Jere van Dyk
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Jere Van Dyk | |
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| Occupation | Journalist |
| Known for | Being kidnapped in 2008 Working in Afghanistan |
Jere van Dyk is an American journalist who was captured and held prisoner by the Taliban in 2008.
A book detailing his experience, Captive: My Time as a Prisoner of the Taliban, was published in 2017.[1]
Career[edit]
van Dyk covered the Soviet-Afghan war for the New York Times, and covered the region for CBS News after 9/11.[2]
References[edit]
- ^ Baker, Jeff (10 July 2010). "How 'Captive' author Jere Van Dyk discovered himself while at the Taliban's mercy". oregonlive. Retrieved 10 August 2023.
- ^ Giovanni, Janine di (15 December 2017). "A Freed Hostage Audits the Murky Business of Captive Negotiations". The New York Times.
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