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A Discussion with Ahmed Rashid
A public event co-sponsored with the CSIS Post-Conflict Reconstruction Project

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The growing instability and resurgence of Islamic extremism in Afghanistan and Pakistan pose a great threat to U.S. interests and global security. In his new book, Ahmed Rashid examines the rising insurgency, booming opium trade, and weak governance in Afghanistan, concluding that U.S. strategy in the region has been a complete failure. Instead of providing adequate resources and security to rebuild Afghanistan, the U.S. has focused most of its efforts in Iraq. Drawing on his newly published book, Descent into Chaos: The United States and the Failure of Nation Building in Pakistan, Afghanistan, and Central Asia, Ahmed Rashid and panelists will discuss U.S. policy in Afghanistan and Pakistan.

The book will be available for purchase at the event.

Speakers

• Ahmed Rashid
  Author of Descent into Chaos: The United States and the Failure of Nation Building in Pakistan, Afghanistan, and Central Asia, and award-winning jounalist
• Frederick D. Barton, Discussant
  Senior Advisor and Co-Director, Post-Conflict Reconstruction Project, CSIS
• J Alexander Thier, Moderator
  Senior Rule of Law Advisor, U.S. Institute of Peace

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