BETTE DAM

Zomia Center presents

For five years veteran journalist Bette Dam tried to search for what the CIA had been working on for 20 years, and was not able to find:

the location of one of their most-wanted.

How come Dam was able to track him down, introduce new information on his life, show how the CIA worsened his reputation without knowing much about him, and in the end find the hide-out of the man who is seen as the one who was behind the thousands and thousands of deaths in Afghanistan and the USA?

Read parts of that story in this report. 

The other parts are in Dam her book. She is looking for a way to publish it in English (and in India, Pakistan, and Afghanistan).

NOS NIEUWS

"Het is 11 september, 15 jaar na de aanslagen in New York"

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article

NPO RADIO 1: NOS MET HET OOG OP MORGEN

"Vijftien jaar na 9/11"

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program by Max van Weezel with guests Bette Dam, Allard Wagemaker & Eelco Bosch van Rosenthal

NPO 1: NIEUWSUUR

“Afghanen in Tarin Kowt zijn Nederlandse missie al lang vergeten”

program with guest Bette Dam

THE WASHINGTON POST

“Taliban launches surprise surge into former southern Afghan stronghold”

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​article by Sayed Salahuddin

NPO RADIO 1: BUREAU BUITENLAND

"Bette Dam over inval Tarin Kowt"

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program by Chris Kijne with guest Bette Dam

NOS NIEUWS

"Zware gevechten in Tarin Kowt"

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article

THE SCOTT HORTON SHOW

"Bette Dam discusses her work on a biography of Taliban leader Mullah Omar"

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program by Scott Horton with guest Bette Dam

NPO RADIO 1: NOS MET HET OOG OP MORGEN

"10 jaar na het begin van de Nederlandse missie in Uruzgan"

program by Mieke van der Weij with guest Bette Dam

NPO RADIO 1: SPORTZOMER 2016

"Bette Dam over het offensief tegen IS in Afghanistan"

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program by Willemijn Veenhoven with guest Bette Dam

THE GUARDIAN

“Does bloody bombing in Kabul signal change of tactics for Islamic State?”

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article by Sune Engel Rasmussen

NPO RADIO 1: NOS MET HET OOG OP MORGEN

"Aanslag in Kabul"

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program by Max van Weezel with guest Bette Dam

THE GUARDIAN

“New Taliban leader’s daunting task: uniting group as officials seek peace”

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article by Sune Engel Rasmussen

NPO RADIO 1: BUREAU BUITENLAND

"Afghanen: vluchten tegen beter weten in"

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program by Chris Kijne with guest Bette Dam

VRIJ NEDERLAND

"Waar en waarom de bommen op Syrië vallen weten we niet"

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article by Bette Dam & Harm Ede Botje

NPO RADIO 1: DE NIEUWS BV

"Drastische terugloop aantal bootvluchtelingen in Griekenland"

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program by Eric Corton & Willemijn Veenhoven with guest Bette Dam 

VRIJ NEDERLAND

“Opeens is het stil op Lesbos”

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article by Bette Dam

VRIJ NEDERLAND

“Wie bombarderen we eigenlijk? En waarom?”

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article by Bette Dam & Harm Ede Botje

THE WASHINGTON POST

"The new Taliban leader whose shadow hangs over Afghan peace talks"

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article by Michael E. Miller

NPO RADIO 1: NOS MET HET OOG OP MORGEN

"Afghanistan: Taliban tegen IS"

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program by Wilfried de Jong with guest Bette Dam

NPO RADIO 1: DE NIEUWS BV

"Bette Dam: "we overschatten IS""

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program by Eric Corton & Willemijn Veenhoven with guest Bette Dam

DE VOLKSKRANT

“Bette Dam: ‘Die terroristen in Parijs waren prutsers.’”

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interview by Jennie Barbier with Bette Dam

NPO RADIO 1: BUREAU BUITENLAND

"Massale protesten in Kabul"

program by Chris Kijne with guest Bette Dam

NPO RADIO 1: NOS MET HET OOG OP MORGEN

"Vluchtelingen Afghanistan"

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program by Chris Kijne with guest Bette Dam

AL JAZEERA: INSIDE STORY

“Why is Obama changing his mind on Afghanistan?”

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program by Rob Matheson with guests Bette Dam, Sharif Hassan & David Sedney

AL JAZEERA

“Kunduz was always vulnerable”

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article by Bette Dam

VRIJ NEDERLAND

"Wat de dood van een warlord betekent voor de Nederlandse erfenis in Afghanistan"

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article by Bette Dam

NRC

"In Kabul ontvoerde Nederlandse hulpverlener is na 81 dagen weer vrij"

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article by Philippus Zandstra

FOREIGN POLICY INTERRUPTED

"Interruptor Series, no. 25: Bette Dam"

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article by Elmira Bayrasli & Lauren Bohn 

THE GUARDIAN

"Mullah Akhtar Mansoor: Taliban's new leader has reputation for moderation"

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article by Bette Dam

VRIJ NEDERLAND

"Een nieuwe leider voor de Taliban: Mullah Akhtar Mansour"

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article by Bette Dam

SPIEGEL ONLINE

"Mullah Omar Biographer: 'The World's Most Mysterious Political Leader'"

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article by Samiha Shafy

NOS NIEUWS

"'Doodverklaren Mullah Omar is in belang van sommige partijen'"

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article 

THE GUARDIAN

"Taliban leader Mullah Omar is dead, says Afghan government"

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article by Sune Engel Rasmussen, Jon Boone & Emma Graham-Harrison

THE GUARDIAN

"Mullah Omar – the evasive ghost who led the Taliban through secrecy"

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article by Emma Graham-Harrison & Sune Engel Rasmussen

THE GUARDIAN

"Taliban peace talks with Afghan government 'endorsed' by Mullah Omar"

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article by Sune Engel Rasmussen

NPO RADIO 1: RADIO EENVANDAAG

"Aanslag en onvoering Nederlandse in Afghanistan"

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program with guest Bette Dam

NPO RADIO 1: BUREAU BUITENLAND

"IS in Afghanistan"

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program by Chris Kijne with guest Bette Dam

NPO 1: NIEUWSUUR

"Journalist Bette Dam vertelt vanuit Dubai hoe de onderhandelingen tussen de Afghaanse regering en de Taliban verlopen."

