Lessons from the Afghanistan Peace Process

Despite trillions of dollars invested in the Afghanistan war and reconstruction effort, the U.S. government failed to achieve an inclusive and durable political settlement to the conflict. On October 25, USIP hosted a conference that brought together former senior officials and top experts to explore the questions and identify lessons to inform U.S. policy in the future.

Speakers

Learning from Missed Opportunities and Mistakes by the U.S. Government

• Christopher Kolenda
  Retired U.S. Army Colonel; Adjunct Senior Fellow, Center for a New American Security
• Dipali Mukhopadhyay
  Associate Professor, Humphrey School of Public Affairs, University of Minnesota; Senior Expert, U.S. Institute of Peace
• Tamanna Salikuddin,
  Director, South Asia Programs, U.S. Institute of Peace
• Kate Bateman, moderator
  Senior Expert, Afghanistan, U.S. Institute of Peace

Afghan, Regional and International Perspectives on the Failed Peace Process

• Masoom Stanekzai
  Former Chief Negotiator, Intelligence Chief, and Defense Minister, Islamic Republic of Afghanistan 
• Habiba Sarabi
  Former Negotiator, Provincial Governor, and Minister of Women’s Affairs, Islamic Republic of Afghanistan 
• Steve J. Brooking
  Former Special Advisor on Peace and Reconciliation, U.N. Assistance Mission in Afghanistan
• Kristian Berg Harpviken
  Research Professor, Peace Research Institute Oslo
• Scott Worden, moderator
  Director, Afghanistan and Central Asia, U.S. Institute of Peace

For more information about this event, please visit: https://www.usip.org/events/lessons-afghanistan-peace-process