World Affairs Council of Las Vegas invites Professor Shadman Bashir of Dixie State University to address issues impacting the on-going war in Afghanistan, America’s longest-running war. At a time when the United States under President Trump is shrinking its military presence in areas witnessing active crises, one theater stands out for the ongoing increase in American troop numbers and their engagement in armed combat: Afghanistan. A country characterized by its complex ethnic and linguistic characteristics–14 different ethnic groups are mentioned in its Constitution–and surrounded by neighbors with broad geopolitical reach and ambitions, such as China,Read More