Afghanistan: A Look Backward, Forward and Onward

The Afghanistan Student Association, in partnership with the American Institute of Afghanistan Studies, the Future Security Initiative and the Leadership, Diplomacy and National Security Lab, invites you to our annual event marking the third anniversary of the United States withdrawal from Afghanistan. This event aims to offer a nuanced perspective on the US's 20-year military and strategic involvement in Afghanistan in addition to critical reflections on the current human rights situations in the country. 

Opening Remarks: Congressman Greg Stanton - United States House of Representative

 

Keynote Speech: Lieutenant General Benjamin C. Freakley, U.S. Army (Ret) and Professor of Practice, Special Advisor to ASU President for Leadership Initiatives and Co-Founder of the ASU Leadership, Diplomacy and National Security Lab. 

Panel Discussion: 

- Dr. Omar Sharifi: Assistant Professor in the American University of Afghanistan, the Senior Research Fellow and Kabul Director of the American Institute of Afghanistan Studies.

- Nasema Zeerak: Doctoral candidate at the Humphrey School of Public Affairs, University of Minnesota.

- Dr. Omar Sadr: Research Fellow at the Center for Governance and Markets (CGM) in the Graduate School of Public and International Affairs (GSPIA) at the University of Pittsburgh.

Documentary: Swift Justice - A Taliban Courtroom in Session by Victor Blue and Ross McDonnell 
 

 

 

 

 

Time: 3:00 PM - 06:00 PM MST 
Address: Elizabeth Murphy Burns and Richard Burns Theater [Room 202] at Walter Cronkite School of Journalism and Mass Communication and Via Zoom at: https://asu.zoom.us/j/81316350639