The Future of Afghanistan: The Taliban, Regional Security and U.S. Foreign Policy

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March 1997 | Special Report by John T. Crist

In response to growing concerns about the escalating conflict in Afghanistan, the United States Institute of Peace convened a panel of experts and knowledgeable observers in a public forum to consider the sources of the conflict and the prospects for a peace agreement, reconstruction, and state building.

The panel consisted of Ambassador Robert Oakley (serving as chair), Ashraf Ghani (World Bank and Johns Hopkins University), Eden Naby (Harvard University), Barnett R. Rubin (Center for Preventive Action, Council on Foreign Relations), and Marvin Weinbaum (United States Institute of Peace and University of Illinois, Champaign-Urbana). More than 150 people attended the discussion.

This report summarizes the points made by panelists at this conference.