Fixer: The Taking of Ajmal Naqshbandi

Fixer: The Taking of Ajmal Naqshbandi is a documentary by Ian Olds that shows the kidnapping of Italian journalist Daniele Mastrogiacomo and his interpreter Ajmal Naqshbandi and the events leading to the release of the former and the murder of the latter by the Taliban.[1]

Fixer: The Taking of Ajmal Naqshbandi
Directed byIan Olds
Release date
  • 2009 (2009)
Running time
84 minutes
CountryUnited States

The Taliban eventually freed Mastrogiacomo[2] on 19 March 2007 in exchange for the release of five Taliban prisoners. Naqshbandi was not released, and on 8 April 2007 he was beheaded.[3]

Olds won Best New Documentary Filmmaker 2009 at the Tribeca Film Festival for the film.

See also

References
  1. Catsoulis, Jeannette (2010-03-09). "Movie Review - 'Fixer - The Taking of Ajmal Naqshbandi' - Ian Olds Documents an Interpreter's Fate in Afghanistan - NYTimes.com". Movies.nytimes.com. Retrieved 2011-09-29.
  2. "Taliban: Kidnapped Italian Journalist Released -- china.org.cn". www.china.org.cn. Retrieved 2021-09-08.
  3. "Taleban kill Afghanistan reporter". BBC News. 2007-04-08.


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