Afghanistan After Karzai: A Washington-Kabul Town Hall

PROGRAM OVERVIEWWith Afghans preparing to vote tomorrow to choose a successor to President Hamid Karzai, America Abroad, DC public radio station WAMU 88.5 and Afghanistan channel TOLOnews connected audiences, along with a panel of experts in Washington and Kabul, for an international town hall.Participants in both cities debated the future of the US-Afghan relationship, women's rights and education, reconciliation with the Taliban, and regional peace and stability as President Karzai steps down and international forces begin to withdraw from the country.The town hall was co-hosted by WAMU's Kojo Nnamdi in DC and TOLOnews host Mujib Mashal in Kabul. DC panelists:Ryan Sparks: Served as the Commanding Officer of Company B, 1st Battalion, 6th Marines during US surge operations in Marjah, Afghanistan in 2010, and is the recipient of two Purple HeartsMark Jacobson: Senior Transatlantic Fellow at The German Marshall Fund, Navy Reserves intelligence officer, former Defense Department official and former advisor to General Stanley McChrystal and General David Petraeus in Afghanistan Kabul panelists:Fawzia Koofi: Member of Parliament in Afghanistan and women's rights activistLotfullah Najafizada: Head of TOLOnews TV in Kabul, Afghanistan The town hall aired on the Kojo Nnamdi Show and is being broadcast as the April, 2014 episode of America Abroad on public radio stations across the country. Afghanistan After Karzai: A Washington-Kabul Town Hall / Produced by Rob Sachs, Martha Little, Brendan Sweeney, and Katherine Goldgeier, with additional production help from Flawn Williams / Web Producer: Philippa LevenbergHosts: Kojo Nnamdi and Mujib Mashal/ Length: 51 minutes / Airdate: April, 2014This show was made possible through the generous support of the Henry Luce Foundation and the Carnegie Corporation of New