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In Search of Peace for Afghanistan: Historical Perspectives


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A recently published book by the Kakar History Foundation and Heart of Asia Society titled “In Search of Peace for Afghanistan: Historical Letters of President Najibullah and Dr. M. Hassan Kakar — A Collection of Essays.” This essay collection considers the correspondence between the former Afghan president and one of the country's leading scholars regarding Afghanistan's post-Soviet future and the lessons that can be drawn as the country navigates the U.S. troop withdrawal. 

 

On May 26, USIP and the book's publishers hosted a discussion with several of the contributing authors, both Afghan and American, for reflections on Afghan politics and the country's relationship with the international community as U.S. troops withdraw.

Speakers

Ambassador Lakhdar Brahimi, keynote remarks

Former U.N. Special Envoy to Afghanistan and Syria; former Minister of Foreign Affairs of Algeria 

Ambassador Richard Olson, welcoming remarks

Senior Advisor, U.S. Institute of Peace; former U.S. Special Representative for Afghanistan and Pakistan

Belquis Ahmadi

Senior Program Officer, U.S. Institute of Peace

Robert Crews

Professor of History, Stanford University

Kawun Kakar

Executive Director, Kakar History Foundation

Ambassador Janan Mosazai

Former Ambassador of Afghanistan to Pakistan and China; Co-Founder and Vice President, Heart of Asia Society 

Omar Sharifi

Country Director, American Institute of Afghanistan Studies

Omar Sadr

Assistant Professor of Political Science, American University of Afghanistan 

Dipali Mukhopadhyay, moderator 

Senior Expert, U.S. Institute of Peace

 

For more information about this event, please visit: https://www.usip.org/events/search-peace-afghanistan-historical-perspectives

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