MERG Symposium on Afghanistan 2021: The Legacy of US Involvement in Afghanistan
Channel: TuftsIGL
Date: 2021-09-24

The Middle East Research Group (MERG) in collaboration with the Tufts Institute for Global Leadership is hosting a hybrid symposium on September 23rd and 24th on the topic of the Taliban takeover of Afghanistan. 

The Legacy of US Involvement in Afghanistan speakers:
-Mike McGuiness, Writer, Journalist, and former Squad Leader in the 82nd Airborne Division Army
-Erik Isaacson, Middle Eastern History Master’s Student at Tufts and former Airborne Cryptologic Linguist and Tactical Support Operator with the US Air Force.
-Alain Mentha, Executive Director of "Welcome Home Jersey City," a community-based nonprofit organization that provides educational, employment and material support for refugees, asylees and asylum-seekers in the Jersey City area