Ditchley Park - 'Can intervention work?'

A closed, round table discussion. 

Exeter University - Central Asia Dept

Lecture - Exeter University Central Asia Dept & wider student body.  As part of Afghan workshop, to be held on 20 June.  

Reading at 'Off the Shelf'

Reading from 'The Afghan Solution' and Discussion at 'Off the Shelf' bookshop, rue du Stand, Geneva

Asia House

Panel Discussion on 'The Afghan Solution' moderated by Victoria Schofield and with William Reeve and Dr Nadir Biyria - Public Policy - Ticketed event at Asia House, 63 New Cavendish St, London.  

Here is a link to the Asia House website

www.asiahouse.org

Chatham House

Close to the Ten Year Anniversary of the post 9/11 invasion, Lucy Morgan Edwards evaluates the last ten years,  how things might have been done differently and the way forward.

http://www.chathamhouse.org/events/view/177945

Women's University Club - ticketed event

Dinner talk with discussion on Afghanistan.  Here is the link.  

http://www.universitywomensclub.com/lucy-morgan-edwards--the-afghan-solution-_330/

'The Independent' Woodstock Literary Festival

The Great Debate - Part 1 - In discussion on Afghanistan with  Martin Bell 

See the link to the Festival at Blenheim here http://www.blenheimpalace.com/whats-on/events/512.html

Reading at Payot bookstore, Geneva

Here is the link to the event at Payot bookstore, Geneva. 

http://www.payot.ch/fr/nosLibrairies/nosEvenements?payotAction=27&showEvent=01045

The Frontline Club

Panel on 'Where has the war left the people of Afghanistan?'  Here is a link for the event with an audio podcast of the discussion.  

http://frontline.podbean.com/

SOAS - Central Asia Centre

 Hosted by the 'Central Asia Centre' at London University's 'School of Oriental and African Studies' (SOAS).  Here is the link with details. 

http://www.soas.ac.uk/cccac/events/20oct2011-afghanistan-10-years-on-what-lessons-can-be-learned.html

New America Foundation - Washington DC

Please join the New America Foundation’s National Security Studies Program for a discussion with Lucy Morgan Edwards on her recent book, The Afghan Solution, which argues that the rejection by the U.S. government of one Afghan leader’s plan to defeat the Taliban after 9/11 may have lost it the war.

Here is the link:  http://newamerica.net/events/2011/the_afghan_solution

Arnold Saltzman Institute , New York City

An event on 'The Afghan Solution' at the Arnold Saltzman Institute of War & Peace, Columbia University, New York City on 10 November.  Here is the link 

http://www.siwps.com/events/book-talk-the-afghan-solution-the.html

University of Maine Law School

A seminar on 'The Afghan Solution' at the University of Maine Law School, Portland, Maine

Carr Centre, Harvard University

Seminar at the Carr Centre for Human Rights, Harvard University, on Tuesday 15 November.   Here is the link 

http://www.hks.harvard.edu/cchrp/events/2011/month11/Afghanistan_15.php

Institute for Global Leadership, Tufts

Public event on 'The Afghan Solution' at the IGL, Fletcher School, Tufts University, Boston.  Here is a photo. 

http://www.flickr.com/photos/tuftsigl/6355223823/?q=lucy%20morgan%20edwards

World Peace Foundation, Tufts

A seminar on 'how mass attrocities end' with the World Peace Foundation, led by Alex de Waal.  

Afghan Aid at Marlborough College

The event is titled, 'Understanding Afghanistan' and features writers, broadcasters and ex diplomats.  Its purpose is to raise funds for Afghan Aid.  

Here is the link to the site http://www.marlboroughnewsonline.co.uk/understanding-afghanistan-saturday-19th-sunday-20th-november-at-marlborough-college

Dinner Talk, Geneva

Dinner talk at Au Petit Bonheur restaurant, Chambesy.  Here is the link.  

http://auptitbonheur.ch/en/events/afghansolution.pdf

Launch of "Conflict in Afghanistan"

Panellist for the launch of the International Review of the Red Cross (vol 92, No. 880, Dec 2010) focussed on "Conflict in Afghanistan" to be held at 6pm at the Chateau de Penthes, Pregny, Geneva. C.H.   

I've put the link to the volume in the 'blog' section of this site.  

King's College Dept of War Studies

A talk sponsored jointly by the Afghan studies group and by the Intelligence & International Security study group on 'The Afghan Solution' and the intelligence failures behind the current Western engagement in Afghanistan.  Here are some links. 

http://www.kcl.ac.uk/schools/sspp/ws/events/

http://www.afghanstudiesgroup.com/asg-event-lucy-morgan-edwards-the-afghan-solution-the-inside-story-of-abdul-haq-the-cia-and-how-western-hubris-lost-afghanistan-1600hrs-2-february-2012/

http://www.kcl.ac.uk/sspp/departments/warstudies/research/groups/iis/events.aspx

Prescious Afghanistan - London

Prescious Afghanistan is a fundraising evening of Afghan culture, heritage and style on behalf of Afghan Aid.   I will be signing some copies of my book.  Please get friends to come along, enjoy the colour and to raise money for Afghanistan.  Here is the link for the evening.

http://www.preciousafghanistan.com/

Royal United Services Institute

Royal United Services Institute - lunchtime talk to be chaired by Dame Shirley Williams. 

Why Abdul Haq's 'Afghan Solution' remains the only way out of Afghanistan.   An evaluation of the last ten years and way ahead.  Here is the link for the event.  

http://www.rusi.org/events/ref:E4EB3F615AB272/

Oxford University SSG

Lecture at Oxford University Strategic Studies Group.  Details to follow. 

ODI -'Transition' in Afghanistan

An event to discuss the humanitarian challenges around 'transition' and as international forces scale down their involvement in Afghanistan.  There will be twin Panels inL London & Kabul and followers online discussing the situation.   The event is public but places should be reserved in advance.  Here is the link.   

http://www.odi.org.uk/events/details.asp?id=2943&title=afghanistan-nato-summit-humanitarian-military