April 2015
Intermediate to advanced
256 pages
6h 18m
English
By Robert Mahoney
A female reporter runs with a rebel fighter while evading snipers near Aleppo, Syria, October 10, 2014.
Source: Reuters/Jalal Al-Mamo
Matthieu Aikins probably wouldn’t saunter into Afghanistan again in the way he did six years ago.
“I did a classic ‘pitch up with your backpack and notebook in a war zone’ thing as a freelancer,” said the Kabul-based Canadian journalist. “I took some fairly reckless risks in the beginning without much of a clue about what I was doing or connections to people who could advise me.”
Aikins not only survived, he actually ...