The Afghan Institute for Strategic Studies (AISS) is pleased to announce that the 10th Herat Security Dialogue (HSD-X) will be held on 29-30 November, 2022 in Dushanbe, Tajikistan. This year’s conference theme will be “Inclusive Political System: The Way forward”. As with the pr...

On September 28 2022, the Afghan Institute for Strategic Studies held an online roundtable discussion to study “Qatar’s Role in US-Taliban Negotiations: From Neutral Mediation to Facilitating the Taliban’s Return”. Dr Nilofar Sakhi, Professor at George Washington Universit...

A group of think tanks and researchers in collaboration with the Afghan Institute for Strategic Studies and the University of Cambridge hosted a two-day conference titled “Ahmed Shah Massoud: Afghanistan's Past, Present, and Future". During the event, scholars, researchers, an...

On September 05, 2022, The Afghan Institute for Strategic Studies held a webinar on “Coordination, Reporting and Transparency of the International Humanitarian Response in Afghanistan: Critically Evaluating the Role of the UN”. The Webinar featured Dr. Orzala Nemat, Director of Afghan...

August 19, 2022

August 15, 2021 represents a national tragedy for many Afghans, an inglorious event for the US and its Western allies, a turning point for regional stability and global security and a victorious date for global militant Islamists. The Afghan Institute for Strategic Studi...