Michael Semple is an Irish expert on Afghanistan and Pakistan. [1] From 2004 to 2007, [2] he served as deputy to the European Union special representative for Afghanistan until being expelled by the Afghan government due to engaging in "unauthorised activities". [1] Semple is a fluent Dari speaker, [1] and has lived in Afghanistan and Pakistan for over 25 years. [2] He holds a fellowship with the Carr Center for Human Rights Policy at the John F. Kennedy School of Government at Harvard University [2]
The BBC described him as "one of the West's most respected experts on Afghanistan". [1]
