By The Survivors Club Staff
October 18, 2009
The Survivors Club scours the world in search of the most remarkable, enlightening, inspiring survival stories.
Once in a while, we come across a story that stuns us in its power and profundity.
Today, we heartily recommend David' Rodhe's story in The New York Times of surviving seven months and 10 days after being kidnapped by the Taliban in Afghanistan.
The article is the first of seven parts detailing Rohde's experience as Taliban hostage. Despite being threatened with machine guns and beheading, Rohde managed to keep his wits. "I told myself we would survive," he told himself.
Here's a video of Rohde recounting his harrowing ordeal in the remote tribal areas of Pakistan where Osama Bin Ladin is believed to be hiding.| < Prev | Next > |
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