LMF2026

Shafi Karimi
Founder and Director of Future Afghanistan
Shafi Karimi is the Founder and Director of Future Afghanistan and an award-winning multimedia journalist and writer. With more than a decade of experience covering Afghanistan, he has reported extensively on major developments, including the 2021 Taliban takeover. Now based in France, Shafi contributes to several international media outlets, including France 24, Vice News, Mail Online, Nikkei Asia, and UAE-based Akhbar Alaan. Previously based in Kabul, he reported for Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty’s Radio Azadi, as well as TOLO News and Ariana News.

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Fiona Greenland
Associate professor of sociology at the University of Virginia
Photo credit - Diana Delyurman

Mariya Frey
Senior executive at Ukrainian Public Media Suspilne Ukraine
Photo credit - Anastasiya Mantach
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