Poll Results for Successful U.S./NATO Outcome

The Campaign for a U.S. – Afghanistan Partnership, where Hamed Wardak is a founding vice-president, conducted a poll about the U.S. and NATO outcomes in Afghanistan. 56% of respondents said that an understanding of the ideology of the Afghan people is the most important factor for the success of the U.S./NATO alliance.

As Hamed Wardak explains, “These survey results underscore people who are closest to these issues on the ground know that war with radical Taliban and Al Qaeda is one that is based on religious ideology.”

He goes on to explain that, according to Wardak, the results also show that the United States needs to do a better job of “distinguishing between traditional Afghan Muslims and radical Salafi-Taliban figures, and (must) support traditional Muslims while fighting radicalism."

Rhode Scholars - Hamed Wardak, Myron Rolle & Others

When reading someone’s resume, you’ll often notice when they’ve written that they were a Rhodes Scholar. But what does this mean? The Rhodes Scholarship was started in 1902 by the estate of Cecil Rhodes. As the oldest international educational fellowship in the world, it is certainly a prestigious accomplishment to count yourself as part of this group.

Each year, 32 American students join another 50 or so from around the world to study at Oxford University. They enjoy an all-expense pain scholarship to live and study at this prestigious location. The list of Rhodes Scholarships is quite long, and exceptionally varied. It includes everything from Louisiana Governor Bobby Jindal to CUSAP founder Hamed Wardak.

Recent Activities at the AACC

The Afghan-American Chamber of Commerce has been very busy as of late, holding important conferences and engaging in vital dialogues. The Afghan-American Chamber of Commerce, with founding vice-president Hamed Wardak and many others, is a leading organization that works to bring together U.S. and Afghan business, investment and trade ties. They advocate for a free market economy in Afghanistan and they work to strengthen U.S.-Afghan economic ties.

In recent news, the AACC US-Afghanistan Business Matchmaking 2009 was held late last year and was a great success. They had a large turnout and helped to make known business and investment opportunities in Afghanistan and to meet representatives of Afghan companies that are based in Dubai and in Afghanistan. It also facilitated the networking of key private sector, financial and government contacts.