Fact:
On April 3, 2017, the day Vladimir Putin was due to visit the city, a suicide bombing was carried out in the St. Petersburg metro, killing 15 people and injuring 64. An al-Qaeda affiliate, Imam Shamil Battalion, claimed responsibility.
CEP-KAS Webinar
EVENT PROGRAM:
Opening Remarks:
Dr. Hans-Jakob Schindler
Senior Director, Counter Extremism Project (CEP)
Presentations:
Daesh in Afghanistan
Khalilullah Safi
Founder and director of the Afghanistan Peace Studies Organization (APSO)
The Taliban Regime: Regional and International Financial Risks
Dr. Hans-Jakob Schindler
Senior Director, Counter Extremism Project (CEP)
Discussant:
Ambassador Edmund Fitton-Brown
Former Coordinator of the ISIL, Al-Qaeda and Taliban Monitoring Team of the United Nations Security Council, Member of the CEP Advisory Board
Moderator:
Dr. Ellinor Zeino
Head of the Regional Programme Southwest Asia, Konrad Adenauer Foundation (KAS)
Extremists: Their Words. Their Actions.
Fact:
On April 3, 2017, the day Vladimir Putin was due to visit the city, a suicide bombing was carried out in the St. Petersburg metro, killing 15 people and injuring 64. An al-Qaeda affiliate, Imam Shamil Battalion, claimed responsibility.
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