Conversation so far:
Who did Chris Hedges work for?
The New York Times.
where was he located at?
He was based in the Middle East for five years.
Where did he spend this time at?
serving for four of those years as the Middle East bureau chief.
How long did he work for the new york times?
15 years as a foreign correspondent.
what country did he cover war in?
war in the former Yugoslavia as the Balkan bureau chief based in Sarajevo.
What other war did he cover?
He later covered Al Qaeda.
where did he cover them from?
Europe and the Middle East.

Question: What country was he in at the time?
Self-contained rewrite: What country was Chris Hedges in at the time of the Al Qaeda coverage?