Best newspaper or news service reporting from abroad
AWARD DATE: 2010
AWARD NAME: The Hal Boyle Award 2010
AWARD RECIPIENT: Rajiv Chandrasekaran and Joshua Partlow
AWARD RECIPIENT AFFILIATION: The Washington Post
AWARD HONORED WORK: “Afghanistan”
With great writing and deep reporting, The Washington Post series captured the war in Afghanistan, from the seeming futility of the U.S. offensive and the challenges American soldiers faced on the ground in Marja to the Taliban forces moving into Zabul and the bizarre allegiances the U.S. has made with regional tribal leaders. In this rich body of work, Chandrasekaran and Partlow captured the tragedy of Afghanistan’s war.
Citation for Excellence:
Sudarsan Raghavan
The Washington Post
“Terrorism in the Horn of Africa”