V please to share exceptional new opp for Afg scholars, activists, & members of media in US, UK, & Canada: identify a host institution (university, think tank, NGO) & Open Society University Network will give $40,000 towards salary. Due 01.15.23. Qs to <[email protected]>: opensocietyuniversitynetwork.org/opportunities/…

MSP friends, pl join us Humphrey School today 5pm for a conversation on America's war in Afghanistan w/ Amb Ross Wilson - the last senior US diplomat to serve in Kabul. Friends elsewhere, Zoom link here & recording to follow!

Pl join me, Omar Sharifi, & Ambassador Ross Wilson - the last senior US diplomat to serve in Kabul - for a conversation on America's war in Afghanistan. Tues Oct 11th 5.00pm Humphrey School @AmerInstAfgStudies

4 brilliant scholars on the production of knowledge as an ethical project, one that persists in exile & under oppression. A reminder of our privileges, responsibilities, & the threats many face Omar Sadr Haroun Rahimi Munazza Ebtikar Center for Governance and Markets | Pitt Scholars At Risk youtube.com/watch?v=8tIZLF…

What I expect will be a thoughtful, albeit sad, conversation on the year's events in Afghanistan since the return of the Taliban, starting now UC Berkeley: ucberk.li/afghanistan-ev…

A privilege to reflect on Omar Sadr's incisive Qs on the return of the Taliban in the larger context of insurgent victory, Afg state-building, & US foreign policy as the anniversary of the Afg republic's fall draws near Negotiating Ideas U.S. Institute of Peace Humphrey School podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/3-t…

Delighted to announce apps (due JUN 30) for 2 Afghanistan research funding opportunities: (1) research travel fellowships for US citizen scholars (2) project grants for any scholar affiliated with a US institution. Please apply & spread the word!

So proud of Adi Magazine for giving voice & color to these remarkable Afg writers & artists. The beauty, wisdom, & grief of their work capture so much of the magic & madness of the past 2 decades. Pl read & share... adimagazine.com/issues/10/

Afg scholars, journalists, activists, civil servants who experienced the final stages of the T takeover & the republic's collapse: 'Why was a political settlement not achieved?' 250 wds abstracts due 05.18.22. Selected authors to join a July DC colloquium U.S. Institute of Peace @AmInstAfgStudies

Given the Taliban’s history, its embrace of draconian social policies should come as no surprise. The regime’s ideological rigidity will worsen Afghanistan's economic and humanitarian crisis, as well as drive deeper instability, argues Dipali Mukhopadhyay.
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My take on Taliban rule w/ lessons about rebel governance & regime consolidation from many friends: embrace of narrow, repressive rule (eg girls still out of school) should come as no surprise given movement’s past & means by which it returned to power. foreignaffairs.com/articles/centr…

V excited to be co-editing a new volume with Anna Larson & Omar Sharifi. Here is our call for papers that offer 'a critical examination of power & authority in 21st century Afghanistan.' Proposed abstracts due 15 March 2022.

24 hrs left to join our appeal w/Scholars At Risk to the USG to ease the path into this country for Afghan scholars & students with opportunities to learn, research, write, & teach awaiting them. We're just shy of 1000 signatures - please sign & share! docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAI…

72 hrs left to add your voice to our appeal w/ Scholars At Risk: brilliant, brave Afg scholars & students have opportunities awaiting them at US institutions. The USG can ease their path to becoming productive members of our intellectual communities now! docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAI…

Join me & Scholars At Risk in urging the USG to act on behalf of Afg scholars & students with opportunities to pursue their education & scholarship. Arcane, inhumane bureaucratic hurdles are keeping them from contributing to our communities of learning.
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