Pir Zubair Shah on Reporting from Pakistan

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Pir Zubair Shah risked his life reporting for the New York Times from Waziristan, in the heart of the Taliban-controlled Pashtun area in Pakistan.  In the course of his reporting, he was detained by both the Taliban and Pakistani government forces.  His work won a Pulitzer Prize, but he was forced to leave the country for his personal safety.