Fixer the taking of Ajmal Naqshbandi

Examines the life and death of Naqshbandi, a translator, driver, and cultural guide for foreigners in Afghanistan, who was taken by the Taliban with a group of Italians, but while the journalists were released, Naqshbandi was killed. Explores the botched hostage negotiation, government corruption, and how news stories are gathered and shaped.

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"Examines the life and death of Naqshbandi, a translator, driver, and cultural guide for foreigners in Afghanistan, who was taken by the Taliban with a group of Italians, but while the journalists were released, Naqshbandi was killed. Explores the botched hostage negotiation, government corruption, and how news stories are gathered and shaped."@en
"Ian Olds' Fixer: The Taking of Ajmal Naqshbandi is a feature-length documentary that follows the relationship between an Afghan interpreter and his client, American journalist Christian Parenti. This intimate portrait of two colleagues at work shifts dramatically when Ajmal is kidnapped along with an Italian reporter. The situation goes from bad to worse as foreign powers pressure for fast results, the Afghan government bungles its response and the specter of Taliban power looms in the background. What follows is the tragic story of one man forgotten in the crossfire: a brutal allegory of the proud land and perilous misadventure that is Afghanistan."@en
"Examines the life and death of Ajmal Naqshbandi, held hostage in Afghanistan with journalist Christian Parenti, while Ajmal was working as Christian's "fixer". The documentary details the hazards of the fixer's job, which involves translation, providing transport, arranging meetings with local sources, and alerting the fixer's employer to various dangers. After Ajmal is captured with Christian by local Talibas forces, Parenti is eventually released, while Ajmal is forced to stay. Accompanying these events, the film explores the botched hostage negotiation, government corruption, and the relationship between journalists and their translators."@en
"This videodisc follows the relationship between an Afghan interpreter and his client, American journalist Christian Parenti. This intimate portrait of two colleagues at work shifts dramatically when Ajmal is kidnapped along with an Italian reporter. The situation goes from bad to worse as foreign powers pressure for fast results, the Afghan government bungles its response, and the specter of Taliban power looms in the background. What follows is the tragic story of one man forgotten in the crossfire."
"Follows the relationship between an Afghan interpreter and his client, American journalist Christian Parenti and what ensues when Ajmal is kidnapped along with an Italian reporter."@en