Sanam Naraghi Anderlini, Mahbouba Seraj & Humira Saqib at Implications of the U.S. Withdrawal from Afghanistan for Afghan Women (Alliance for Peacebuilding)

14:00 - 15:30 (EST) / 18:00 - 19:30 (UTC)

Join the Alliance for Peacebuilding for a discussion on the implications of Taliban control of and the withdrawal of U.S. and allied military forces from Afghanistan on Afghan women, girls, and their families. The event will explore the challenges involved in recent evacuation efforts, how women were disproportionately marginalized from evacuation and various immigration pathways, what is at stake for Afghan women and girls that remain in Afghanistan, and how the international community can support and help preserve their tremendous gains over the last 20 years.

Panelists include:
-Mahbouba Seraj, Executive Board Member & Chair, Afghan Women's Network; Executive Director, Afghan Women Skills Development Center; Founder & President, Organization for Research in Peace and Solidarity.
-Sadiqa Basiri, Founder & Board Member, Oruj Learning Center
-Humira Saqib, Editor-in-Chief, Afghan Women's News Agency
-Sanam Naraghi-Anderlini, Founder & CEO, International Civil Society Action Network; Director of the Centre for Women, Peace, and Security at the London School of Economics
-Karen Mulhauser, Founder & President, Mulhauser & Associates (introductory remarks)
-Megan Corrado, Director of Policy & Advocacy, Alliance for Peacebuilding (moderator)