Opium Nation in the News
Boston Globe
- ‘Cool, calm & contentious,’ ‘Opium Nation,’ ‘Hedy’s Folly’ November 27, 2011
Otaga Daily Times
- Sandwiches to choke on November 25, 2011
Online
New America Media
- ‘Opium Nation’ — The Women of Afghanistan’s Drug Trade December 23, 2011
France 24
- On Afghan Child Brides, Drug Lords and Chatting With One Insanely Courageous Reporter December 21, 2011
TV
Voice of America TV (Dari)
- LIVE from 8:30 to 9:30 AM January 11, 2011
Al Jazeera (English)
- The Stream – Watch Live at 15:30EST January 11, 2011
Noor Afghan TV
- Jahan-e Zan (Women’s World) Live interview (no link) December 13, 2011
Russia Today
- CrossTalk December 5, 2011
Radio
Voice of America (Dari)
- Listen Live at January 11, 2011
KWMR (West Marin Community Radio)
- Author Talks with Joy Maulitz December 13, 2011
National Public Radio – KERA (Dallas)
- Think December 6, 2011
National Public Radio
- Tell Me More (national) December 5, 2011
Newstalk (Ireland)
- Moncrieff (national) November 15, 2011
Talk Radio Europe
- Let’s Talk with Steve Gilmour November 14, 2011
The following are selected print and broadcast interviews written about Fariba Nawa, or her work, that are available online.
Print
Stanford Report
- Stanford conference on Afghanistan, Pakistan draws passion, anger December 4, 2009
San Francisco Chronicle
- Too much has been gained in Afghanistan to exit now September 6, 2009
Mother Jones
- Unknown Afghanistan March 17, 2009
USA Today
- Short-staffed USAID tries to keep pace February 1, 2009
Indybay
- An Interview with Fariba Nawa about Afghanistan’s Future January 19, 2007
Dawn (Pakistani newspaper)
- Important Mission in Kabul December 4, 2006
Hindustan Times (Indian newspaper)
- Breaking Point October 6, 2006
Der Spiegel (German paper, English version)
- Saving Afghanistan September 29, 2006
Austin Chronicle
- Good Morning Afghanistan June 16, 2006
New Jersey Herald
Asia Times
- The fall and fall of Afghanistan May 6, 2006
East Bay Express
- Far From Home February 8, 2006
Newsweek
- ‘Living Dead’ No more October 10, 2004
Online Journalism Review
- The backlash that wasn’t April 2, 2002
Radio
New America Media Radio (Bay Area NPR)
- Tenth anniversary of the war in Afghanistan October 7, 2011
- Afghan reaction to bin Laden death May 6, 2011
National Public Radio
- It’s Your World (local) June 20, 2008
- Your Call (local) September 29, 2006
- Media Roundtable
- Up Front, New America Media Radio (local) May 12, 2006
- Morning Edition May 5, 2006
BBC Radio
- File on Four (international) June 19, 2007
- Afghanistan (transcript of interview)
Pacifica Radio (national)
- Against the Grain May 2, 2006
Television
CBC (Canada)
- Connect with Mark Kelley May 31, 2011 (no link)
Al Jazeera (English)
- Riz Khan – Afghanistan’s political impasse October 20, 2009
- Empire – Obama and Afghanistan April 29, 2009
Press TV
- Afghan peace conference held in Queens College April 29, 2009
FORA TV
CUNY TV
- Independent Sources November 27, 2008
Democracy Now
- Past Shows October 5, 2006
MTV
- MTV News September 2001
NBC
- NBC Nightly News September 20, 2001
Note: Fariba Nawa has also appeared on CBS, BBC, GTZ and numerous other American and European radio and television programs but the footage is not available online.