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Magda Gad
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Magda Gad (Swedish pronunciation: [magda gad][1]) (born 17 October 1975) is a Swedish war correspondent and Middle Eastern analyst who writes, photographs and films her stories.
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Born | Magda Gad (1975-10-17) 17 October 1975 (age 48) Falun, Sweden |
Occupation | War correspondent |
Known for | Covering the assault on Mosul where she reported the war against ISIS |
She has been a correspondent for the Swedish media outlet Expressen since 2015. Gad got international recognition in June 2016 when she covered the assault on Mosul in Iraq. She reported on the war against ISIS.
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She has been reporting from Afghanistan since September 2018, and is one of the few western journalists who gained access to the Taliban before the Taliban's take over in 2021. She stayed in Afghanistan during the take over and was never evacuated. She continues to report from Afghanistan.