THE AFGHAN SOLUTION: How Western Hubris Lost Afghanistan.

Wed, 11/07/2012 - 18:30 - 20:00
Regular event?: 
This is not a regular event
Town/City: 
LONDON
Postcode: 
SW1A 0AA

PUBLIC MEETING organised by Afghanistan Withdrawal Group of MPs
supported by Stop The War Coalition.
Committee Room 21, House of Commons, London, via Portcullis House Entrance* (next to Westminster tube station).
Speaker: Lucy Morgan Edwards. Co-chairs: Paul Flynn MP and Caroline Lucas MP.

Lucy Morgan Edwards is author of The Afghan Solution: The Inside Story of Abdul Haq, the CIA and How Western Hubris Lost Afghanistan. A former political advisor to the EU Ambassador in Kabul, Lucy has been an election monitor, and a correspondent for the Economist and Daily Telegraph. She spent seven years in the region, including in Jalalabad and Kandahar. Lucy has written papers on post-9/11 Afghanistan, and made presentations on Afghanistan at Chatham House, the Royal Society of Asia Affairs, and the Frontline Club.

Afghanistan Withdrawal Group of MPs was launched to press for British withdrawal and consider constructive ways in which the conflict might be ended. The group is co-chaired by MPs Paul Flynn and Caroline Lucas. Supporters are drawn from across the political parties.

* IMPORTANT: There are likely to be long queues for public entry to the House of Commons via St Stephen’s and other entrances. Please assemble at Portcullis House at 18.15 where parliamentary staff will be waiting to take you to the meeting.

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Organiser is not an NFP member
Venue: 
Committee Room 21, House of Commons, London