Thank you to everyone who filled the Latimer room beyond capacity to hear David Loyn this evening.

David shared with us his free and frank assessment of the history, present and future of the conflicts in Afghanistan in a talk he preferred that we did not record. He gave detailed analyses of the military, human and economic dimensions of a situation into which he has personal and compelling insight. It is clear that the challenging and well-informed Q and A which followed the address was very much enjoyed by speaker and audience. As usual, feel free to use the comment below to continue that discussion.

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UPDATE: I wish I found this earlier, this is a truly incredible 15 minute film made by David and his crew for Newsnight documenting his time with the Taleban in Helmand province in late 2006 —Sam
Newsnight Report

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