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Shifting Dynamics in Afghanistan's Diplomacy: Perspectives from the Herat Security Dialogue

  Tuesday, December 05, 2023

By General Asad Durrani

Afghan Institute of Strategic Studies (AISS) was founded two decades back under the aegis of the then President of Afghanistan, Hamid Karzai. Herat Security Dialogue is its flagship annual event participated by some well known Af...

Afghan Men's Moral Obligations Regarding the Taliban's Ban on Girls' Education

  Tuesday, October 17, 2023

By Mohammad Noman Baber 

The 20th century was marked by a period of profound global transformation, with significant changes in the political, social, economic, and human rights spheres. Afghanistan, despit...

Taliban's Growing Restrictions on Women: A Sign of Nostalgia?

  Monday, October 09, 2023

By Mohammad Noman Baber 

As governments shift, so do the rules and principles of governance. They then align with the preferences of the ruling authority. In this context, the re-establishment of the Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan on...

The Taliban Regime was Not Inevitable – Afghanistan’s Historical and Cultural Legacy and Efforts to Revive It

  Wednesday, October 04, 2023

By Dr. Davood Moradian

The US withdrawal from Afghanistan and ensuing Taliban’s conquest have unleashed humanitarian, security, and geopolitical upheavals in the region. While the people of Afghanistan, particularly its women, bear the brunt of the unfol...

Afghanistan and the Growing Trend of Terrorist Thinking

  Saturday, September 23, 2023

By Abdul Saboor Sitez

The victory and continuation of the Taliban’s rule over Afghanistan has caused the growth and expansion of radical ideas and behaviors in the country. Now more than ever, the platform for the growth and expansion of extremist ideas of th...