Ideas worth spreading

A vision for the future of Afghanistan

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Ashraf Ghani |

TED2020

• June 2020

Ashraf Ghani shares his thoughts on peacemaking, the true cost of war, the nation's COVID-19 response strategy and the sweeping economic and social reforms happening throughout the country. (This virtual conversation, hosted by head of TED Chris Anderson, was recorded June 16, 2020.)

Ashraf Ghani shares his thoughts on peacemaking, the true cost of war, the nation's COVID-19 response strategy and the sweeping economic and social reforms happening throughout the country. (This virtual conversation, hosted by head of TED Chris Anderson, was recorded June 16, 2020.)

This talk was presented at an official TED conference. TED's editors chose to feature it for you.

About the speakers

Ashraf Ghani

President of Afghanistan

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Afghanistan's president Ashraf Ghani has initiated sweeping economic, trade, social and peace reforms.

Chris Anderson

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After a long career in journalism and publishing, Chris Anderson became the curator of the TED Conference in 2002 and has developed it as a platform for identifying and disseminating ideas worth spreading.

This talk was presented at an official TED conference. TED's editors chose to feature it for you.