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AISS Celebrated Dr. Sima Samar’s Service for Human Rights in Afghanistan

2019-08-01

On Thursday, August 1, 2019, the Afghan Institute for Strategic Studies celebrated the service and work of Dr. Sima Samar, Former Chairperson of Afghanistan Independent Human Rights Commission. The event featured speeches from H.E. Dr. Rangin Dadfar Spanta, Chairman of Afghan Institute for Strategic Studies, H.E. Ambassador Pierre Mayaudon, Head of European Union Delegation to Afghanistan, Dr. Suraya Subhrang, Former

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AISS Commemorated Cultural Pluralism in Afghanistan

2019-07-19

On Friday,19 July 2019, Afghan Institute for Strategic Studies (AISS) held an event to celebrate International Day of Nelson Mandela and the 150th anniversary of Mahatma Gandhi, and commemorate Afghanistan’s cultural pluralism. The event was participated by Afghan government officials, foreign diplomats, members of academia, media, civil society and members of international organizations.
The event featu

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The Second Round of Afghanistan-Iran Bilateral Dialogue

2019-07-15

The second round of Afghanistan-Iran bilateral dialogue was co-organized by the Afghan Institute for Strategic Studies (AISS) and the Iranian Institute for Political and International Studies of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs (IPIS) on July 14, 2019, in Tehran, Iran.
The meeting was officially inaugurated by Dr. Sayed Rasool Mousavi, Advisor to Minister of Foreign Affairs of Islamic Republic Ir

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Launch Ceremony of new AISS research on Land Conflict in Afghanistan

2019-07-11

The Afghan Institute for Strategic Studies launched the findings of its latest research “Power, Inequality, and Local Land Conflict in Afghanistan: A Study of Kabul’s Peri-Urban Areas" today (July 7th, 2019). The research on ‘Land Conflict’ in Afghanistan focuses on how power hierarchies and structural inequality are often associated with conflicts over land in Kabul’s peri-urban ar

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Launch Ceremony of Research Paper on Religious Radicalism in the Higher Education of Afghanistan

2019-07-10

On Wednesday, July 11, 2019, the regional Office of Afghan Institute for Strategic Studies (AISS) in Herat, launched its Research Paper titled “Religious Radicalism in the Higher Education of Afghanistan; Analysis of the political System of Islam Course and its Impact of the Students” by Ramin Kamangar. The program was participated a number of government officials, member of academia, member of clergy, ci

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