On Friday 29 September, 2006, Mr. Brian Cloughley, author of 'A History of the Pakistan Army', will speak on "Key developments on the Pakistan-Afghanistan Border".
Brian Cloughley is currently working on a book on Pakistan-Afghanistan relations in conjunction with Lt. Gen (retd.) Ali Mohammad Jan Aurakzai, the Governor of Pakistan's North West Frontier Province, who was military commander there from 2001-2004.
Brian Cloughley was in the British and Australian Armies and served as an intelligence officer in Cyprus at the end of colonial rule, on attachment with the Jordan Desert Police Force, in Borneo during the Confrontation period, as Reconnaissance and Survey Officer in a nuclear missile regiment in Germany, and officer commanding the Australian Psychological Operations Unit in Vietnam. Other appointments included deputy head of the UN mission in Kashmir (1980-1982) and Australian defence attaché in Islamabad (December 1988 - July 1994). The third edition of his book 'A History of the Pakistan Army' was published in July 2006.
The talk will take place at Arundel House, 13 -15 Arundel Street, London, WC2R 3DX, begining at 15.00 hours. The talk will last for about 30 minutes with questions and comments invited from the floor. The meeting will conclude at 16.00 hours.
Members who would like to attend this talk should contact Caitlin Brannan
brannan@iiss.org or tel: +44 (0)20 7395 9119.
