# Book launch: 'Decolonizing Afghanistan: Countering Imperial Knowledge and Power'

Book launch: 'Decolonizing Afghanistan: Countering Imperial Knowledge and Power' at SOAS University of London, Tuesday 10 November 2026, 17:30.

- Price: Free
- Venue: SOAS University of London
- With: Dawood Azami, Marya Hannun
- Get tickets: https://forms.cloud.microsoft/e/JNUxM7FKnS
- Go to page: https://www.soas.ac.uk/about/event/book-launch-decolonizing-afghanistan-countering-imperial-knowledge-and-power

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A book launch for 'Decolonizing Afghanistan: Countering Imperial Knowledge and Power', hosted by the SOAS Middle East Institute and the SOAS South Asia Institute at SOAS University of London. The book, published by Duke University Press, is edited by Wazhmah Osman and Robert D. Crews and offers cross-disciplinary, ground-up perspectives on colonial projects in Afghanistan, focusing on the US intervention that began in 2001. Contributors Dawood Azami, Marya Hannun and Wazhmah Osman will discuss media narratives, information warfare and knowledge production, and how visual tropes and ideologies shape portrayals of Afghanistan. Attendance is free but registration is required, with seating allocated on a first-come, first-served basis.

## Dates

- Tuesday 10 November 17:30 — SOAS University of London

Written by a model, sources: [soas.ac.uk](https://www.soas.ac.uk/about/event/book-launch-decolonizing-afghanistan-countering-imperial-knowledge-and-power)

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