Prioritizing Afghan Voices: How the International Community Can Assist Afghanistan

Keough School Washington Office I Zoom Webinar
11:30 a.m.–1:00 p.m., October 26, 2021
Location: 1400 16th St NW, Washington, DC  

 

This event has now concluded. A full-length recording is available below.

As the crisis in Afghanistan evolves after the fall of the country’s government in August 2021, global actors are debating how the international community should respond to the new Taliban regime. 

It is vital that this response is based on the views and needs of Afghans themselves. What do the people of Afghanistan want? What are their most pressing needs as the country, weary from decades of conflict, navigates its uncertain future? 

Join us for this timely conversation and hear insights from Afghan leaders. Learn how the international community, including the United Nations, the European Union, and the United States, can help meet the needs of the Afghan people and address the dilemmas related to engaging with the Taliban government.  

This event is presented by the Keough School of Global Affairs and its Kroc Institute for International Peace Studies, in partnership with Global Impact Management Consulting.

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Photo: View inside Afghan Apartment Block” by United Nations Photo is licensed under CC BY-NC-ND 2.0.


Speakers

Rina Amiri

Senior Fellow, NYU Center on International Cooperation; Former Member, UN Standby Team of Mediation Experts; Former Senior Advisor, US Special Representative for Afghanistan and Pakistan

Aref Dostyar

Consul General of Afghanistan in Los Angeles; Kroc Institute Master’s in Peace Studies Alumnus

Ghulam M. Isaczai

Ambassador and Permanent Representative of Afghanistan to the United Nations

Nilofar Sakhi

Nonresident Senior Fellow, The Atlantic Council; Director of Policy and Diplomacy, McColm & Company

Manizha Wafeq

Co-Founder and President, Afghanistan Women Chamber of Commerce and Industry

Laurie Nathan

Mediation Program Director, Kroc Institute for International Peace Studies; Professor of the Practice of Mediation, Keough School of Global Affairs
Moderator