Tamim Ansary is an Afghan/American. He is a lecturer and author of 2 books, West of Kabul, East of New York and Destiny Disrupted: A History of the World through Islamic Eyes. This presentation, which he delivered in March at the Veterans For Peace NW Regional Conference, has a clarity we seldom get from officials regarding Afghanistan. His first hand familiarity with the subject matter makes a difference. His presentation serves as an insider’s briefing into the situation in Afghanistan and Pakistan.

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