Researchers
Mr. Abdul Ahad Mohammadi
Researcher
Mr. Hossein Ali Karimi
Researcher
Ali Karimi is a researcher at Afghan Institute for Strategic Studies (AISS), Kabul. He also teaches at Esteqlal University, Kabul. Before that, he worked as a researcher with Hakim Sabzawari Univer...
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Abdul Qadeer Mutfi
Researcher
Mr. Abdul Qadeer Mutfi is a researcher at Afghan Institute for Strategic Studies (AISS), Kabul Mr. Mutfi worked in different Managerial Capacities for more than 6 years to Ministry of Commerce & In...
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Safiullah Taha
Researcher
Safiullah Taha joined AISS at 2016, he holds an MA in Political Science. Mr. Taha has worked as online translator from Arabic language into Farsi/Persian at Egypt and as office manager in a private...
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Nafay Choudhury
Resident Research Fellow
Nafay Choudhury (BA (Econ Hons.) McGill, MA (Econ) Queen’s, LLB/BCL McGill) is a Research Fellow at the Afghan Institute for Strategic Studies and a PhD Researcher at King’s College London, whe...
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Mr. Mohammad Hadi Ayoobi
Researcher
Mohammad Hadi Ayoobi is a Researcher at the Afghan Institute for Strategic Studies (AISS), Kabul. He joined AISS in 2016. He holds Bachelor of Social Sciences from the Kabul University. He has expe...
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Hussian Ehsani
Researcher
Hussain Ehsani is researcher in radicalization department of Afghan institute for strategic studies-AISS. He earned master’s degree in Middle-East Studies (Concentration on Security, P...
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Professor Thomas H. Johnson
Non-Resident Senior Fellow
Professor Thomas H. Johnson is a Non-Resident Senior Fellow at the Afghan Institute for Strategic Studies and Director of the Program for Culture and Conflict Studies at the Naval Postgraduate Scho...
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Dr. Shivan Mahendrarajah
Non-Resident Senior Fellow
Dr. Shivan Mahendrarajah is a Non-Resident Senior Fellow at the Afghan Institute for Strategic Studies Research Fellow (2021–24) at the School of History, University of St Andrews, Scotland.
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Gen. Abdul Hadi Khalid
Researcher Fellow
Lt. General Abdul Hadi Khalid is a fellow researcher of Afghan Institute for Strategic Studies (AISS), Kabul since 2012. Previously he has held position of Vice Minister MOI of Afghanistan (2006-20...
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Mr. Tamim Asey
Adviser and Research Fellow
Tamim Asey is the former Afghan Deputy Minister of Defense of the Islamic Republic of Afghanistan. He is a fellow at Asia Society and was a Fulbright scholar at Columbia University. Mr. Asey was al...
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Mr. M. Ashraf Haidari
Research Fellow
Mr. M. Ashraf Haidari is the Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary Ambassador of Afghanistan to Sri Lanka, prior to which he was the Director-General of Policy and Strategy of the Ministry of the Forei...
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Mr Zalmai Nishat Darayi
Research Fellow
Mr Zalmai Nishat Darayi is a Research Fellow at the Asia Centre of the University of Sussex. He has a BA in Politics from the School of Oriental and African Studies (SOAS), University of London, an...
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Mr. Qasim Wafaye zada
Research Fellow
Mr. Qasim Wafaye zada was born in Waras district of Bamyan Province in July 1980. He finished school in Panjab High School and graduated from Journalism Faculty of Kabul University in 2005. He was ...
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Dr. Parviz Arezu
Research Fellow
Dr. Parviz Arezu is a Research Fellow at the Afghan Institute for Strategic Studies (AISS).He holds PHD in International Economic Relations from Financial University under the government of the Rus...
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Abdul Basir Azimi
Research Fellow
Mr. Abdul Basir Azimi is Researcher Fellow at Afghan Institute for Strategic Studies (AISS). He currently is the Advisor to the H.E. Chief Executive of Afghanistan on Com...
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Dr. Yaqub Ibrahimi
Research Fellow
Dr. Yaqub Ibrahimi is a research fellow at AISS. Ibrahimi’s current research interests include international relations theory, international security, fragile state...
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