BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//132.216.98.100//NONSGML kigkonsult.se iCalcreator 2.20.4// BEGIN:VEVENT UID:20251008T102626EDT-39161on8we@132.216.98.100 DTSTAMP:20251008T142626Z DESCRIPTION:As the twentieth anniversary of the attacks of 9/11 nears\, we seem to have come full circle in Afghanistan. The Taliban are back in powe r\, ISIS is using the country as a base to attack Westerners\, and an Amer ican president is vowing to bring the terrorists to justice. In this light \, it is hard to see the West's nearly two-decade effort at building a sta ble\, democratic Afghan state as anything but a tragic failure. What\, if anything\, did we accomplish there? What does this all mean for Western in stitutions such as NATO? And where does this leave Afghans themselves? Rea d more about this event here.\n\nThis online discussion will be moderated by Max Bell School Professor Andrew Potter\, with concluding reflections f rom Professor Jennifer Welsh.\n\nSpeakers:\n\n\n Zahra Nader - Afghan journ alist and doctoral scholar\, York University\n Ben Rowswell - President and Research Director of the Canadian International Council\; former head of the NATO Provincial Reconstruction Team in Kandahar\n Grant Kippen - Former Chief Electoral Officer for the United Nations Assistance Mission in Afgh anistan\n\n\n>>Read more about our speakers.\n\nThis online event is free and open to the general public. It will feature auto-live captioning.  Ple ase contact the School at maxbell.school [at] mcgill.ca to request disabil ity accommodations. All enquiries will be treated confidentially. Advance notice might be necessary to arrange for some accessibility needs.\n DTSTART:20210902T173000Z DTEND:20210902T190000Z LOCATION:Online SUMMARY:AFGHANISTAN IN CRISIS: WHERE\, AND WHEN\, DID THE WEST GO WRONG? URL:/maxbellschool/channels/event/afghanistan-crisis-w here-and-when-did-west-go-wrong-332894 END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR