Five Years After the Fall of the Taliban: Afghanistan and the War on Terrorism

This is the third session of a four-part series leading to the fifth anniversary of the fall of the Taliban.

Afghanistan is rapidly becoming a home for terrorists once again. Non-Afghan forces are increasing in number and fueling a rise in the insurgency. Experts assert that limited time remains to address this threat to Afghanistan and the region.

• What is the relationship of Afghanistan to the greater war on terror?
• Where are the terrorists coming from and who is training, funding and equipping them?
• What can be done to change the situation?

Speakers

• Peter Bergen
  Author, Holy War, Inc.: Inside the Secret World of Osama bin Laden
• Seth Jones
  Political Scientist, RAND Corporation
• Hekmat Karzai
  Director, Center for Conflict and Peace Studies, Kabul, Afghanistan
• Beth Cole, Moderator
  U.S.Institute of Peace