On September 2, 2021, SDRF held the 64th seminar series. Seven experts at the meeting discussed on the topic of "External Influences of Political Changes in Afghanistan". They were: Yang Cheng, deputy deputy director of Russia and Russia, East Normal University;Song Guoyou, deputy director of the Center for American Studies, Fudan University; Shao Yuqun, director of the Hong Kong and Macau Research Institute,Shanghai Institute of International Studies;Wang Jian, director of the Institute of International Studies of the Shanghai Academy of Social Sciences;Xu Mingqi, deputy director of the Shanghai International Economic Exchange Center;Guo Aijun, a special guest of SDRF;and Wan Qingsong, deputy deputy of the Russian Studies Center of East China Normal University. Qiao Yide, Vice President and Secretary-General of SDRF,chaired the discussion.