The following are select highlights of Dr. Atashs media appearances and public speaking engagements. To request an interview or to inquire about booking Dr. Atash to speak at an event, contact info@planetpixproductions.com
April 16th, 2010 - Dr. Atash a featured guest speaker at George Mason University's "Fourth Annual Conference on Good Governance"
April 13th, 2010 - Dr. Atash a guest lecturer at the Young Professionals in Foreign Policy in Washington D.C.
March 28th, 2010 - March 28th, 2010 - Television interview: Dr. Atash discusses the current situation in Afghanistan and his book "Turbulence" on "Face the State" with Jay Kohn (KTVQ TV - local CBS)
March 25th, 2010 - Radio interview with Dr. Atash on the Northern Broadcasting System with Aaron Flint, host of "Voices of Montana", a statewide radio talk show
March 22nd, 2010 - "Native of Afghanistan to talk to foreign relations group" (click to read)
March, 2010 - Drake University's "Think Magazine" interviews Dr. Atash about Afghanistan
March, 2010 - CSIS: An Insider's Perspective on Afghanistan featuring Dr. Nadir Atash, Roy Gutman, and Rick "Ozzie" Nelson (click to view)
March 15th, 2010 - Campus Progress: Putting Afghanistan in the Afghanistan Debate (click to view)
March 11th, 2010 - Dr. Atash a featured speaker at the Washington Center for Politics & Journalism's "Afghan Politics, American War" at the Watergate, Washington D.C. (click to view)
February 23rd, 2010 - Dr. Atash a guest on The Takeaway radio's segment "Civilian Deaths In Afghanistan Jeopardize Support for Allies" (click to listen)
February 19th, 2010 - Dr. Nadir Atash a special guest on The Takeaway's "Assessing Strategy, One Week Into Marjah Offensive" (click to listen)
February 18th, 2010 - Dr. Atash quoted in Terry Michael's article "Government in a Box" (click to read)
February 12th, 2010 - Dr. Atash interview on RT Television: "What Should the U.S. Do in Afghanistan?"
January 17th, 2010 - Dr. Atash interviewed by KSCO radio, Santa Cruz
January 14th, 2010 - Dr. Atash book talk at Hue-Man bookstore in New York City (click to view images)
January 13th, 2010 - Dr. Atash interviewed by WXXI radio, Rochester
January 12th, 2010 - Dr. Atash featured guest for segment "Optimism in Afghanistan". (Click to listen)
January 11th, 2010 - Dr. Atash book talk at Book Thug Nation in Williamsburg (Brooklyn), New York City (click to view images)
December 12th, 2009 - Dr. Atash (right) with wife (left) and author Alexandra Villard de Borchgrave (center)
With National Press Club's Peter Hickman (center)
December 9th, 2009 - Dr. Atash interviewed by BBC Radio Pashto, aired in Afghanistan (click to listen)
December 7th, 2009 - Dr. Atash interviewed by WPFW radio in Washington, D.C.
December 4th, 2009 - Dr. Atash featured in Delaware Online Journals article Refocus War Plans on the Afghans (click to read)
November 26th, 2009 - Dr. Nadir Atash releases official statement regarding Attorney General of Afghanistan's allegations (click to read)
November 25th, 2009 - Dr. Atash a guest on SRN Radio Show.
November 25th, 2009 - Dr. Nadir Atash, featured guest on The Takeaway's "Presidents Decision on Afghanistan" (click to listen).
