Afghanistan: In Pursuit of Security & Democracy HEARING before the COMMITTEE ON FOREIGN RELATIONS UNITED STATES SENATE ONE HUNDRED EIGHTH CONGRESS FIRST SESSION Thursday, October 16, 2003 Time: 2:00 PM Place: 216 Hart Senate Office Building Presiding: Senator Lugar     Witnesses:     Panel 1 The Honorable William B. Taylor    Coordinator for Afghanistan    Department of State    Washington, DC The Honorable Peter W. Rodman    Assistant Secretary of Defense for        International Security Affairs    Department of Defense    The Pentagon    Washington, DC Brigadier General Gary L. North    Deputy J-5 for Political & Military Affairs    The Joint Staff    Department of Defense    The Pentagon    Washington, DC    Panel 2 Dr. William J. Durch    Co-Director    The Future of Peace Operations Project    Henry L. Stimson Center    Washington, DC Ms. Nancy Lindborg    Executive Vice President, Mercy Corps    Member of InterAction    Washington, DC The Honorable Peter Tomsen    Former Special Envoy to Afghanistan    McLean, VA   Witness names in blue are links to the statement given. Statements are only posted if provided electronically by witness.