The Middle East Institute (MEI) is pleased to host a public conversation with Zalamay Khalilzad, former Ambassador of the United States to the United Nations and US Special Representative for Afghanistan Reconciliation. In the midst of a Taliban takeover in Afghanistan, the country and its people face dire humanitarian needs and a continuation of a long-term struggle for greater human rights and political freedoms. How will this crisis impact not only Afghans, but the broader MENA and Southwest Asia region and the next steps for U.S. policy in that key part of the world?