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Press Briefing on Afghanistan by CNAS Experts

Sep 18, 2008
8:00am to 6:00pm


The Center for a New American Security (CNAS) held a press briefing on Thursday, September 18, 2008 with Fellows Nathaniel Fick and Vikram Singh on their recent trip to Afghanistan where they visited Kabul, Kandahar, Ghazni, Panjshir, Nangarhar, Kapisa, Parwan, and Paktika provinces.  

In preparation for their forthcoming report, Fick and Singh conducted an array of interviews with current and former Afghan officials, U.S. military and government officials, former Taliban, tribal leaders and members of the international community.  Fick and Singh gave opening remarks about their trip and put the war in Afghanistan into strategic perspective.