November 19th, 2009 - Dr. Atash featured on Reuters TV (starts at :51)
November 19th, 2009 - Dr. Nadir Atash, along with Ambassador Robert Finn, featured guests on The Takeaway's "Looking Back from Karzai's Second Inauguration". (Click to listen)
November 17th, 2009 - Dr. Atash a featured guest on the "Nick and Paul Radio Show". (Click to listen)
November 13th-14th, 2009 - Dr. Atash a guest speaker at Indiana State University's "State-Building in the Contemporary Islamic World: U.S. Intervention in Afghanistan and Iraq" (click to read)
November 12th, 2009 - "Understanding Afghanistan" - Author Julia Stein reviews Turbulence (click to read)
November 9th, 2009 - Dr. Atash a featured speaker at Code Pink's "Report From Afghanistan" event in Santa Monica, CA (click to read)
November 6th, 2009 - Dr. Atash the spotlight guest speaker at Levantine Cultural Center's "Afghanistan, An Insider's View" in Los Angeles, CA (click to read)
November 6th, 2009 - Dr. Nadir Atash, along with distinguished guests such as Peter Galbraith, attend private conference hosted by USC Annenberg in Los Angeles, CA (click to read)
November 5th, 2009 - Dr. Atash's Turbulence featured at Ilene Proctor's Great Mind Series book talk in Beverly Hills, CA (click to read)
October 30th, 2009 - The Channel City Club event featuring Dr. Nadir Atash (click to read)
October 2009 - TURBULENCE is on the DEA's Recommended Reading for Law Enforcement Professionals. See list here
October 27th, 2009 - "Afghanistan - What Went Wrong?": CRN Radio interview with Afghanistan expert Dr. Nadir Atash
October 25th, 2009 - Peter Hickman (left) speaks with Nadir Atash before a newsmaker interview regarding the new U.S. strategy in Afghanistan at the National Press Club. (Michael Connor/The Washington Times)
Photo by National Press Club
October 20th, 2009 - The Chairman of the House National Security and Foreign Affairs Subcommittee, Congressman John Tierney (D-Mass.), and Former Afghan Govt. Official, Educator and Author, Dr. Nadir Atash, discuss Oversight of the New U.S. Strategy In Afghanistan: Changing Needs In Challenging Times. Watch highlights:
October 17th, 2009 - "Corruption in Afghanistan is systematic and widespread" - Dr. Nadir Atash's television interview on RT
August 26th, 2009- TURBULENCE Overview (read here)
August 25th, 2009- Turning of the tide with Afghan elections by NadirAtash(click to read)
March & August 2009- Dr. Atash was a featured guest on Al Jazeera English. He was asked about his views on Afghanistan's elections and President Obama's strategy in Afghanistan.
May 2009- Dr. Nadir Atash interviewed by Voice of America at Nooristan Foundation event (click to view image)
March 30th, 2009- Dr. Atash a guest panelist at the Paley Center for Media (click to read)
January 2007- Dr. Atash a feature story in ZEBA Magazine, the first lifestyle magazine for Afghan-Americans (click to read)
2006- Dr. Atash writes several articles about accountability and transparency in Nawid Farda, a weekly newspaper in Kabul, Afghanistan. (click to read)
2006- Ariana Airlines Magazine - Dr. Atash writes letter to customers (read letter)
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE FORMER ARIANA AIRLINES PRESIDENT DEFENDS HIMSELF AGAINST DANGEROUS CORRUPTION AND FALSE ALLEGATIONS Washington, D.C. – July 16th, 2007 - - Dr. Mohammed Nadir Atash, a seasoned statistician, researcher, scholar, and entrepreneur with over thirty years of professional experience in the United States, returned to Afghanistan in 2001 to help with the country’s reconstruction. In 2005, he was asked to serve as President of Ariana Afghan Airlines, on a government salary of $100/month, where he strived to turn the airline into a world class carrier. In a short period of time, he initiated many positive changes. ……. Dr. Atash’s year-long campaign against corruption at Ariana Airlines nearly cost him his life. The shocking story of his struggles to save the airlines exposes a tangled web of deceit, betrayal, and dangerous corruption within the Afghan government and media that has today pummeled the airline into bankruptcy….(read full article)
Making money in Afghanistan: Still risky business Five years after the war, Kabul is showing signs of economic life. But making money in Afghanistan is still risky business.
