
Just24yearsold,journalist,translator,andcoordinatorAjmalNaqshbandiwasoneofAfghanistan'sbest"fixers"-peoplewhohelpforeignmedianegotiatethetreacherouslandscapeofpersonalitiesthatincludesordinarycitizens,Afghangovernmentofficials,andTalibanfighters.InNaqshbandi'sownwords,"Thisworkisverydangerous.Ibringoneenemytomeetanother."FixerfollowsthecloserelationshipbetweenNaqshbandiandoneofhisclients,AmericanjournalistChristianParenti.TheintimateportraitoftwocolleaguesshiftsdramaticallywhenNaqshbandiiskidnapped,alongwithanItalianreporter,byTalibanforces.Thesituationgoesfrombadtoworseasforeignpowerspressureforafastresolutiontothekidnapping,theAfghangovernmentbunglesitsresponse,andthespectreofTalibanpowerloomsinthebackground.Whatfollowsisthetragicstoryofonemanforgotteninthecrossfire.Ultimately,Fixerisanunflinchinglookattheproblemsfacingatroubledandproudnation.