Toby Harnden

Toby Harnden (born 1966) is a British-American author and journalist who spent nearly 25 years as a foreign correspondent for British newspapers like The Daily Telegraph and The Sunday Times, covering conflicts in Northern Ireland, Iraq, Afghanistan, and US events Toby Harnden site. Prior to journalism, he served as a Royal Navy Lieutenant and graduated with a First in Modern History from Oxford All American Speakers. His notable nonfiction works include Bandit Country (1999) on the IRA, Dead Men Risen (2011, Orwell Prize winner) on Afghanistan, and First Casualty (2021) on the CIA post-9/11 Cipher Brief.