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I've been at the ³ÉÈË¿ìÊÖ for almost 20 years, mostly reporting from the field. I was the (a return to old stomping grounds for me: I started in journalism at the there.)

I've also been as the ³ÉÈË¿ìÊÖ's South Asia Correspondent and at the , travelling around in the press corps with then .

Since 2005, I've been based in London but still focused on Asia and reporting there on assignment as much as possible.

Jill spent much time in Helmand Province, Afghanistan

My adventures include coming under fire in Afghanistan and , covering floods, droughts, and - and a stint living with Maoist guerrillas in the Indian jungle. My current ³ÉÈË¿ìÊÖ job is as South Asia Editor at the World Service.

I'd been told the WHYS team was a friendly, welcoming lot - and, so far, I can confirm it's all true.

As for my non-³ÉÈË¿ìÊÖ life, I write fiction whenever I can. My first novel, The Last Kestrel, came out in August 2010 and is set in Afghanistan. My second, Far From My Father's House, is out in August 2011, based in North-West Pakistan - and I'm now on the third, set in India.