{"id":50039,"date":"2021-08-18T16:40:54","date_gmt":"2021-08-18T20:40:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/pardeeschool\/?p=50039"},"modified":"2021-08-23T15:28:43","modified_gmt":"2021-08-23T19:28:43","slug":"najam-discusses-situation-in-afghanistan-with-international-media","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/pardeeschool\/2021\/08\/18\/najam-discusses-situation-in-afghanistan-with-international-media\/","title":{"rendered":"Najam Comments on Situation in Afghanistan with International Media"},"content":{"rendered":"<figure id=\"attachment_50042\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-50042\" style=\"width: 2010px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" src=\"\/pardeeschool\/files\/2021\/08\/Afghanistan-GettyImages-1234713059.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1126\" class=\"size-full wp-image-50042\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/pardeeschool\/files\/2021\/08\/Afghanistan-GettyImages-1234713059.jpg 2000w, https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/pardeeschool\/files\/2021\/08\/Afghanistan-GettyImages-1234713059-533x300.jpg 533w, https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/pardeeschool\/files\/2021\/08\/Afghanistan-GettyImages-1234713059-1024x577.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/pardeeschool\/files\/2021\/08\/Afghanistan-GettyImages-1234713059-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/pardeeschool\/files\/2021\/08\/Afghanistan-GettyImages-1234713059-1536x865.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/pardeeschool\/files\/2021\/08\/Afghanistan-GettyImages-1234713059-1200x675.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/pardeeschool\/files\/2021\/08\/Afghanistan-GettyImages-1234713059-992x558.jpg 992w, https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/pardeeschool\/files\/2021\/08\/Afghanistan-GettyImages-1234713059-1500x844.jpg 1500w, https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/pardeeschool\/files\/2021\/08\/Afghanistan-GettyImages-1234713059-1920x1080.jpg 1920w, https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/pardeeschool\/files\/2021\/08\/Afghanistan-GettyImages-1234713059-1984x1116.jpg 1984w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-50042\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">After the Taliban overtook Kabul, Afghanistan\u2019s capital, Afghan people climbed atop a plane on August 16, 2021, as thousands of people mobbed the city\u2019s airport in an attempt to flee the country. Photo by Wakil Kohsar\/AFP via Getty Images<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/pardeeschool\/profile\/adil-najam\/\">Adil Najam<\/a><span>, Dean of the Frederick S. Pardee School of Global Studies at Boston University, appeared on multiple international television stations &#8211; <em>Dawn TV<\/em>, <em>Dunya News<\/em>, <em>Geo News<\/em>, <em>TRT World<\/em>, <em>Times Now<\/em>, and <em>Aljazeera<\/em> to name a few &#8211; to discuss the evolving situation in Afghanistan following the Taliban&#8217;s takeover of Kabul.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p>Across his remarks, Najam noted that the situation is evolving and, as dramatic as the events have been, we should not consider the Taliban&#8217;s takeover of Kabul the end of the story. While the Taliban is saying things they think the international community wants to hear, Najam said that the their true intent will be proven in their actions; considering the Taliban must now transition from a military force to a governing body, those intents will soon become clear.<\/p>\n<p>Najam also noted the significance of a single force now having control over all of Afghanistan after nearly 40 years. He states that, to the Taliban, holding Afghanistan may well be more difficult than swooping in for control after the American withdrawal.<\/p>\n<p>Clips of Najam&#8217;s media appearances can be viewed below.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p lang=\"ur\" dir=\"rtl\">On <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/MalickViews?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@MalickViews<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/BPTWithMalick?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@BPTWithMalick<\/a>: &#8220;Shift from a Taliban policy to an Afghanistan policy.