My name is peterbergen. I run the International Security program here. Welcome to you and also the people watching on cspan. Cspan is covering this live. When we get to the questionandanswer session, please make sure to identify yourself and wait for the microso the audience outside the room can hear your question. Today we are going to discuss afghanistan 2017, and prospects for the future. And we have two brilliant panelists to discuss that. First of all of course ambassador mohib, the ambassador to the u. S. From afghanistan. He worked as president ganis chief of staff. Previously worked with intel, worked with the American University in afghanistan. Also a ph. D. From bruinel university in the united kingdom. And he will speak first. And then after that,iany koss keenas who is a fellow here, who has been living in afghanistan pretty much since 2010. Iani runs a company which provides intelligence and security analysis to businesses in afghanistan. He is also doing his ph. D. At Kin
My name is peter bergen. Welcome to you. Cspan is covering this live. When we get to the question and answer session please, i want to make sure you identify yourself and wait for the mic so the audience outside the room can hear your question. So today were going to discuss afghanistan 2017 and prospects for the future. And we have two brilliant panelists to discuss that. Ambassador mohib who is the ambassador to United States from afghanistan. Hes previously worked as president gahnis chief of staff. He directed intel. In rked at the american afghanistan. The united. From kingdom. Been i koskinas who has living in afghanistan pretty much since 2010. Yani runs a Company Called hop life which provides intelligence and security analysis to businesses in afghanistan. Hes also doing his ph. D. At Kings College on the afghan civil war. Hes a retired air force colonel n special operations who works for crystal who was the commander in afghanistan. So over to, ambassador. And we look forward
My name is peter bergen. I run the International Security program here. Welcome to you and also the people watching this on cspan. Cspan is covering this live. When we get to the questions, please identify yourself and wait for the mic so the audience outside the room can hear your question. Today we will discuss afghanistan 2017 and prospects for the future. We have two brilliant panelists to discuss that. First of all, the ambassador, who is the ambassador to the United States from afghanistan. He has previously worked as deputy chief of staff. He previously also worked at intel, at the American University in afghanistan. Hes also a ph. D. From Brunell University in the United Kingdom and will speak first, then after that, yanni has been living in afghanistan pretty much since 2010. He runs a company which provides intelligence and security analysis to businesses in afghanistan. Hes also doing his ph. D. At Kings College about the afghan civil war. Hes a retired army retired u. S. Ai
My name is peter bergen. Welcome cspan is covering this live, soul and we get to the question and answer session please identify yourself so the audience outside the room can answer your questions. And prospects for the future. And we have two brilliant panelists to discuss that. Ambassador mohib who is the ambassador to United States from afghanistan. Hes previously worked as president gahnis chief of staff. He directed intel. In rked at the american afghanistan. The united. From kingdom. Been i koskinas who has living in afghanistan pretty much since 2010. Yani runs a Company Called hop life which provides intelligence and security analysis to businesses in afghanistan. Hes also doing his ph. D. At Kings College on the afghan civil war. Hes a retired air force colonel n special operations who works for crystal who was the commander in afghanistan. So over to, ambassador. And we look forward to your omments. Thank you, peter and yani. Glad to see you again. Im glad to have the opportu
Military. And we make a as you know, our Quarterly Report is the largest data call that goes out every year to the u. S. Government, or every quarter on whats going on. When we ask these questions, were not getting answers anymore because stick ka, because our resources in the field are not there to answer them. Youre on to a very important part that goes beyond the literacy issue. It goes to the heart of the issue and that is do we have adequate resource to understand the capabilities of the andsf. Thank you. Anyone else want to comment on that . Compared to two years ago i think if threat to our personnel who are serving in afghanistan has grown. And im particularly concerned about our embassies wity and th inability of our personnel to move around the city of kabul or even well or anywhere else. So my first question is, do you think that the danger there has increased, and what if anything can we do to mitigate those concerns . So, since the drawdown of u. S. And Coalition Forces, t