Sami Yousafzai is Newsweek's correspondent in Pakistan and Afghanistan, where he has covered militancy, al Qaeda, and the Taliban for the magazine since 9/11. He was born in Afghanistan but moved to Pakistan with his family after the Russian invasion in 1979. He began his career as a sports journalist but switched to war reporting in 1997.
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The Afghan General Who Fell to Earth
She was a national hero—and some powerful men didn’t like that. MORE
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Dueling Manifestos
A Taliban letter sounds a newly moderate note while the Haqqani faction puts out a how-to book for... MORE
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10 Years of Afghan War: How the Taliban Go On
Afghanistan: Ten years of war in a land where your enemy will fight you forever. MORE
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The Taliban’s Deadly Ploy
Behind the murder of former Afghan president Burhanuddin Rabbani was a cruel trick.... MORE
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Kabul Embassy Attack
Behind the latest assault in the Afghan capital, Sami Yousafzai and Ron Moreau on the insurgents’... MORE
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Why Karzai’s Exit Scares Afghans
Afghanistan’s president has vowed to step down in 2014.... MORE
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The Fallout from the AWK Murder
Days after a bodyguard killed President Karzai’s half brother, a Taliban bomber attacked a mosque. MORE
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The War on Karzai's Brother
Sami Yousafzai and Ron Moreau report on the Afghan power broker’s dual loyalties. MORE
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How Taliban’s Hostages Were Freed
The inside story of the negotiations and the deadly threats the hostages faced. MORE
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Taliban Brag About Kabul Attack
Exclusive: Taliban commanders detail their tactics to Sami Yousafzai and Ron Moreau and explain why... MORE
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Obama’s Afghan Pullout
The president’s troop withdrawal is bigger and faster than U.S. commanders wanted.... MORE
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Mullah Omar, Where Are You?
Rumors of the Taliban leader’s death were transparently false, but they shook up his Afghan... MORE
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Taliban Humiliates Pakistani Military
Just weeks after the U.S.... MORE
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Exclusive: Taliban Leader Details Final Visit With bin Laden
In an exclusive interview, a senior Taliban official says the terrorist leader was hardly a hermit.... MORE
