Rahimullah Yusufzai was a Pakistani journalist, political and security analyst, best known for having interviewed Osama bin Laden, and Afghan Taliban leader Mullah Omar.
10 Facts About Rahimullah Yusufzai
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Rahimullah Yusufzai received his early education at his village primary school and then in public schools in Peshawar and Jhelum.
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Rahimullah Yusufzai was among the first journalists to report on the Taliban and visited Kandahar, Afghanistan in 1995.
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Rahimullah Yusufzai was one of the few bona fide experts on Afghanistan, having reported on the country since the 1979 invasion of Afghanistan by the former Soviet Union.
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Rahimullah Yusufzai was the editor of the Jang Group's The News International at the Peshawar Bureau and was an op-ed writer for the monthly Newsline.
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Rahimullah Yusufzai is especially noted for holding the last interview with Osama bin Laden.
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Rahimullah Yusufzai served as a correspondent in Pakistan for Time magazine.
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Rahimullah Yusufzai was a correspondent of BBC's Pashto and Urdu services in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province of Pakistan.
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Rahimullah Yusufzai was considered an authority on Afghan affairs and on the Federally Administered Tribal Areas of Pakistan.
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Rahimullah Yusufzai died from cancer on 9 September 2021 after battling his deadly cancer for 15 long months.