Taliban 2.0. What Next for Pakistan, Afghanistan and Iran?

Join us as we investigate the complexities surrounding the emergence of Taliban 2.0 and its ramifications on regional dynamics. We will explore various critical topics, including the current state of reportage amidst the Taliban's resurgence, the challenging conditions faced by journalists operating within the Pashto sphere, and the evolving landscape following Pakistan's recent elections in the North-West Frontier Province (NWFP).

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About the speaker

Rahman Ullah holds PhD degree in Political Science from the University of Peshawar and has secured 4 M.A.'s in English literature and Linguistics; Political Science; Journalism and Mass Communication; and International Relations. Working as a journalist, academician and researcher with different professional organizations, his area of interest is peace and conflict. His special focus is on militancy, terrorism, and strategies of militant groups in Af-Pak region. Besides writing a policy paper for the prestigious New America Foundation, he has also published a number of research papers in peer-reviewed journals recognized by Higher Education Commission (HEC). From 2005 to 2007, he also worked as an assistant editor with renowned Kabul based news agency Paiwak. He also has contributed to the American newspaper San Francisco Chronicle. Currently, the author works with the BBC World Service and is based in Peshawar, the provincial capital of the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa in Pakistan. Besides, he has taught linguistics in the National University of Modern Languages Peshawar; Political Science in the renowned and historical Islamia College Peshawar under the Interim Placement of Fresh PhDs (IPFP) and a visiting faculty in the department of the Political Science, University of Peshawar.

Moderators: Burzine Waghmar, Arts & Humanities Lead Librarian; affiliate, Centre for Iranian Studies and SOAS South Asia Institute (SSAI) and Ian Moore, SOAS Library (Social Sciences Librarian - Law and Politics)

Contact

• Organiser: SOAS Library
• Email: librarycomms@soas.ac.uk