On December 13, 2017, the Afghan Institute for Strategic Studies (AISS) organized the second round of "Herat and Politics". The second round of this meeting devoted to "Herat's Historical Position in Politics". This one-day meeting covered three panel discussions: 1) "Herat’s Political Life through the History", 2) "Herat, Politicians, Literature and Politics; Case Studies" and "Herat, Political Isolation and Economic Identity". Participants of the meeting were governmental officials, members of the parliament, policy makers, academics, media and civil society activists. A detailed report and video of the event will be accessible in upcoming days.