SPP Student Ahmad Learned Negotiation in War-Torn Pakistan

Bashir Ahmad witnessed the suffering of his people caught in a war between terrorists, the U.S. and Pakistan. His efforts to represent youth put him in danger.

“I was only 13 years old when I already felt sad and angry because of the constant killings,” said Ahmad, who will be among the first cohort to graduate from CEU’s School of Public Policy (SPP) this spring. “When a friend of mine was killed in a crossfire on his way home to his family, I realized that war is definitely not the way to solve the problems.”

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