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George Arney
Joined the BBC in 1981
Previously a correspondent for South Asia and acting head of BBC Urdu
Author of a seminal book on the rise of the Afghan mujahideen
Became a jungle farmer on the edge of the Golden Triangle (north-east Thailand)
Survived being shot in the head by Tamil Tiger rebels in Sri Lanka
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