FULLY BOOKED Insight with Ahmed Rashid – Pakistan on the Brink: The Future of America, Pakistan, and Afghanistan
As we approach the one year anniversary of the death of Osama Bin Laden, Ahmed Rashid will be joining senior BBC presenter and special correspondent Lyse Doucet to discuss the future for Pakistan, Afghanistan and the United States.
An expert on Central Asia, jihad and Muslim extremists movements and insurgency, Ahmed Rashid is also an authority on the catastrophe of US policy in the region after 25 years of reporting from there.
Author of three books including Taliban: Militant Islam, Oil and Fundamentalism in Central Asia and Descent into Chaos: The U.S. and the Disaster in Pakistan, Afghanistan, and Central Asia Ahmed Rashid is a regular contributor to the Financial Times, Washington Post and the International Herald Tribune, among others.
Join us for what is sure to be an insightful discussion on the future of the region with two highly respected journalists as they share their knowledge and experience.