Carlotta gall is the north africa correspondent for the new york times and the author of the wrong enemy. Carlotta gall, a seasoned reporter for the new york times and author of a new book the wrong enemy. Carlotta gall began reporting on afghanistan in novemberjust after the u. Carlotta gall has worked for the new york times since 1999, including over ten years in afghanistan and pakistan. It is these links that are the central subject of this highly informed book by gall, who was afghanistan bureau chief and correspondent for the new york times between 2001 and 2011. She covered afghanistan and pakistan for the new york times for twelve. Carlotta gall, a new york times reporter who has worked in afghanistan and pakistan for more than ten years attempts to answer. In wrong enemy, author explains why war in afghanistan. Carlotta gall was born and educated in england, receiving a masters in international relations and journalism from city university, london. Gall, a reporter for the new york times in afghanistan and pakistan for. The wrong enemy by carlotta gall pakistans intelligence agency hid and protected osama bin laden.
In a new book, new york times correspondent carlotta gall offers new information about how pakistan has helped the taliban in afghanistan. America in afghanistan, 20012014 provides some answers to the question raised above. This is why i wrote the book, because we have been fighting a war for 10 years, more that i covered it, against in the afghan villages, against the afghan people and against the. They were always telling the west that the trail had gone cold. Carlotta gall, a pulitzer prizewinning journalist with the new york times, who has spent more time than any other western journalist in afghanistan, questions the. Carlotta gall is the istanbul bureau chief for the new york times, covering turkey. Carlotta gall has spent years reporting from afghanistan and pakistan, beginning shortly after the 911 attacks. She covered afghanistan and pakistan for the new york times for twelve years. She covered the first war in chechnya in 1994 for the moscow times, moscow, and freelanced for british and american publications through the 1990s. She previously worked for the financial times and the economist. According to gall, the united states has been fighting the wrong enemy in the wrong country. Carlotta gall s new book opens inwhen undercover pakistani intelligence eenmy punched her in the face, after breaking into her hotel wrog and confiscating her phone and cwrlotta. Carlotta gall, a new york times reporter who has worked in afghanistan and pakistan for more than ten years attempts to answer these.
She was previously based in tunis, the capital of tunisia, from 20 to 2017, covering the aftershocks of the. She was previously based in tunis, the capital of tunisia, from 20 to. The wrong enemy, by carlotta gall the new york times. The involvement of the isi in such a highprofile attack illustrates one of the most ignominious undercurrents of the war in afghanistan and. Carlotta gall is a correspondent for north africa in the new york times with one video in the cspan video.