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The Panel will take place <strong><span style='font-family:"Georgia",serif'>Sunday, September 19th at 8:00-10:00AM CDT / 2:00-4:00PM UK Daylight Time.</span></strong></span><span style='font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#333333'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p style='mso-margin-top-alt:12.0pt;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:0in;margin-left:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt'><span style='font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#333333'><a href="https://click.icptrack.com/icp/relay.php?r=57573856&msgid=203171&act=AFC2&c=1677723&destination=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.eventbrite.com%2Fe%2Fimperialisms-defeat-in-afghanistan-a-tipping-point-in-world-politics-tickets-170310265589&cf=1854&v=9c50d4903994fa06ca83d8902240d1717dcde01062ded26008572d3dfd5d2253" target="_blank"><strong><span style='font-family:"Georgia",serif;color:#002060'>Click here to register to attend this event</span></strong></a></span><span style='font-family:"Georgia",serif;color:#002060'> and please share widely!</span><span 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style='width:405.35pt;border-collapse:collapse'><tr><td style='padding:0in 0in 0in 0in'><div><h2 style='margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt'><span style='font-family:"Georgia",serif;color:#002060'>About this event</span><span style='font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#333333'><o:p></o:p></span></h2><p style='mso-margin-top-alt:12.0pt;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:0in;margin-left:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt'><span style='font-family:"Georgia",serif;color:#002060'>This panel will discuss the many questions that are opened up by the US withdrawal from Afghanistan including the following; What is the world significance of the US defeat in Afghanistan? What are the prospects for peace and development there? What role could China, Russia and Iran have in Afghanistan’s reconstruction? How has Western hypocrisy over human and women’s rights unravelled? What is the social character of the Taliban?</span><span style='font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#333333'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p style='mso-margin-top-alt:12.0pt;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:0in;margin-left:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt'><span style='font-family:"Georgia",serif;color:#002060'>We're excited to announce the addition of Assadullah Keshtmand and Victor Gao to the list of speakers for this event!</span><span style='font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#333333'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p style='mso-margin-top-alt:12.0pt;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:0in;margin-left:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt'><strong><span style='font-family:"Georgia",serif;color:#002060'>Speakers</span></strong><span style='font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#333333'><o:p></o:p></span></p><ul type=disc><li class=MsoNormal style='color:#333333;mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1'><strong><span style='font-family:"Georgia",serif;color:#002060'>Medea Benjamin (CODEPINK)</span></strong><span style='font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'><o:p></o:p></span></li><li class=MsoNormal style='color:#333333;mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1'><strong><span style='font-family:"Georgia",serif;color:#002060'>Ajamu Baraka (Black Alliance for Peace)</span></strong><span style='font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'><o:p></o:p></span></li><li class=MsoNormal style='color:#333333;mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1'><strong><span style='font-family:"Georgia",serif;color:#002060'>Assadullah Keshtmand (Former member of the Central Committee of People's Democratic Party of Afghanistan)</span></strong><span style='font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'><o:p></o:p></span></li><li class=MsoNormal style='color:#333333;mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1'><strong><span style='font-family:"Georgia",serif;color:#002060'>Mohammad Marandi</span></strong><span style='font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'><o:p></o:p></span></li><li class=MsoNormal style='color:#333333;mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1'><strong><span style='font-family:"Georgia",serif;color:#002060'>Ann Wright (Veterans for Peace, CODEPINK)</span></strong><span style='font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'><o:p></o:p></span></li><li class=MsoNormal style='color:#333333;mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1'><strong><span style='font-family:"Georgia",serif;color:#002060'>Victor Gao (Center for China and Globalization)</span></strong><span style='font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'><o:p></o:p></span></li><li class=MsoNormal style='color:#333333;mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1'><strong><span style='font-family:"Georgia",serif;color:#002060'>MK Bhadrakumar (</span></strong><em><b><span style='font-family:"Georgia",serif;color:#002060'>Indian Punchline)</span></b></em><span style='font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'><o:p></o:p></span></li><li class=MsoNormal style='color:#333333;mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1'><strong><span style='font-family:"Georgia",serif;color:#002060'>Oleg Barabanov (Valdai Club)</span></strong><span style='font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'><o:p></o:p></span></li><li class=MsoNormal style='color:#333333;mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1'><strong><span style='font-family:"Georgia",serif;color:#002060'>Nancy Lindisfarne</span></strong><span style='font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'><o:p></o:p></span></li><li class=MsoNormal style='color:#333333;mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1'><strong><span style='font-family:"Georgia",serif;color:#002060'>Moderator: Radhika Desai</span></strong><span style='font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'><o:p></o:p></span></li></ul></div></td></tr></table></td></tr></table></td></tr></table></div></td></tr></table></div><p class=MsoNormal>-- <br>To view this discussion on the web visit <a href="https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/marmilist/CACqJmMNdAAczHwKHz0WVXVOc9_dH7eZ5ve5VYXBEerO9i0EA0A%40mail.gmail.com?utm_medium=email&utm_source=footer">https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/marmilist/CACqJmMNdAAczHwKHz0WVXVOc9_dH7eZ5ve5VYXBEerO9i0EA0A%40mail.gmail.com</a>.<o:p></o:p></p></div></body></html>