Am paula im on the board of the Atlantic Council and vice chair of the center for strategy and security. Todays conversation comes at a very crucial time for afghanistan, afghanistan sits at a very key Inflection Point with peace negotiations currently ongoing between the taliban and the afghan government, though these talks give hope for an inch of decades of war in afghanistan, they also do raise certain concerns, it is truly vital that we remain vigilant in protecting the goals and gains that have been made on behalf of women and girls rights in afghanistan as well as those marginalized voices more generally, and the last two decades particularly as the negotiations have been underway the peace talks represent a major opportunity to really ensure that these gains are cemented. Id like to mention that back in september when these talks began and got underway, at the time initiated by former secretary of state madeleine albright, the Atlantic Council of the advisory board, she initiat
Todays conversation comes at a very crucial time for afghanistan, afghanistan sits at a very key Inflection Point with peace negotiations currently ongoing between the taliban and the afghan government, though these talks give hope for an inch of decades of war in afghanistan, they also do raise certain concerns, it is truly vital that we remain vigilant in protecting the goals and gains that have been made on behalf of women and girls rights in afghanistan as well as those marginalized voices more generally, and the last two decades particularly as the negotiations have been underway the peace talks represent a major opportunity to really ensure that these gains are cemented. Id like to mention that back in september when these talks began and got underway, at the time initiated by former secretary of state madeleine albright, the Atlantic Council of the advisory board, she initiated a statement, over 100 former heads of states, prime ministers, Foreign Ministers among many others iss
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From carrying out completely the missions that he has been tasked with. Is that correct . Yes sir. My greatest concern of sequestration would be the impact on the workforce, particularly the civilians. They would argue what i want to be aligned with that. I can replace equipment. It takes years to replace people. There is a real likelihood, if we continue the sequestration that you will not be able to continue to employ these outstanding and highly selected individuals yes. Sometimes, i do not want the American People to see what goes on at these hearings. I certainly wish the American People could hear and see your statements that youre making today rather than thats just what democracies are all about. And so i thank you for your good work but also want to thank you for your straightforward answers to questions that were posed by the members of this committee. And we thank you. The meeting is adjourned. [inaudible conversations]. Ible con. [inaudible conversation] [inaudible conversa
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