broadcast of My Enemy's EnemyOur latest Documentary (My Enemy's Enemy) will broadcast from Al Jazeera English (international) on 16th Jan and will be repeated in below times and dates.
Wednesday, 16th Jan, 22.30 (UK Time) 3:00am (Afganistan)
Thursday, 17th Jan, 9.30 (UK Time) 2:00pm (Afganistan)
Friday, 18th Jan, 3.30 (UK Time) 8:00am ...
19th December, 2012
Columbia University AwardsReporter Najibullah Quraishi uncovered a terrible consequence of the Afghan government’s war on poppy production; rural families forced to give their daughters to drug traffickers because they were unable to repay borrowed money after crops were destroyed by the government eradication program. Interviews with poppy farmers reveal a commitment to...
Read More17th July, 2012
ABC Opium Brides NewsReporter Najibullah Quraishi journeys deep into the Afghan countryside to reveal the personal and social devastation the Government's counter-narcotics program is causing.Would you hand over your daughter to pay a debt; or even to save your own life? That's the position faced by many farmers in Afghanistan - a country...
Read More16th July, 2012
Four Corners: Opium BridesMonday night’s Four Corners screens the PBS Frontline‘s report on “Opium Brides,” reported by Najibullah Quraishi and produced by Jamie Doran who previously brought us The Dancing Boys of Afghanistan.
In remote areas of Afghanistan, farmers are being forced to give up their children to drug traffickers when they can't...
Read More9th May, 2011
4 Corners InterviewRead more about events surrounding the death of Al Qaeda leader Osama bin Laden, and hear more from Najibullah Quraishi
Read More9th May, 2011
Fighting For Bin LadenIn the weeks before the death of Osama bin Laden senior US officials claimed that Al Qaeda in Afghanistan had been all but eliminated. Now a courageous Afghan journalist embeds himself with a unit of fighters swearing allegiance to Osama bin Laden. While spending time with them he tries to...
Read More20th February, 2011
Behind Enemy LinesAward-winning Afghan journalist Najibullah Quraishi spent an extraordinary 10 days living and filming with an insurgent cell, allied with Al Qaeda to sabotage a key U.S./NATO supply route. There were some lucky escapes, as Quraishi's own luck began to run out.
Read More25th November, 2010
Rory Peck AwardEvery year, the Rory Peck Awards pay tribute to the freelance camera operators who risk their lives to gather pictures from the world's most dangerous places. This year's winner in the Features Category is an Afghan, Najibullah Quraishi
Afghan-Brit Najibullah Quraishi has won the Rory Peck Award for Features...
Read More9th July, 2010
Dorothy Rabinowitz ArticleFilms that can offer a glimpse or more of behind-the-lines warfare are nowadays not a rarity, but there is, in those candid views of the particular war now raging in half the world, a uniquely chilling power—a kind immediately evident in "Behind Taliban Lines"
Read More10th May, 2010
BAFTA NominationCurrent Affairs; Afghanistan: Behind Enemy Lines (Dispatches)
Najibullah Quraishi, Jamie Doran, John Moffat, Paul Woolwich
Read More21st March, 2010
About:Middle East IssuesAbout:Middle East Issues (Pierre Tristam):
As PBS' Frontline usually is, this is a remarkable documentary and a must-see for anyone interested in seeing inside the Taliban mentality: "Behind Taliban Lines,"
Read More24th February, 2010
Cynthia Fuchs ReviewThe struggle to interpret Afghan insurgent groups accurately is nothing new. Outsiders have tried to explain their dynamics for centuries. Most have achieved only mixed results.
Read More23rd February, 2010
The Dancing Boys of AfghanistanOver six months an Afghani journalist, Najibullah Quraishi, has risked his life to document the practice of Bacha Bazi (boy play), where young men are forced into prostitution serving the needs of rich and powerful men.
Read More23rd February, 2010
Frontline InterviewI was in Afghanistan for another film for FRONTLINE and at the end of that, while I was in Kunduz, in northern Afghanistan, a guy approached me and said, "You are one of my favorite reporters" -- he was watching me on TV -- and he said
Read More23rd February, 2010
Behind Taliban LinesThe war in Afghanistan is frequently reported from the frontlines by journalists embedded with US and international forces. However, the war is almost never seen from the other side.
Read More22nd February, 2010
New York Times (Mike Hale review)The Afghan Side of War; By MIKE HALE; Published: February 22, 2010
Last fall the Afghan reporter Najibullah Quraishi was surprised to find himself operating as an embedded journalist.
Read More6th February, 2010
Behind Taliban Lines ArticleThe war in Afghanistan is frequently reported from the frontlines by journalists embedded with US and international forces. However, the war is almost never seen from the other side. Last fall, veteran Afghan journalist Najibullah Quraishi put out word that he would like to interview one of the new Taliban...
Read More1st February, 2010
Channel 4 FeatureAward-winning Afghan reporter Najibullah Quraishi writes about his experiences making the documentary
Read More6th January, 2010
The Firing Line BBCThe Firing Line: BBC
Najibullah Quraishi has been mentioned in BBC’s The Firing Line. He won the Rory Peck Awards of 2010 in Features Category for his film “Behind the Enemy Line”.
Read More8th September, 2008
Afghan MassacreThe film was researched by award-winning journalist Najibullah Quraishi.
Produced and directed by Irish filmmaker and former BBC producer Jamie Doran, the film tells the story of thousands of prisoners who surrendered to the US military’s Afghan allies after the siege of Kunduz
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