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The Search for Solutions in Afghanistan -- with Afghan Ambassador Said Jawad

Event Date

  • 10/24/2008   12:00 PM - 1:00 PM
    Please arrive early for registration

Location

  • World Affairs Council Auditorium

Address

  • 312 Sutter Street
    Second Floor
    San Francisco, California 94108
Speaker(s)
The Honorable H.E. Said Jawad, Ambassador of Afghanistan to the United States
Event Details

A native of the Bay Area, Ambassador Jawad will provide an update on Afghanistan’s declining security situation and detail what has led to the recent increase in fighting. He will discuss what is needed to ensure that the United States succeeds at helping Afghanistan rebuild. And with the US elections on the horizon, he will also discuss how Afghanistan factors into the US presidential foreign policy debates. Who has the best prescription for success in the War on Terror? What would the Afghan government like to see?

Watch or listen to the program recording or visit our online archive for other event recordings.