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Friday, February, 28, 2014

Getting Beyond 2014 in Afghanistan, US Institute of Peace, Washington

 

Getting Beyond 2014 in Afghanistan

February 28, 2013 9:00am – 12:45pm ET

Location:
U.S. Institute of Peace
2301 Constitution Ave, NW
Washington, DC 20037 | Directions

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Please join the U.S. Institute of Peace, Voice of America, and the Alliance in Support of the Afghan People, for an event aimed at providing a wider perspective on the U.S.-Afghan relationship, looking back at its achievements, and forward to its potential..

The first panel will feature key U.S. decision-makers who have played significant roles in shaping the U.S.-Afghan relationship. They will discuss the optimal future of this relationship from political, security, and economic perspectives. The second panel will look at the impressive growth of the media sector in Afghanistan, its importance to the country’s nascent democracy and opening to the world, as well as its challenges and prospects in a post-2014 environment.

Opening Remarks

  • Stephen J. Hadley
    Chairman, Board of Directors, U.S. Institute of Peace

Keynote Address

  • Ambassador James Dobbins (TBC)
    Special Representative for Afghanistan and Pakistan, U.S. Department of State

Pane I: Afghanistan and the United States: The Long View

  • Ambassador Marc Grossman
    Former Special Representative for Afghanistan and Pakistan
  • Clare Lockhart 
    Institute for State Effectiveness
  • David Sedney 
    Former U.S. Department of Defense
  • Alex Thier 
    U.S. Agency for International Development
  • Andrew Wilder, Moderator 
    Center for South and Central Asia, U.S. Institute of Peace

Pane II: The Future of Media in Afghanistan

  • Peter Bergen
    New America Foundation
  • James Deane
    BBC Media Action
  • Danish Karokhel 
    Pajhwok Afghan News
  • Najib Sharifi
    Afghan Journalists Safety Committee/Afghan Voices
  • David EnsorModerator
    Voice of America

 

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Getting Beyond 2014 in Afghanistan

February 28, 2013 9:30am – 12:00pm ET

Location:
U.S. Institute of Peace
2301 Constitution Ave, NW
Washington, DC 20037 | Directions

Things are not as bleak as they seem in Afghanistan, and Afghanistan’s future need not be as bleak as some fear. It is true that 2014 begins with numerous uncertainties, including questions about the presidential election and a post-2014 troop presence.

But these complications obscure the reality of one of the most unusual, unexpected, but generous partnerships in American history. Over the past dozen years, tens of thousands of Americans have been engaged in the effort to stabilize and rebuild Afghanistan, a country that many had never given any thought  to before the attacks against the U.S. on September 11, 2001.   Since then, Americans and Afghans have interacted on a personal level, worked together as professionals, and shared their hopes for a better future for Afghanistan.

These bonds of friendship and shared hopes between Americans and Afghans will endure regardless of the political decisions made in 2014.

“Getting Beyond 2014” is jointly organized by the United States Institute of Peace, Voice of America, and the Alliance in Support of the Afghan People. It aims to provide a wider perspective on the U.S.-Afghan relationship, looking back at its successes, and forward to its potential.

The event will feature a keynote address and two panels.

The first panel will look at the successful media sector in Afghanistan, its importance to the country’s nascent democracy and opening to the world, as well as the challenges it will face in a post-2014 environment and the level of Western support required to sustain it.

The second panel will feature key U.S. decision-makers who have played significant roles in shaping the U.S.-Afghan relationship. They will discuss the optimal future of this relationship from political, security, and economic perspectives.


Inquiries

Please contact Emily Horin at ehorin@usip.org or the VOA Public Relations Office at publicrelations@voanews.com with any general questions about this event.


Media

Journalists should contact Steven Ruder at sruder@usip.org or Allison Sturma at asturma@usip.org.


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