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Afghanistan 2014 and beyond: Lessons from the past, preparing for the future. Can the international community still succeed?

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Edward Girardet on Afghanistan at Off the Shelf Books, Geneva 11 April 2013 at OfftheShelf English Bookshop,1204 Geneva, Switzerland

April 11, 2013 from 6:30pm to 8pm

Please come along to our next author event, this Thursday evening, when we'll be welcoming a journalist with several decades' experience in Afghanistan. Edward Girardet will be reading from his book, newly published in paperback, and talking about his time there and his views on Afghanistan's future:Thursday 11 April 2013, 18:30-20:00Edward Girardet: "Killing the cranes: A reporter's journey through three decades of war in Afghanistan"Few reporters have covered Afghanistan as intrepidly and…See More

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An Alternative Journalism: Re-engaging with one's readers with quality content

The following article was published on The Essential Edge and The Essential Field Guide to Afghanistan and the Region. The author looks forward to any comments on how we can improve the quality of…See More

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fanny tittel liked Edward Girardet's blog post Afghanistan for Rent - A Decade of Missed Opportunities

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Edward Girardet posted a blog post

Afghanistan for Rent - A Decade of Missed Opportunities

The following article by Peter Jouvenal (one of the most informed observers of the Afghan conflict) and myself (Edward Girardet) is the Introduction to the 4th edition of The Essential Field Guide to Afghanistan and the Region. We're putting it up as a courtesy of the EFGA, which will be available in early 2013. I hope that you will read it and note the proposal at…See More

Dec 17, 2012

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Craig Zelizer liked Edward Girardet's discussion Afghanistan 2014 and beyond: Lessons from the past, preparing for the future. Can the international community still succeed?

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Afghanistan 2014 and beyond: Lessons from the past, preparing for the future. Can the international community still succeed?

Having just returned from Toronto and Ottawa where I participated in public conferences on the deteriorating state of international reporting plus the need for better journalism that goes beyond just covering Coalition forces in Afghanistan. It is clear that much of the reporting on Afghanistan has been largely security-focused rather than actually exploring what is happening to the country itself, the mistakes made by so much of the international community since 2001, and the need to…See More

Dec 4, 2012

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Geneva Webcast Roundtable: Afghanistan 2014 and beyond: Lessons from the past, preparing for the future. Can the international community still succeed? at Geneva Centre for Security Policy GCSP, WMO/OMM Building, Kruzel Hall 2nd Floor

December 7, 2012 from 12pm to 4pm

The Geneva Centre for Security Policy (GCSP), KOFF/SwissPeace and The Essential Field Guide to Afghanistan and the Region are holding a critical public roundtable in Geneva, Switzerland on Friday, December 2012 with the aim of exploring what has gone wrong with Afghanistan over the past decade and what needs to be done…See More

Nov 23, 2012

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Arif Khalil liked Edward Girardet's blog post New Essential Field Guide to Afghanistan and the Region Information Portal is up

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Please feel free to provide a short bio about yourself or the work of your organization (no more than 3 paragraphs): Journalist and writer focusing on conflict, humanitarian and media issues. Latest book - "Killing the Cranes - A Reporter's Journey Through Three Decades of War in Afghanistan." Also editor of The Essential Field Guide to Afghanistan in the Crosslines Humanitarian and Conflict Zones. Now editing 4th and fully revised edition of the EFG to Afghanistan.

Also involved in the Geneva-based Institute for Media and Global Governance based in Geneva, Switzerland. See personal website edwardgirardet.com and www.essentialfieldguides.com, plus wwww.imgg.ch

Please indicate if you're joining PCDN as an individual or organization (please mark the appropriate category): individual (professional)

Please list the countries and/or regions in which you (or your organization) have direct and significant expertise: Asia, Afghanistan, Africa, Balkans etc.

What is your current country of residence (or location of your organization)?: Geneva, Switzerland

What is your current job (and organization) and/or where and what field are you studying?: Editor, writer, journalist

How many years professional experience do you have ?: 15+

Which Languages do you speak Proficiently? (note we can not list all languages, only some major world languages or ones related to conflict regions): French

Which are your primary sectoral areas of expertise (or the primary sectoral areas of your organization) ?: Civil Society, Development, Education, Environment, Human Rights, Information and Communication Technology, Humanitarian Relief, Peacebuilding, Rule of Law, Security, Sports for Development

Which are your primary skills areas(or the primary skill areas of your organization)?: Advocacy, Communication, Training

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An Alternative Journalism: Re-engaging with one's readers with quality content

Posted on March 21, 2013 at 5:51am 0 Comments 3 Likes

The following article was published on The Essential Edge and The Essential Field Guide to Afghanistan and the Region. The author looks forward to any comments on how we can improve the…

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Afghanistan for Rent - A Decade of Missed Opportunities

Posted on December 17, 2012 at 4:10pm 0 Comments 3 Likes

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New Essential Field Guide to Afghanistan and the Region Information Portal is up

Posted on November 12, 2012 at 4:41pm 0 Comments 4 Likes

The editors of the 4th Essential Field Guide to Afghanistan and the Region have just published their new information portal www.efgafghan.com that will not only help update future editions of the Afghan handbook - to be published later this year - but also to serve as an critical internet magazine. Portions of the 4th edition of the EFGA are already online, but we're also seeking insightful and well-written…

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A journalist and writer comments on the need to support the PCDN. Article on The Essential Edge

Posted on June 14, 2012 at 1:00pm 2 Comments 5 Likes

As an editor, journalist and writer (www.essentialfieldguides.com and author of Killing the Cranes - A Reporter's Journey Through Three Decades of War in Afghanistan), I find the PCDN an exceptional website. For this reason, I posted the following piece on the Essential Edge (www.essentialgeneva.com) which aims primarily…

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