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September 1, 2021
Leading Afghanistan war correspondents to discuss the fall and future of Afghanistan at National Press Club, Washington DC
Photos: Secretary of State Antony J. Blinken addresses the press on the U.S. government’s efforts to bring Americans home and support the broader evacuation from Afghanistan, at the U.S. Department of State in Washington, D.C. on August 25, 2021. State Department photos by Ron Przysucha. [File Photos]
WASHINGTON, September 1, 2021 — In the lead up to the 20th anniversary of September 11, 2001, terrorist attacks on New York and Washington, a panel of leading Afghanistan war correspondents will discuss the collapse of Afghanistan and the impact of the U.S. military withdrawal during a virtual Headliners event at 11 a.m. on September 3, hosted by National Press Club President Lisa Matthews of the Associated Press (AP).
Panelists include Atia Abawi, formerly NBC/CNN, Tom Bowman of National Public Radio, Kathy Gannon of AP, and Saad Mohseni, CEO of MOBY Media Group.
The panel convenes three days after the Biden Administration’s August 31 withdrawal deadline and one week after the deadliest day for U.S. troops in a decade, the Kabul airport bombing that killed 13 American service members and more than 90 Afghans.
This one-hour Headliner event program will stream live on the Club’s website and YouTube Channel as part of the Club’s Virtual Headliner series and is accessible to both the press and the general public.
With years of combined experience covering what’s been called “the forever war,” the journalists will share insights on humanitarian, military, and political consequences of an Afghanistan now under Taliban control.
The panel will talk about the groups now targeting America’s Afghan allies, the plight of Afghan women, the future of the Afghan media and female journalists, and the fate of billions of dollars worth of U.S.-made weapons.
About the panelists:
Atia Abawi is a journalist and author who spent five years reporting in Kabul, Afghanistan, where she first worked as an Afghanistan correspondent for CNN. She subsequently set up and managed the news bureau for NBC News, where she secured NBC’s first exclusive interview with President Hamid Karzai in a decade. Abawi is also the author of “The Secret Sky” and “A Land of Permanent Goodbyes.”
Tom Bowman has served as Pentagon reporter for National Public Radio since 2006 and previously covered the Defense Department for The Baltimore Sun. He has reported extensively from Afghanistan, embedding for dozens of trips with U.S. soldiers and Marines.
Kathy Gannon is news director for Afghanistan and Pakistan for the Associated Press and has covered the region for AP since 1988.
Saad Mohseni, CEO of the MOBY Group, in 2002 launched what has become Afghanistan’s most influential private media group and TOLONews, Afghanistan’s first 24/7 news and television network. Before starting MOB, Mohseni served as an economic advisor to the Afghan government. Time magazine has recognized him as one of the 100 most influential people in the world.
Founded in 1908, the National Press Club is the “World’s Leading Professional Organization for Journalists.” The Club has about 3,000 reporters, editors, and professional communicators worldwide, representing nearly every major news organization. It hosts almost 2,000 events per year in its 54,000 square foot facility in downtown Washington, just three blocks from the White House.
Source: National Press Club, Washington, DC
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