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Former U.S. Congressman Don Ritter (1979-1993), Chairman of the Afghanistan Foundation, will conduct a press conference on the Foundation's recent research mission to Afghanistan and the region.
Dr. Ritter led a delegation of five members internationally to probe the ongoing conflict in Afghanistan. The mission team met with senior officials from various parties to the conflict including the Taliban, the Northern Alliance, Pakistan, Uzbekistan, Tajikistan and Russia.
The research mission team, which includes key foreign policy and national security experts, will report to a twelve Member Task Force, including a bipartisan core group in Congress, who will forge a White Paper on U.S. policy toward Afghanistan with a set of policy recommendations. The goal of the White Paper is to serve as a vehicle for communication of vital information, analysis and policy ideas to the Congress and Administration in an effort to further the U.S. capacity to engage proactively on Afghanistan as well as related South and Central Asian issues. The paper will be circulated to the international media, the United Nations, Members of Congress as well as Administration officials in the White House, U.S. Department of State, Department of Defense, Agency for International Development and elsewhere.
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