FP Live: What’s Next for Afghanistan?

Now that the Taliban have taken over Kabul, what does the future of Afghanistan look like? What role can the United States still play? What about China, India, Iran, and Pakistan? Listen to FP editor-in-chief Ravi Agrawal in a conversation with correspondent Lynne O’Donnell, who left Kabul right after the city fell, and Ashley Jackson, co-director of the Centre for the Study of Armed Groups at the Overseas Development Institute.

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Ravi Agrawal

Editor in chief, Foreign Policy

Ravi Agrawal is the editor in chief of Foreign Policy, a role he assumed in November 2020 after two years as the magazine's managing editor. Before joining FP, ...

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Lynne O'Donnell

Contributor, Foreign Policy

Lynne O’Donnell is an Australian journalist and author. She was the Afghanistan bureau chief for Agence France-Presse and the Associated Press between ...

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This undated 2009 photo shows journalist Lynne O'Donnell in Kandahar province, Afghanistan. O’Donnell, a foreign correspondent who has covered major stories throughout the Middle East and Asia for two decades, has been named Kabul bureau chief for The Associated Press, leading the agency’s coverage of Afghanistan at a time of transition and turmoil. The appointment was announced on Tuesday, Sept. 16, 2014 by Ian Phillips, AP’s Middle East news director, and Dan Perry, the regional editor for text. (AP Photo/Courtney Body)

Ashley Jackson

Co-director, Centre for the Study of Armed Groups at the Overseas Development Institute

Dr. Ashley Jackson is a researcher and author. She is co-director of the Centre for the Study of Armed Groups at the Overseas Development Institute, and an associate with the ...

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