Photographs
Scope and Contents
Photographs taken by and for Peter Bergen when working in Afghanistan, Pakistan, Sudan, and Yemen. Subjects are primarily residents and officials in those countries, including: Ahmad Shah Massoud, Berhanuddin Rabbani, Jalaludin and Khalil Haqqani, Hazrat Ali; Ayman al-Zawahiri, Abu Hafs (Mohammed Atef), and Osama bin Laden. There are many photos of other journalists covering Afghanistan and al-Qaeda, particularly Richard Mackenzie, Peter Jouvenal, and Peter Arnett. Also present are photos of places associated with OBL and AQ: residences, training camps, bombing locations, &c. Some of the photos were filed together during the process of writing "The Osama bin Laden I know" in 2006.
Dates
- From the Collection: Creation: 1985-2023
- From the Collection: Creation: Majority of material found within 1993-2015
Creator
- From the Collection: Bergen, Peter, 1962- (Person)
Conditions Governing Access
The collection is currently being processed and is closed to non-Georgetown University affiliated researchers.
Language of Materials
From the Collection: English
Repository Details
Part of the Georgetown University Manuscripts Repository
Lauinger Library, 5th Floor
37th and O Streets, N.W.
Washington DC 20057
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