October 2006 - It has been half a decade since the U.S. went to war in Afghanistan to oust the Taliban, and the place finally appears to be getting down to business. On Jalalabad Road outside Kabul, where bandits once marauded with impunity, a sparkling $25 million Coca-Cola bottling plant has appeared. The central bank, its vaults looted by Mullah Omar in 2001, has been rebuilt and boasts $2 billion in foreign reserves. And across a dusty downtown square……(read full article)
President of Ariana Afghan Airlines Advances Major Investment Opportunities for Improvement of Air Service to Afghanistan Washington, D.C. – August 20th, 2006 - President of Ariana Afghan Airlines, Dr. Mohammed Nadir Atash, announced this month two major investment proposals by U.S. and European companies. Ariana, Afghanistan’s national carrier, has provided air passenger and cargo service to Afghanistan for over five decades and has vastly expanded its operations and service since the fall of the Taliban. The special presentation took place at the Embassy of Afghanistan and included officials from….(read full article)
The domestic economy: Ariana looks to the future
July 1st, 2006 - Afghanistan's national airline, Ariana, has struggled in recent years, owing to its outdated stock and shortage of skilled staff. It was recently included in an EU blacklist of unsafe airlines, and UN employees are not allowed to use it. However, the company's president, Dr. Mohammad Nadir Atash, a ..... (read full article)
Ariana Afghan Airlines Selects Sabre Airline Solutions Tuesday, May 23rd, 2006 - Sabre Airline Solutions has announced that Ariana Afghan Airlines has chosen the SabreSonic Passenger Solutions for its reservations, electronic ticketing and Web site bookings. The SabreSonic solutions enable Ariana to….(read full article)
Ariana Chief Hopes To Regain Lost Altitude
Christophe Vogt, Agence France-Presse April 6th, 2006 - KABUL – Flying on Afghanistan’s Ariana Airlines can be a unique experience, with passengers standing in the aisles at takeoff and greasy mutton served for the in-flight breakfast. But its president promises that the national carrier will, in a few years, live up to its slogan, ‘The best of Afghan traditional hospitality’. The reality is a long way off. Dr. Mohammad Nadir Atash, 59, president of the company for less than a year, nonetheless has a vision fed by more than 20 years’ experience in business in the United States. “The task of reconstructing Ariana to its standards, to what it was 30 years ago or so, is…. (read full article)
A Covenant With Kabul
BCA, BCC team up on deal with Ariana, build leadership opportunities
By: Brian Walker March 2006 - "So, the kites have cutting strings coated with tiny glass shards?" I asked. Over dinner, my new Afghan friends briefed me on kite fighting, as described in the novel The Kite Runner. We were in Dubai, United Arab Emirates, where the Boeing sales team hosted a signing ceremony in November for Ariana Afghan Airlines, Afghanistan's national carrier. Ariana and Boeing Capital Corporation inked a deal for the lease of two 757s; the carrier also signed for the direct purchase of four 737-700s from Boeing Commercial Airplanes.
Listening to Ariana's president, Dr. Nadir Atash, tell of the airline's determination to…(read full article)
Ariana Afghan Airlines Improves Air Cargo to Afghanistan February 2006 - Under the leadership of its President Dr. Nadir Atash, Ariana Afghan Airlines has improved air cargo options to Afghanistan. Ariana recently entered into a cargo sales agreement with Consolidated Shipping Services Group (CSS), a U.A.E. based integrated freight forwarding & logistics provider….(read full article)
January 21st, 2006 – DUBAI - Afghanistan's national airline Ariana Afghan Airlines and UAE's renowned integrated freight forwarding & logistics provider, Consolidated Shipping Services Group (CSS) recently entered a cargo sales agreement to handle air freight from the U.A.E to Afghanistan….(read full article)
2006 - The Afghan-American Chamber of Commerce (AACC) is the leading business association facilitating U.S.-Afghan business and investment. AACC serves a diverse audience of U.S. and Afghan companies, as well as nonprofit organizations, academic institutions, and think-tanks. AACC appreciates the contributions of its Honorary Past Chairman Mr. Mahmood Karzai, who served AACC for three years. Chairman Karzai succeeded AACC’s first Chairman, Dr. Nadir Atash, who helped establish AACC’s presence and profile early in Afghanistan’s reconstruction process….(read full article)
