A full report of an indepth discussion in New York, USA, by leading experts on Afghanistan and the challenges faced by the war-torn nation, is now available to read. Also available is a blog and a video of the event.
Held at the Thomson Reuters Building in Times Square, New York on 18 May, the panel event reviewed the current situation, suggested ways forward and answered questions from invited guests and online participants.
The panellists were Hekmet Karzai, director of the Centre for Conflict and Peace Studies, Kabul; Richard Barrett, coordinator of the United Nations Al Qaeda/Taliban monitoring committee; and Ambassador Peter Galbraith, senior diplomatic fellow at the Center for Arms Control and Non-Proliferation in Washington D. C. The Moderator was Reuters columnist Paul Taylor.
It was the highlight event of a three-day global security seminar (May 17-19) sponsored by Thomson Reuters Foundation, the Stanley Foundation and Gerda Henkel Stiftung - the second in a series that began in Oxford, England, in November last year. Around 25 security correspondents from developed and developing nations are taking part in the seminar which is looking at the challenges faced by journalists reporting terrorism, political violence and insurgency.
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Are our soldiers risking their lives in Afghanistan so that the Government in control can pass the most ridiculous laws on the freakin' planet?
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17 Jun 2010 10:00:10 BST
Are our soldiers risking their lives in Afghanistan so that the Government in control can pass the most ridiculous laws on the freakin planet.
14 Jun 2010 09:35:12 BST
Are our soldiers risking their lives in Afghanistan so that the Government in control can pass the most ridiculous laws on the freakin' planet?