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program with guest Bette Dam

NPO RADIO 1: NOS MET HET OOG OP MORGEN

"Grote protesten in Kabul"

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program by Eric Corton with guest Bette Dam

NPO RADIO 1: DE NIEUWS BV

"Wat is de toekomst voor vrouwen in Afghanistan?"

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program with guests Bette Dam, Tahmina Akefi & Jorrit Kamminga

NPO RADIO 1: BUREAU BUITENLAND

"Eén land: drie presidenten?"

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program with guest Bette Dam

THE DIPLOMAT

"Interview: Bette Dam"

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article by Sanjay Kumar

CNN

"Official: Ghani is new Afghan president"

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program by John Vause with guest Bette Dam

NPO RADIO 5: NTR ACADEMIE

"Eerste hulp bij actualiteit 2: Bette Dam legt uit hoe het nu werkelijk zit in Afghanistan."

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program with guest Bette Dam

NPO RADIO 1: NOS RADIO 1 JOURNAAL

"OOG Maandag: Afghanistanmissie moet voorkomen dat het land in handen valt van extremisten"

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program with guests Bette Dam & Wilco Boom

NPO RADIO 1: BUREAU BUITENLAND

"Amerika praat met Taliban"

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program with guest Bette Dam

DE STANDAARD

"Asielverhaal van Parwais vindt geen bevestiging in Kaboel"

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article by Bette Dam

DE STANDAARD

"Parwais ontvangen door Belgische ambassadeur in Kaboel"

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article by Bette Dam

DE STANDAARD

"Parwais Sangari morgen alweer dakloos in Kaboel"

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article by Bette Dam

ABC NEWS: MEDIA WATCH

"Episode 13: Anatomy of an investigation"

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program 

ABC NEWS: THE WORLD TODAY

"Taliban resumes spring offensive"

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program by Eleanor Hall with guest Bette Dam

NRC HANDELSBLAD

"NAVO: moordpartij beïnvloedt terugtrekking Afghanistan niet"

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article by Hans Klis

NPO RADIO 1: TROS NIEUWSSHOW

"Afghanistan, 10 jaar na de inval"

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program with guests Bette Dam, Joeri Boom & Minka Nijhuis

NRC HANDELSBLAD

"Afghanen gaan los op rockmuziek, voor het eerst in 30 jaar"

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article by Pim van den Dool

NRC HANDELSBLAD

"‘Dood Rabbani verstoort vredesonderhandelingen niet’"

article by Hans Klis

NRC HANDELSBLAD

"Tal van explosies in Kabul - vuurgevechten nog gaande"

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article by David Haakman

VRIJ NEDERLAND

"De ongrijpbare"

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article by Bette Dam & Harm Ede Botje

NRC HANDELSBLAD

"Bezoek Rosenthal aan Kunduz gaat op laatste moment niet door"

article by Bart Hinke

ABC NEWS: THE WORLD TODAY

"Kabul journalist joins us from the hotel attack scene"

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program by Eleanor Hall with guest Bette Dam

ABC NEWS: AM

"Taliban suicide bombers attack popular Kabul hotel"

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program by Tony Eastley with guest Bette Dam

AL JAZEERA

"Taliban claim responsibility for hotel attack"

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THE GUARDIAN

"Kabul attack: Nato kills Taliban squad members who launched suicide assault"

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article by Jon Boone

THE GUARDIAN

"Kabul hotel attack is down to political gameplay"

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article by Bette Dam

THE GUARDIAN

"Afghanistan: Kabul's Intercontinental hotel attacked by Taliban militants"

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article by Jon Boone

AL JAZEERA

"Fighters attack top Kabul hotel"

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article

NRC HANDELSBLAD

"Onbevestigd bericht over dood Talibaanleider tegengesproken"

article by Bart Hinke

NPO RADIO 1: DIT IS DE DAG

"Afghaanse burgers: 'Wij willen bewijs zien!'"

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program with guest Bette Dam

NRC HANDELSBLAD

"Talibaan helpt 476 mensen ontsnappen uit Afghaanse gevangenis"

article by Ward Wijndelts

NPO 1: PAUW & WITTEMAN

"Aanstaande maandag houdt de commissie voor Buitenlandse Zaken een hoorzitting over de politietrainingsmissie in Afghanistan. Journaliste en Afghanistan-deskundige Bette Dam blikt vooruit. "

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program by Jeroen Pauw & Paul Witteman with guest Bette Dam

NPO RADIO 1: VILLA VPRO

"De risico's van een nieuwe missie Afghanistan"

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program with guests Bette Dam & Evert van Bodegom

VRIJ NEDERLAND

"Hopen dat de rust terugkeert"

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article by Bette Dam

NPO RADIO 1: STAND.CAFE

"Taliban feliciteren Nederland met vertrek"

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program with guest Bette Dam

NPO 2: NOVA COLLEGE TOUR

"Afghanistan"

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program by Twan Huys with guest Bette Dam

DE STANDAARD

"Karzai's Queeste: De president vergeet nooit"

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article by Corry Hancke