September 29th, 2005 - JALALABAD - Residents of the eastern Nangarhar province are faced with serious problems owing to continued suspension of flights between Kabul and Jalalabad over the last three months.The government-owned Ariana and the private Kam-Airlines have suspended flights saying their large aircraft had problems landing at….(read full article)
August 4th, 2005 – Kabul - Afghanistan's national flag-carrier Ariana Airlines will start airlifting fresh-fruit exports to Saudi Arabia from Thursday. Afghanistan International Chamber of Commerce head Hamidullah Qaderi told Pajhwok Afghan News on Wednesday 5,000 tons of apricots would be dispatched to Jeddah. An accord on airlifting the fruits to Saudi Arabia was signed here on Wednesday between the Ariana Airline and the Afghanistan International Chambers of Commerce…..(read full article)
Afghan-American Chamber of Commerce to Open Offices in Kabul, Kandahar (Chamber will promote free market economy in Afghanistan) 2003 - Washington, D.C. -- Afghan-American businessmen eager to rebuild war-torn Afghanistan have set up the Afghan-American Chamber of Commerce (AACC) in collaboration with the U.S. Chamber of Commerce and the Center for International Private Enterprise (CIPE) in Washington. From his fledgling head office in the Washington suburb of Annandale, Virginia, AACC president and founding member of its board of directors said the AACC will open offices in Kabul, the capital, and in Kandahar, the main city in the south, in late May. Later this month, a founding member of the AACC board of directors, Dr. Nadir Atash, will start training the prospective Kabul office staff in information and data gathering. The activities of the Kandahar office will be overseen by Mahmood Karzai, also a founding member of AACC board of directors….(read full article)
January 9th, 2005–On the initiative of the Afghan Artists Union and its president Mr. Abrahim Habibzai, Northern Virginia Afghans gathered to recognize Mr. Habib Hamidi and Dr. Nadir Atash for their outstanding services to the Afghan community….(read full article)
New York – May 17th, 2001 - Asia Society, Carnegie Council on Ethics and International Affairs and The Brookings Institution presents a workshop on: BUILDING PEACE AND CIVIL SOCIETY IN AFGHANISTAN: CHALLENGES AND OPPORTUNITIES
Discussants: Dr. Nadir Atash, Performance Assessment, Research, and Statistical Analysis (PARSA) …. (read full article)
1997, Published Works – Education Evaluation and Policy Analysis - Vol. 19, No. 3 (Autumn, 1997), pp. 229-244 – By Bradford Chaney, Kenneth Burgdorf, Nadir Atash
Influencing Achievement Through High School Graduation Requirements Using data from the 1990 National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP) and the 1990 High School Transcript Study, we compare students' course-taking patterns with their NAEP achievement scores and with schools' graduation requirements….(read full article)
2000, Published Works – To “Do the Right Thing” or to “Just Do It”: Locomotion and Assessment as Distinct Self-Regulatory Imperatives – By Arie Kruglanski, Erik Thompson, Tory Higgins, Nadir Atash, Antonio Pierro, James Y. Shah, and Scott Spiegel
1986, Published Works - Early Childhood Development Programs: Half-day Programs For Four-year olds, 1983-84 school year : Large Sample Evaluation Report - By M. Nadir Atash (Author)
1986, Published Works - Journal of Research in Science Teaching, vol. 23, Issue 5, pp.377-385 – By Dr. Nadir Atash, M: Dawson, George O.
Some Effects Of The ISCS Program: A Meta Analysis
Many studies have been conducted to assess the effects of the ISCS program on student performance. On the basis of the conflicting findings, the task of arriving at a general conclusion about the effects of ISCS has been difficult indeed. This study was designed to....(read full article)
1984, Published Works- Educational and Psychological Measurement, Vol. 44, No. 3, 619-627, M. Nadir Atash, Florida State University
Facilitating Identification of Item BIAS Through Use of Delta Plots
A number of statistical procedures are available for detecting bias in individual test items. A supplementary treatment is proposed which helps…(read full article)
