AISS | Afghan Institute for Strategic Studies

Afghanistan and its donors: a critical time

2020-11-23

By Nematullah Bizhan

The Geneva Conference on Afghanistan, on 23 and 24 November, presents an important opportunity for renewing the partnership between Afghanistan and the international community. It can help secure Afghanistan’s transition from aid dependency to self-reli

Qatar, the Taliban, and the Gulf Schism

2020-10-20

By David B. Roberts

Qatar’s mediation efforts and activist foreign policy set up a Manichean split between opposing world views.

Many a warlord, dissident, diplomat, rebel commander, terrorist, or freedom fighter has seen the inside of the Sheraton

Resurging terrorism

2020-10-08

By Syed Akhtar Ali Shah

Current incidents of terrorism are either propelled by ethno-nationalism or by religious militancy

Three militants killed in an encounter in Malakand division; Balochistan CM condemns attacks on FC; two terrorists killed in Naurang; soldier martyred, three injured in blast in North Waziris

Does America Side with Pakistan or Afghanistan?

2020-10-03

By Arash Yaqin

A recent Twitter post by the former Pakistani foreign minister, Khawaja Muhammad Asif, showed a photo of US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo standing

TAPI in the Aftermath of US-NATO Forces Withdrawal from Afghanistan

2020-09-17

By: Said M. Azam

Will India Preserve Membership in the Gas Pipeline Project?

The withdrawal of western forces from Afghanistan and China’s progressive regional policy is yet another invitation for Turkmenistan’s gas