One Year after the Fall: What are the Prospects for a Political Process in Afghanistan?
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This panel aims to provide an analysis on the impact of the past year’s developments on the prospects for a political process toward reconciliation among Afghans. Key questions the panel will discuss include: What have the periodic civil society and Taliban meetings achieved? What is the result of regional and international engagement with the Taliban during the past year? What prospects for a political process can be envisioned and how will it be achieved?
This event is convened by the Afghan Peace and Development Research Program.
Opening remarks:
Lisa Schirch, Richard G. Starmann, Sr. Professor of the Practice of Peace Studies
Panelists:
Ambassador Said Taib Jawad, Former Afghan Ambassador to the United States, United Kingdom, and Russia
Annie Pforzheimer, Former U.S. Deputy Chief of Mission in Kabul; Senior Associate, Center for Strategic and International Studies
Dr. Nilofar Sakhi, Research Fellow, Kroc Institute for International Peace Studies; Professorial Lecturer of International Affairs, Elliott School of George Washington University
Dr. Malek Sitez, Professor of Political Science, Selinus University
Moderator: Aref Dostyar, Senior Advisor to the Kroc Institute and Pulte Institute Afghan Peace and Development Research Program; Former Consul General of Afghanistan in Los Angeles