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American aspirations in Afghanistan

CHAIR: Humphrey Hawksley, Author & former BBC Asia Correspondent

Closing remarks by Barry Gardiner MP, Chair of TDF

ABOUT THE SEMINAR

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Virtual Seminar on Facebook & Youtube

When

28th Oct 2025,  14:00 pm UK time (BST)

Humphrey Hawksley, Author & former BBC Asia correspondent
Barry Gardiner MP, Chair of TDF
Charles Edward Bruce, Lord Bruce

SPEAKERS

Dr Giuliano Bilfochi, Analyst; SpecialEurasia Research Manager
Dr Giuliano Bilfochi, Analyst; SpecialEurasia Research Manager
Nazifa Haqpal, Director of Aspire Expert Research & Consultancy; former Afghan diplomat
Dr Antonio Giustozzi, Senior Research Fellow, Royal United Services Institute (RUSI); Visiting Professor, King’s College, London
Darius Nasimi, Head of Funding and Partnerships, Afghanistan & Central Asian Association
Dr Nong Hong, Executive Director & Senior Fellow, Institute for China-America Studies (ICAS)
Prof. Benjamin P. Horton, Director, the Earth Observatory of Singapore; Professor of the Asian School of Environment, Nanyang Technological University;
Prof. Benjamin P. Horton, Director, the Earth Observatory of Singapore; Professor of the Asian School of Environment, Nanyang Technological University;
Dr Indu K. Murthy, Principal Research Scientist and Sector Head, Climate, Environment and Sustainability, Center for Study of Science, Technology and Policy (CSTEP)
Dr Ayesha Siddiqa, Political Scientist, Author & Research Associate, SOAS South Asia Institute, University of London
Dr Anamika Barua, Professor, Dept of Humanities and Social Sciences, Indian Institute of Technology Guwahati (IITG)
Dr Anamika Barua, Professor, Dept of Humanities and Social Sciences, Indian Institute of Technology Guwahati (IITG)

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