Karlos Zurutuza

Karlos Zurutuza

Karlos Zurutuza is a freelance journalist covering off-the-radar conflict regions in the Caucasus and Central Asia. He was awarded the Nawab Bugti Reporting Award 2009 for his reporting on the Baloch areas in Afghanistan, Pakistan and Iran.

Featured Articles

  1. Hanging with Kabul’s ‘Invisibles’

    Central AsiaSocietyAfghanistan

    The attack this week on the Intercontinental Hotel in Kabul is a reminder of the daily dangers expat workers face. Aid groups aren’t taking any chances.

  1. Inside Iran’s Most Secretive Region

    Central AsiaSocietyIran

    Sistan and Balochistan has been described as akin to Mars on Earth. For all the attention they get from Tehran, many Baloch feel they may as well be on another planet.

  2. Five Lions in Afghanistan

    Central AsiaSocietyAfghanistan

    The Panjshir Valley is an oasis of calm in war-torn Afghanistan. Could a colourful history one day help to make it a tourism hotspot?

  3. Afghanistan’s Forgotten Province

    Central AsiaSecurityAfghanistan

    Nine years after the first post-Taliban UN talks on Afghanistan were concluded in Bonn, one border province is still left oddly isolated.

  4. Afghanistan’s ‘Royal’ Outcasts

    Central AsiaSocietyAfghanistan

    The nomadic Kuchi are being driven from their lands, says Karlos Zurutuza. They’re second-class citizens in their own country.

  5. Afghan Parliamentary Elections

    Central AsiaPoliticsAfghanistan

    Nine years after 9/11, frustration and uncertainty prevail in Afghanistan, as the country prepares for its parliamentary elections on Saturday. Karlos Zurutuza reports.

  6. ‘Dubai Dream’ Swept Away

    SocietySouth AsiaBangladesh

    Lured by the ‘Dubai Dream’, thousands of Bengalese may be being tricked into sweeping Iraqi streets, reports Karlos Zurutuza.