Jere Van Dyk
Project Title
For a book project titled "The Haqqani Network (HN) in the greater Middle East."
Date
Jun. 01, 2017
Duration
6 months
Description
Jere Van Dyk is a correspondent, journalist and author who since the 1980s has been direct communication with the leadership of the Haqqani Network, considered the oldest and most powerful terrorist organization in Afghanistan and Pakistan. In 2008, Mr. Van Dyk was captured and imprisoned by the Taliban for 45 days and wrote about that ordeal. From 2013 to 2015, the author, traveled throughout the greater Middle East, and twice to South Asia, and was able to interview Ibrahim Haqqani, the diplomatic head of the Haqqanis. The author has kept the U.S. government informed of these conversations, including the fact that several American and Canadian hostages are being held by the Haqqanis. With Corporation support, Mr. Van Dyk will return to the Middle East to finish his research for a book on the Haqqanis, providing insight into this terrorist organization, including its mission and its links to other terrorist networks, including al-Qaeda and the ISIL.