Keynotes Speakers:
Elsie de Laere - Afghanistan Country Specialist for Amnesty International. She has invested much energy and passion on behalf of Afghan women and served as a volunteer teacher trainer in Afghanistan.
Fariba Nawa - journalist and author of Opium Nation - Child Brides, Drug Lords, and one Woman's Journey Through Afghanistan
"An insightful and informative look at the global challenge of Afghan drug trade. Fariba Nawa weaves her personal story of reconnecting with her homeland after 9/11 with a very engaging narrative that chronicles Afghanistan's dangerous descent into opium trafficking, its impact on the U.S. campaign, and most revealingly, how the drug trade has damaged the lives of ordinary Afghan people."
- Khaled Hosseini, author of The Kite Runner and A Thousand Splendid Suns
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