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Ahmed Rashid is a former Pakistani revolutionary, a journalist and best-selling author of several books about Afghanistan, Pakistan and Central Asia.
He has been the Correspondent for the Daily Telegraph for more than 20 years and a correspondent for Far Eastern Economic Review. He also writes for the Wall Street Journal, The Nation, Daily Times Pakistan and academic journals. He appears regularly on international TV and radio networks such as CNN and BBC World.
His commentary also appears in the Washington Post's Post Global segment.
Rashid lives in Lahore with his wife and two children. His sister, Sultana Rashid is married to the Sultan of the Quaiti State in Hadhramaut,
In Taliban, Rashid claims he coined the term New Grat Game in a self-described "seminal" magazine article published in 1997 though uses of the term can be found prior to the publication of his article.
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