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The Taliban in Afghanistan: Political and Security Challenges

Wed. September 29th, 2021
Live Online

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.

SecurityGlobal GovernanceSouth AsiaAfghanistan
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Aqil Shah

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.