Shoaib Fakhruddin

Journalism Fixer

Shoaib Fakhruddin served as a journalism fixer for international news and documentary crews in Afghanistan for more than five years. His logistical expertise was key to Afghan evacuation efforts, which he helped organize from Qatar and Mexico after being evacuated by The New York Times.

Participating Sessions

AFGHANISTAN IN CRISIS

As the Taliban swept back into power this month, the world witnessed a clamoring for escape among Afghans desperately trying to flee the return of the strict Islamist regime. At special risk were the often invisible corps of locals who make the work of foreign journalists and filmmakers possible. They include local employees of news organizations, fixers, interpreters, drivers, and others, without whom the world would know little of Afghanistan....