AISS released the third of a series of research papers dedicated to examining the trends in radicalization across the various sectors throughout Afghanistan. This research paper explores the role of social media as a medium of articulation of religiously-inspired radical ideologies and narratives in Afghanistan. The study is qualitative in its...

The Afghan Institute for Strategic Studies (AISS) co-organized first round of Afghanistan-Kazakhstan Dialogue, with partnership with Kazakh Institute for Strategic Studies (KISS) in Almaty on 25th November, 2015. The Afghan delegation comprises of AISS researchers, a member of Afghan parliament, and a representative of the Afghan Government. Th...

The Afghan Institute for Strategic Studies (AISS) co-organized first round of Afghanistan-Kazakhstan Dialogue, with partnership with Kazakh Institute for Strategic Studies (KISS) in Almaty on 25th November, 2015. The Afghan delegation comprises of AISS researchers, a member of Afghan parliament, and a representative of the Afghan Government. Th...

The Afghan Institute for Strategic Studies (AISS) commemorated the victims of recent terrorist attacks in Paris by organizing a Sufi Music concert and reciting Persian poetry at the French Embassy in Kabul. The event brought together Afghan dignitaries and French diplomats to jointly mourn victims of terrorism around the world and to celebrate...

November 18-19, 2015

The Afghan Institute for Strategic Studies (AISS) organized the first International Symposium on “Herat School of Security” in Kabul, Afghanistan. The symposium was attended by experts and officials from Afghanistan, the region and wider international community. This symposium was devoted to discuss, “Merging Sufi...