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The future of urban development in Afghanistan

Past Event 10 Dec 2021 at 00:00 Cities and Cities that Work

Shahrukh Wani

Shahrukh Wani

Head of Data and AI Policy Partnerships, International Growth Centre

 

Shahrukh Wani, Economist at IGC’s Cities that Work initiative moderates a discussion on contemporary urban-development dynamics in Afghanistan hosted by Oxford Urbanists. In conversation are Sana Safi, a journalist with the BBC World Service, Srinivasa Popuri of UN-Habitat, and Erol Yayboke of the Center for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS). Read more about the event here.

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