World politics have substantially changed since the September 11th attacks. In their wake, George W. Bush declared a global ‘War on Terror’ and called the global effort to defeat terrorism a moral obligation. Soon after, the US announced the invasion of Afghanistan.

However, after almost two decades of American involvement, there were little palpable returns. The swift collapse of the Afghan government and army in the face of Taliban advances were widely viewed as a testimony to the failure of the American project in Afghanistan. This session discussed the aforementioned 20 years of conflict, US failures and the potential regional and global ramifications of the Taliban’s return to power.

Moderator: Tanya Goudsouzian, Head of Interview, TRT World

Experts:
Mohammad Daoud Abedi, Head of Afghan Nation Peace Council
Sultan Barakat, Director, Centre for Conflict & Humanitarian Studies; Honorary Professor, University of York
Saad Mohseni, Co-founder and Chairman of MOBY Group

Discussants:
Nadir Naim, Chairman of the Board of Directors, Kabul Institute Of Peace
Ali M. Latifi , AJE Kabul Correspondent
Mariam Wardak, Founder, Her Afghanistan
Barnett Rubin, Senior Fellow, Centre on International Cooperation