Days of fear
Subtitle: a firsthand account of captivity under the new Taliban
By: Daniele Mastrogiacomo ; translated from the Italian by Michael Reynolds
Publisher: Europa Editions
Published: 2010
Place of publication: New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 179
ISBN-13: 9781933372976
Copyright date: 2009
Subjects: Taliban; Hostages; Foreign correspondents; Captivity, 2007; Italian Personal narratives; Afghan War, 2001-; Biography
Work titles: Giorni della paura
Description: On March 5, 2007, Italian reports Mastrogiacomo, his driver, and his interpreter were abducted by the Taliban in southern Afghanistan. The driver was decapitated when a ransom request was refused. We learn of his experiences, in an encounter with ways of thinking and living that are in direct opposition of his own.
Notes: Translation of: I giorni della paura.