Griff Witte to Afghanistan-Pakistan

We’re pleased to announce that Griff Witte will return to Afghanistan and Pakistan for us this year.

Griff knows the territory well. He first laid eyes on Afghanistan as a researcher for Steve Coll’s book, Ghost Wars, after 9/11, which included an extended stay in Kabul. In late 2005 and 2006, he went back to Afghanistan for Foreign, a stint which produced some eye-opening features, including the story of a magazine publisher who went to jail for raising questions about women’s’ rights, and a look at two members reporting to the new parliament more than three decades after the last freely-elected legislature closed.

Griff’s beat will include Pakistan, and other regional themes.