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The Myth of Afghan Electoral Democracy: The Irregularities of the 2014 Presidential Election

2019-01-17

On January 17, 2019, the Afghan Institute for Strategic Studies (AISS) organized the launching ceremony for the research paper titled “The Myth of Afghan Electoral Democracy: The Irregularities of the 2014 Presidential Election”. This paper is written by Professor Thomas H. Johnson, Non-Resident Senior Fellow at the Afghan Institute for Strategic Studies (AISS) and Director of the Program for Culture and

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AISS researcher attended HCoC South Asia Regional Seminar in Colombo

2019-01-16

Dr Omar Sadr, Researcher at the Afghan Institute for Strategic Studies participated in HCOC Regional Seminar in Colombo, Sri Lanka on January 15, 2019. The seminar was organized by a prominent French Think-Tank, Fondation pour la Recherche Strategique (FRS), aimed at raising awareness on the Hague code of conduct against the proliferation of ballistic missiles. Afghanistan is also one of the members of this Code of C

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AISS researcher delivered a talk on the peace process in Afghanistan

2019-01-16

Dr Omar Sadr, Researcher at the Afghan Institute for Strategic Studies (AISS), delivered a talk on the peace process in Afghanistan at the Institute of National Security Studies Sri Lanka (INSSSL), Colombo on 16 January. Following the talk, the participants discussed the relevant lessons that Afghanistan can draw from counter-insurgency and peace agreement process in Sri Lanka.

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AISS meets Major General Massimo Panizzi of Resolute Support Mission

2019-01-09

Team AISS met Major Gen. Massimo Panizzi of Resolute Support Mission at NATO Senior Civilian Representative (SCR) residence, on January 8, 2019 to discuss the recent research conducted by AISS titled ‘The Fallacy of Peace Process in Afghanistan: The People’s Perspectives’. Both sides further discussed ongoing peace process and current state of affairs in Afghanistan.

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AISS welcomes Ejaz Ahmad Malikzada to team AISS

2019-01-03

The Afghan Institute for Strategic Studies is honored to announce that Mr. Ejaz Ahmad Malikzada has joined AISS as External Relations Officer. Mr. Malikzada has worked as an Advisor with the Government, Business Development and Quality Systems consultant to an Afghan Private Security firm as well as Advocacy and Public Relations Coordinator for a private consultancy firm. Mr. Malikzada has experience in audit and com

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