Uploaded August 2021 | Updated September 2026, 2 hours ago
AEPF and TNI organised a Webinar with a number of international experts to discuss a civil society approach to the crisis in Afghanistan.
The US withdrawal after 20 years of military intervention has led to the almost total reconquest of the country by the Taliban.
The USA pursued its typical imperialist policies, prioritizing militarist power projection in the region over the extraordinarily high human and material costs.
What can be done to improve the humanitarian condition of Afghan society, especially for women, children, the elderly and wounded, minorities and others historically targeted by the Taliban?
Can super powers and regional players eschew their geostrategic desires and instead put in place a humanitarian and human security approach to Afghanistan?
We will discuss these questions, in the context of the measures proposed by 17 UN Rapporteurs to address the situation.
Speakers:
Khury Petersen-Smith is a Fellow of Institute for Policy Studies, Washington and researches U.S. empire, borders, and migration.
Achin Vanaik Fellow at TNI, is a writer, social activist and retired Professor, University of Delhi.
Sahar Saba, Afghan women’s rights activist and former spokesperson for Revolutionary Afghan Women’s Association.
Afrasiab Khattak, former Senator and former Chairperson Pakistan Human Rights Commission.
Anuradha Chenoy Former Dean and Retired Professor, School of International Studies, Jawaharlal Nehru University.
Moderator: Gie Goris- Belgian Journalist, author, who has covered Afghanistan for more than two decades.
AEPF and TNI organised a Webinar with a number of international experts to discuss a civil society approach to the crisis in Afghanistan.
The US withdrawal after 20 years of military intervention has led to the almost total reconquest of the country by the Taliban.
The USA pursued its typical imperialist policies, prioritizing militarist power projection in the region over the extraordinarily high human and material costs.
What can be done to improve the humanitarian condition of Afghan society, especially for women, children, the elderly and wounded, minorities and others historically targeted by the Taliban?
Can super powers and regional players eschew their geostrategic desires and instead put in place a humanitarian and human security approach to Afghanistan?
We will discuss these questions, in the context of the measures proposed by 17 UN Rapporteurs to address the situation.
Speakers:
Khury Petersen-Smith is a Fellow of Institute for Policy Studies, Washington and researches U.S. empire, borders, and migration.
Achin Vanaik Fellow at TNI, is a writer, social activist and retired Professor, University of Delhi.
Sahar Saba, Afghan women’s rights activist and former spokesperson for Revolutionary Afghan Women’s Association.
Afrasiab Khattak, former Senator and former Chairperson Pakistan Human Rights Commission.
Anuradha Chenoy Former Dean and Retired Professor, School of International Studies, Jawaharlal Nehru University.
Moderator: Gie Goris- Belgian Journalist, author, who has covered Afghanistan for more than two decades.
