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The Taliban in Afghanistan: Political and Security Challenges

Wed, September 29th, 2021

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The Asia Program in Washington studies disruptive security, governance, and technological risks that threaten peace, growth, and opportunity in the Asia-Pacific region, including a focus on China, Japan, and the Korean peninsula.

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South Asia

The South Asia Program informs policy debates relating to the region’s security, economy, and political development. From strategic competition in the Indo-Pacific to India’s internal dynamics and U.S. engagement with the region, the program offers in-depth, rigorous research and analysis on South Asia’s most critical challenges.

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Join us for a conversation on Afghanistan and its neighbors with renowned Pakistani journalist and award-winning author, Ahmed Rashid. Carnegie's Aqil Shah will host this conversation to discuss the political and security implications of Taliban rule, including governance and human rights in Afghanistan, regional power competition, and the fight against terrorism.

South AsiaAfghanistanPakistanSecurityGlobal Governance

Event Speakers

Aqil Shah
Former Visiting Scholar, South Asia Program
Aqil Shah
Ahmed Rashid

Ahmed Rashid is a Pakistani journalist and writer born in 1948 in Pakistan. He is the author of five books including ‘Taliban’ (2000) and ‘Jihad – The Rise of Militant Islam in Central Asia’ (2002). He has been covering the wars in Afghanistan and conflicts in Central Asia and Pakistan since 1979.

Carnegie does not take institutional positions on public policy issues; the views represented herein are those of the author(s) and do not necessarily reflect the views of Carnegie, its staff, or its trustees.

Event Speakers

Aqil Shah

Former Visiting Scholar, South Asia Program

Aqil Shah was a visiting scholar in the South Asia Program at the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace.

Ahmed Rashid

Ahmed Rashid is a Pakistani journalist and writer born in 1948 in Pakistan. He is the author of five books including ‘Taliban’ (2000) and ‘Jihad – The Rise of Militant Islam in Central Asia’ (2002). He has been covering the wars in Afghanistan and conflicts in Central Asia and Pakistan since 1979.

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