MG A. Manan Farahi named Marshall Center Graduate of the Month for October 2007
The Marshall Center Graduate Support Office is proud to name MG A. Manan Farahi as the George C. Marshall European Center for Security Studies Graduate of the Month for October 2007. MG Farahi is Chief of the Counter Terrorism Department, Ministry of Interior, Islamic Republic of Afghanistan.
MG Farahi attended the Program on Terrorism and Security Studies, PTSS 2004-8, as a BG and Deputy Intelligence Chief, General Directorate of Intelligence, Ministry of Interior. He has returned to the Marshall Center twice, to speak at the April 2007 Counter Terrorism Alumni Community of Interest Seminar, and the July 2007 Alumni Leadership Seminar on Stability, Security, Transition, and Reconstruction Operations.
MG Farahi was also instrumental in ensuring Ministry of Interior officers’ participation in a seminar that examined the nature of terrorism, current trends in terrorism, and terrorist tactics, which was conducted in Kabul in January 2007 by a team from the Marshall Center’s Program on Terrorism and Security Studies.
When asked how his experiences at the Marshall Center helped him prepare for his current position, MG Farahi cited the opportunity at the Marshall Center to study new topics and share experiences. MG Farahi stays in e-mail contact with the Marshall Center alumni network.
Beginning with March 2007, the Marshall Center Graduate Support Office has featured a Marshall Center Graduate of the Month. The purpose of this initiative is to feature Marshall Center alumni who are playing an active role in furthering the ideals of the Marshall Center in creating a more stable security environment by advancing democratic institutions and relationships; promoting active, peaceful security cooperation; and enhancing enduring partnerships among the nations of North America, Europe, Eurasia, and beyond.
