Hope for Democracy in Afghanistan World Affairs Council: Washington DC - World Affairs Council of Washington, D.C. Afghanistan: Challenges and a Way Forward with Dr. Abdullah Abdullah. Ronald Neumann moderates.After decades of conflict, Afghanistan is making progress in developing its institutions, but is facing a spreading challenge of insurgency. The US and the international community are committed to helping Afghanistan rebuild, however many challenges remain.Dr. Abdullah Abdullah, a long-serving Foreign Minister of Afghanistan who was active in the country's resistance movement before joining government service, will speak on these many challenges, including poverty and civil violence, job creation, establishing rule of law, and expanding poppy cultivation and a growing opium trade generating $3 billion in illicit economic activity. How will Afghanistan meet these challenges and what are the implications of Afghanistan's stability for the international community? - World Affairs Council of Washington D.C.
