Sarah Chayes and "The Punishment of Virtue: Inside Afghanistan after the Taliban" September 11, 2006

Ford Hall Forum presents Sarah Chayes and "The Punishment of Virtue: Inside Afghanistan after the Taliban"; moderated by Robin Young; presented in collaboration with the WAND Education Fund. Monday, September 11, at 6:30 pm. Presentation followed by an open discussion with the audience and book signing. Admission is free and open to all. Old South Meeting House, 310 Washington Street (corner of Milk St.), Boston, MA. Wheelchair accessible and conveniently located near the State St. and Downtown Crossing stops on the MBTA. For more information call Ford Hall Forum 617-373-5800 or visit www.fordhallforum.org.

When Sarah Chayes entered Afghanistan, she was a National Public Radio reporter on assignment, covering the last stand of the Taliban from their home base of Kandahar. But as her understanding of the country and the U.S. occupation grew, she was drawn more deeply into the unfolding drama to rebuild a broken nation not just as a reporter, but as an aide and a witness. Chayes quickly dedicated herself to turning the country's fortunes around by accepting a job running as Field Director of Afghans for Civil Society, a non-governmental aid organization founded by Qayum Karzai, brother of President Hamid Karzai.