Afghanistan in 2020: Is Peace Possible?
Channel: United States Institute of Peace
Date: 25/04/2018

The search for peace has become a central focus of Afghanistan policy in Washington and for Kabul. Afghan President Ashraf Ghani offered the Taliban constitutional reform and status as a legitimate political party in late February on the condition that the group makes peace. In recent months, the Taliban have also publicly offered talks with the U.S. and prominent Afghan powerbrokers, and high-profile peace demonstrations in conflict-torn Helmand province have spread across much of the country.

Join the U.S. Institute of Peace, in conjunction with Rise to Peace, as a panel of distinguished experts explore the prospects for peace and Afghanistan’s larger trajectory.

For more information, please visit https://www.usip.org/events/afghanistan-2020-peace-possible

Speakers:

Ambassador Timothy Carney 
Former U.S. Ambassador to Sudan and Haiti

John Wood 
Associate Professor, National Defense University and former U.S. National Security Council Senior Director for Afghanistan

Johnny Walsh 
Senior Expert, Afghanistan, U.S. Institute of Peace and former U.S. Department of State lead for Afghan reconciliation

Courtney Cooper
International Affairs Fellow, Council on Foreign Relations Fellow and former U.S. National Security Council Director for Afghanistan

Ahmad Mohibi
Founder and President, Rise to Peace

Michael Sherwin, Moderator 
Assistant United States Attorney, U.S. Department of Justice and former U.S. Navy Intelligence Officer