Afghanistan Continuing Challenges HEARING before the COMMITTEE ON FOREIGN RELATIONS UNITED STATES SENATE ONE HUNDRED EIGHTH CONGRESS SECOND SESSION Wednesday, May 12, 2004 Time: 9:30 AM Place: 419 Dirksen Senate Office Building Presiding: Senator Lugar Senator Lugar's Opening Statement Senator Biden's Opening Statement Witnesses: Mr. Mark Schneider    Senior Vice President    International Crisis Group    Washington, DC Mr. David Isby    Foreign & Defense Policy Analyst    Washington, DC Mr. Robert Perito    Senior Fellow & Special Adviser    Rule of Law Program    United States Institute of Peace    Washington, DC Dr. Thomas Gouttierre    Dean of International Studies and Programs &    Director of the Center for Afghanistan Studies    University of Nebraska at Omaha    Omaha, Nebraska   Witness names in blue are links to the statement given. Statements are only posted if provided electronically by witness.