Afghanistan: The Women Left Behind (In-Person, Registration Required)

You are invited to a candid conversation with Belquis Ahmadi, Senior Program Officer with the U.S. Institute of Peace and a head nurse and administrator in Kabul during the Soviet withdrawal and through the rise of the Taliban. Since 2001, she has spent years on the ground in Afghanistan leading efforts by USAID, the Red Cross and other organizations to strengthen women’s rights, civil society, the rule of law and democracy, all to fill the information gap.

The 22nd Anniversary of 9/11 has passed. The US withdrawal of combat forces from Afghanistan in 2021, our nation’s longest war, took a massive toll in human lives and resources. Those events continue to have a lasting impact for the world and on foreign policy. Come with us as we take a look at some of the struggles and successes of nations as they try to rebuild after devastating wars. Belquis will discuss the effects on people’s everyday lives, women and human rights issues, and what needs to be done inside Afghanistan to build a case against the Taliban.

• What is the outlook for Afghanistan, as the Taliban leadership makes decisions?
• What will happen to the gains made in education, women’s rights, healthcare and infrastructure?
• How do future foreign policy and relationships in the Middle East look?
• How does the struggle for democracy play out?

In 1923 our predecessor organization had a debate about the Middle East and human rights between Palestine and Turkey. History will repeat itself as we discuss this topic again one hundred years later.

Co-sponsored by Urban Morgan Institute for Human Rights – Click here to register! 

**Teachers and students are free to attend. Please register here.

**Space is limited. Register early.**