Panelists will share their perspectives on the collapse of the state in Afghanistan and the Taliban’s return to power – why did it happen, how did we get here, what is the state of the nation today, and what is next?

Speakers:

• Jennifer Murtazashvili – Director, Center for Governance and Markets
• Michael Kenney – Director, Matthew B. Ridgway Center
• Akram Umarov – Senior Research Fellow, University of World Economy and Diplomacy (Uzbekistan), and Fulbright Scholar with the Center for Governance and Markets
• James Pickett – Associate Professor, Department of History
• Ahmad Idrees Rahmani – Independent Analyst and Afghanistan Policy Expert

Moderated by: Haider Ala Hamoudi – Professor and Vice Dean, School of Law