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DESCRIPTION:Moynihan Institute of Global AffairsSouth Asia Center presentsA
 fghanistan Today: A Round Table DiscussionIn this roundtable discussion\,\
 npanelists will discuss the opportunities and challenges for governance an
 d\ncivil society in Afghanistan today\, including on-going peace talks\,\n
 reconstruction\, urbanization\, and education\, particularly in and around
  Kabul.&nbsp\;Panelists will include:\n\nSohrob Aslamy is a PhD student in
  the Department of\nGeography and the Environment at Syracuse University. 
 His research explores\nurban development in Kabul\, Afghanistan to better 
 understand state-society\nrelations in the country’s capital.\n\nAkbar Qur
 aishi ’09 BA (IR)/’11\nMAIR is a First Secretary at the Embassy of Afghani
 stan\, covering political and\nsecurity issues. He joined the Afghan gover
 nment in 2002 following the collapse\nof the Taliban. \n\nFarishta Sakhi a
  PhD candidate at Carter School of\nConflict Resolution at George Mason Un
 iversity. Before joining GMU\, Sakhi’s worked\nfor the Ministry of Foreign
  Affairs of Republic of Afghanistan serving as a\nsenior diplomat and a me
 mber of the leadership team of the ministry. \n\nThe discussion will be mo
 derated by Amy Friers ’11 BA\n(PSc)/’17 MAIR. She lived and worked in Afgh
 anistan for five years during which\nshe was part of the team that created
  the University of Afghanistan\, where she\nserved as Vice-Chancellor and 
 professor.&nbsp\;\nShe currently works with Team Afghan Power\, a charity 
 focused on using\nrenewable energy to improve educational outcomes in rura
 l Afghanistan.Click here to registerCo-sponsored by the&nbsp\;Central\nAsi
 a and Caucasus Research Group.&nbsp\;For more information\, please contact
  Emera Bridger Wilson\, elbridge@syr.edu\, or to request additional accomm
 odation arrangements\, please contact Morgan Bicknell\, mebickne@syr.edu.
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SUMMARY:Afghanistan Today: A Round Table Discussion
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X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:<p>Moynihan Institute of Global Affairs</p><p>
 South Asia Center presents</p><p><br></p><p><b>Afghanistan Today: A Round 
 Table Discussion</b></p><p><a>In this roundtable discussion\,\npanelists w
 ill discuss the opportunities and challenges for governance and\ncivil soc
 iety in Afghanistan today\, including on-going peace talks\,\nreconstructi
 on\, urbanization\, and education\, particularly in and around Kabul.&nbsp
 \;</a></p><p><br></p><p>Panelists will include:</p><p><br></p><p>\n\n</p><
 p><b>Sohrob Aslamy</b> is a PhD student in the Department of\nGeography an
 d the Environment at Syracuse University. His research explores\nurban dev
 elopment in Kabul\, Afghanistan to better understand state-society\nrelati
 ons in the country’s capital.</p><p><br></p><p>\n\n</p><p><a><b>Akbar Qura
 ishi</b> ’09 BA (IR)/’11\nMAIR is a First Secretary at the Embassy of Afgh
 anistan\, covering political and\nsecurity issues. He joined the Afghan go
 vernment in 2002 following the collapse\nof the Taliban</a>.</p><p> <br></
 p><p>\n\n</p><p><b>Farishta Sakhi</b> a PhD candidate at Carter School of\
 nConflict Resolution at George Mason University. Before joining GMU\, Sakh
 i’s worked\nfor the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Republic of Afghanistan
  serving as a\nsenior diplomat and a member of the leadership team of the 
 ministry.</p><p> <br></p><p>\n\n</p><p>The discussion will be moderated by
  <b>Amy Friers</b> ’11 BA\n(PSc)/’17 MAIR. She lived and worked in Afghani
 stan for five years during which\nshe was part of the team that created th
 e University of Afghanistan\, where she\nserved as Vice-Chancellor and pro
 fessor.&nbsp\;\nShe currently works with Team Afghan Power\, a charity foc
 used on using\nrenewable energy to improve educational outcomes in rural A
 fghanistan.</p><p><br></p><p><a href="https://syracuseuniversity.zoom.us/m
 eeting/register/tJMrd--grzMuHtIONfqamfJMarXzQ6Oh_7uj " title="Click here t
 o register">Click here to register</a></p><p><br></p><p>Co-sponsored by th
 e&nbsp\;Central\nAsia and Caucasus Research Group.&nbsp\;</p><p><br></p><p
 >For more information\, please contact Emera Bridger Wilson\, elbridge@syr
 .edu\, or to request additional accommodation arrangements\, please contac
 t Morgan Bicknell\, mebickne@syr.edu.</p><p><br></p>
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