Wherever you may be. I am the director of the South Asia Institute at the Wilson Center. Two years ago, the taliban seized power in afghanistan. Nearly two years ago, u. S. Forces completed their withdrawal from afghanistan. This month, the Wilson Center is producing a series of content the mark these two anniversaries. It is part of an ongoing series launched soon before the u. S. Withdrawal. Its called hindsight upfront afghanistan. The Initiative Aims to help ensure that afghanistan continues to figure in policy and public debate in washington and beyond. It will keep you informed about the future of afghanistan, its people, the region and why it matters. Ion and why it matters. For more information please see the hindsight upfront afghanistan website at afghanistan. Wilsoncenter. Org. Today i am very pleased to be joined by three prominent and distinguished afghan thought leaders who will participate in a conversation with me about taliban led afghanistan two years on. We will look
A healthy democracy looks like this where americans can see democracy at work the citizens are truly informed. Our republic thrives. Get informed straight from the source on cspan. Unfiltered, unbiased, word for word. From the Nations Capital were the opinion that matters most is your own. Cspan, powered by cable. Now to a discussion with former afghan officials including former ministers for Public Health and education on the talibans governance following the u. S. Withdrawal of troops two years ago. This is one hour 25 minutes. Hello everyone thank you for tuning in wherever you may be my name is Michael Kugelman im the director of the South Asia Institute at the Wilson Center. Two years ago the taliban seized power in afghanistan and nearly two years ago u. S forces completed their withdrawal from afghanistan. This month the Wilson Center is producing a series of content to mark these two anniversaries. It is part of an ongoing series launched soon before the u. S withdrawal called
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Israel has sealed its borders with gaza imposing a total siege on the strip 12 days ago. The Rafah Crossing between egypt and gaza is the only way right now to allow vital supplies in. One big question is whether foreign Passport Holders and dual nationals at least 600 of whom are american according to the Us State Department will be allowed out. For more on this, i spoke to our reporter at the Rafah Crossing, rushdi abualouf. The palestinian employees who are supposed to coordinate, they were informed, to move to Rafah Crossing as quickly as possible to start, facilitate and run the process of taking the goods from the egyptian trucks into the palestinian trucks, and then they will start transferring them. I saw cars around, red cross cars around. Also some truck was carrying quite heavy machine to fix the road. We understand from the local source inside the crossing that the system, the computers and the systems are not working. And they need to be able to put a generator first and t
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