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Launch of the Experts Declaration on Gender Apartheid: Supporting Afghan Women Under Taliban Rule

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Afghanistan under the Taliban, five years on: an assessment

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Rumi Night: Celebrating Shared Humanity

Opinions

Taliban’s Dystopian Experiment & A Nation in Revolt

Thursday, August 06, 2026

By Dr. Davood Moradian

Five years after their return to Kabul, the Taliban have built more than an Islamic Emirate. They are testing whether an authoritarian religious order can erase a plural society. Afghanistan’s women are proving that it cannot.

AISS News

Launch of the Experts’ Declaration on Gender Apartheid

Thursday, August 13, 2026

On 13 August 2026, the “International Experts’ Declaration on Gender Apartheid and Its Destructive Consequences” was launched during an online event attended by experts in international law, women’s rights defenders, and Af...

Publications

From Kabul to Queens: The Jews of Afghanistan and Their Move to the United States

Monday, September 29, 2025

The official launch of the Persian translation of From Kabul to Queens: The Jews of Afghanistan and Their Move to the United States was held with the participation of Sara Y. Aharon, author and historian. Aharon is a scholar of social history and diaspora studies whose work focuses on col...

Research

An Inquiry into Taliban Theology: Deobandism with a Pashtunwali Flavor

Friday, February 23, 2024

Foreword

The resurgence of the Taliban to power in August 2021 plunged the world into profound shock and consternation. particularly the citizens of Afghanistan paid dearly for this horrifying occurrence, which left them with a bitter taste, enveloping them in widespread fear and indescribable horror. Many...

Upcoming Events

Religious Freedom in a Changing World: Faith, Pluralism, and Civic Life

- Tuesday, September 29, 2026 -

- 08:00 - 17:00 EST -

Add: Washington, D.C., U.S.

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Herat Security Dialogue-XIII

- Tuesday, October 27, 2026 -

- 2 Days Conference -

Add: Berlin, Germany

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Avicenna Award

Afghanistan’s First International Award, initiated by AISS to honor distinguished individuals, institutions, initiatives, and projects advocating dialogue, intercultural exchange, mutual coexistence, and non-violent approaches. The Award is named after one of the World’s renowned scholars, Avicenna whose work transcended cultural and geographical boundaries.

Washington Darbar

The Washington Darbar is an annual interdisciplinary conference organized by the Afghan Institute for Strategic Studies (AISS) in Washington, D.C., designed to foster intellectual dialogue on major religious, cultural, and political debates shaping contemporary societies. The inaugural conference, held on 26 September 2024 at George Washington University, explored the theme of Post-Islamism and examined evolving political and intellectual developments within Muslim societies. The second conferen...

Herat Security Dialogue

The Herat Security Dialogues (HSD) is an annual international dialogue organized by AISS that brings domestic, regional, and international experts and officials together to discuss issues pertaining to Afghanistan's multiple crises. HSD aims to provide a stimulating opportunity for dialogues and the exchange of ideas among key stakeholders and perspectives.

Radio Nowruz

A channel to inform the political, cultural, and social situation in Afghanistan, the region, and the world. While observing the accepted principles and ethics of journalism, Radio Nawruz provides the audience with a proper understanding of the Nowruz civilization and high human values. It is a station of art, literature, and knowledge.

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