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The U.S. Institute of Peace hosted a discussion with former National Security Adviser Stephen Hadley and former Defense Undersecretary Michele Flournoy on the Afghanistan peace process. Mary…

The State Department’s Special Representative for Afghanistan Reconciliation Zalmay Khalilzad discussed the country’s ongoing peace efforts at the U.S. Institute of Peace in Washington, DC. …

Mohammad Hanit Atmar, Afghanistan’s national security adviser, spoke about security and politics in his country. He talked about the security environment, counterterrorism efforts, relations…

Laura Bush talked about the book, We Are Afghan Women: Voices of Hope, about the lives of Afghan women since the U.S. invasion. Mrs. Bush wrote the introduction to the book, which was releas…

Ambassador Dan Feldman and other peace policy experts talked about the strength of the Afghan unity government and the country’s security situation. Topics included U.S. diplomacy efforts, t…

Senate Armed Services Chair Carl Levin (D-MI) spoke about U.S.-Afghanistan relations. Afterward he answered questions from moderator Stephen Hadley and members of the audience. Senator Levin…

Former officials from the Obama and George W. Bush administrations previewed the Afghanistan presidential and provincial council elections and warned against not judging Afghan elections by …

Defense and State Department officials testified on regional instability and political and economic challenges in both Afghanistan and Pakistan as U.S. troops prepared to withdraw from Afgha…

Panelists talked about Afghanistan’s transition and peace process as international forces withdraw. They focused on the key challenges and opportunities for a successful peace process, inclu…