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>\u067e\u0627\u06a9\u0633\u062a\u0627\u0646 \u06a9\u0648 \u067e\u0631\u06cc\u0634\u0627\u0646 \u06c1\u0648\u0646\u0627 \u0686\u0627\u06be\u06cc\u0626\u06d2\u060c \u0688\u0633\u067e\u0631\u06cc\u0679 \u0646\u06c1\u06cc\u06ba \u06c1\u0648\u0646\u0627 \u0686\u0627\u06be\u06cc\u0626\u06d2<br \/>\n\u062c\u0628 \u0627\u0646\u06af\u0644\u06cc\u0627\u06ba \u0627\u0679\u06be\u06d2 \u06af\u06cc\u06ba \u062a\u0648 \u067e\u06c1\u0644\u06cc \u0627\u0646\u06af\u0644\u06cc \u0627\u0645\u0631\u06cc\u06a9\u06c1 \u067e\u0631 \u0627\u0679\u06be\u06d2 \u06af\u06cc\u060c \u0644\u06cc\u06a9\u0646 \u0622\u067e \u067e\u0631 \u0628\u06be\u06cc \u0627\u0679\u06be\u06d2 \u06af\u06cc<br \/>\n\u06cc\u06c1 \u0686\u0633\u06a9\u06d2 \u0644\u06cc\u0646\u06d2 \u06a9\u0627 \u0648\u0642\u062a \u0646\u06c1\u06cc\u06ba<br \/>\n\u067e\u0627\u06a9\u0633\u062a\u0627\u0646 \u06a9\u0627 \u0686\u06cc\u0644\u0646\u062c \u06a9\u0631\u06cc\u0688\u06cc\u0628\u0644\u06cc\u0679\u06cc \u06c1\u06d2 <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/p1BWDxZsDt\">pic.twitter.com\/p1BWDxZsDt<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Adil Najam (@AdilNajam) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/AdilNajam\/status\/1426630124380753921?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">August 14, 2021<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p lang=\"und\" dir=\"ltr\">PAK priority must be peace &amp; stability for people of Afghanistan.<br \/>\nA stable AFG,even if Kabul remains anti-Pakistan, is BETTER than unstable AFG, even with a Islamabad-friendly govt.<br \/>\n\u0637\u0627\u0644\u0628\u0627\u0646 \u067e\u0627\u06a9\u0633\u062a\u0627\u0646 \u06a9\u06d2 \u0633\u06af\u06d2 \u0646\u06c1\u06cc\u06ba \u06c1\u06cc\u06ba<br \/>\n\u0627\u0634\u0631\u0641 \u063a\u0646\u06cc \u067e\u0627\u06a9\u0633\u062a\u0627\u0646 \u062f\u0634\u0645\u0646 \u06c1\u0648\u06ba \u06af\u06d2 \u0644\u06cc\u06a9\u0646 \u062f\u0634\u0645\u0646 \u06a9\u0627 \u062f\u0634\u0645\u0646 \u06c1\u0645\u06cc\u0634\u06c1 \u062f\u0648\u0633\u062a \u0646\u06c1\u06cc\u06ba \u06c1\u0648\u062a\u0627 <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/N4VXzysCC0\">pic.twitter.com\/N4VXzysCC0<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Adil Najam (@AdilNajam) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/AdilNajam\/status\/1427004468223217670?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">August 15, 2021<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/pardeeschool\/profile\/adil-najam\/\">Adil Najam<\/a><span>\u00a0<\/span>is a global public policy expert who also served as the Vice Chancellor of the Lahore University of Management Sciences, Lahore, Pakistan. He is the Inaugural Dean of the Frederick S. Pardee School of Global Studies at Boston University and was the former Vice Chancellor of the Lahore University of Management Sciences (LUMS). His research focuses on issues of global public policy, especially those related to global climate change, South Asia, Muslim countries, environment and development, and human development. Read more about Dean Najam on his<span>\u00a0<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/pardeeschool\/profile\/adil-najam\/\">faculty profile<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>As dramatic as the events have been, Dean Najam says we should not consider the Taliban&#8217;s takeover of Kabul the end of the story; their true intent will be proven in their actions.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":17823,"featured_media":50042,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[8410],"tags":[11784,1720,1580,11832,9978,9650,9839,1165,8399,11831,11139],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/pardeeschool\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/50039"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/pardeeschool\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/pardeeschool\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/pardeeschool\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/17823"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/pardeeschool\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=50039"}],"version-history":[{"count":4,"href":"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/pardeeschool\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/50039\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":50108,"href":"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/pardeeschool\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/50039\/revisions\/50108"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/pardeeschool\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/50042"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/pardeeschool\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=50039"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/pardeeschool\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=50039"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/pardeeschool\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=50039"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}