About the Authors
The authors have extensive experience in Afghanistan. George Varughese is a public policy scholar-practitioner who lived in Afghanistan during 2004-2009. He is currently an IGD Research to Practice Associate and leads our work on Reimagining Development. Susanne Schmeidl is a critical peace and refugee scholar-practitioner who started researching Afghanistan in the 1990s; first visiting in 2000. Between 2002 and 2014 she split her time between Afghanistan, Switzerland, and Australia. She is current Honorary Academic in the UNSW School of Social Sciences & IGD Associate.
Contact:
george.varughese@nitifoundation.org
s.schmeidl@unsw.edu.au