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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…

former American diplomats talked about U.S. strategy in Afghanistan. They offered insights into the current Afghan political and economic structure and talked about the influence of…

U.S. Special Representative for Afghanistan and Pakistan Richard Olson spoke at a Dean’s Forum at the Johns Hopkins School of Advanced International Studies. He previewed the Brussels Conference…

State Department Special Representative for Afghanistan and Pakistan Richard Olson testified before the Senate Foreign Relations Committee providing an update on the security and political situation in…

Current and former State Department experts on Afghanistan testified on U.S. strategy toward that country. The hearing focused on the level of U.S. troops after 2016, the role of the nation’s…

State Department Special Representative for Afghanistan and Pakistan Richard Olson testified at a hearing on the future of U.S.-Pakistan relations. He said Pakistan was becoming a more…

U.S. Ambassador to Pakistan Richard Olson discussed U.S.-Pakistan relations with Stimson Center Chairman Lincoln Bloomfield. He spoke about the U.S. presence in Afghanistan and said that U.S. relations…

Nominees testified about their qualifications to represent the U.S. as ambassadors to Afghanistan and Pakistan. Senators questions primarily addressed how each nominee would address the…