On Thursday September 21, 2017, the Afghan Institute for Strategic Studies (AISS) held a celebration honoring the appointment of AISS research fellow, Mr. Tamim Asey, as the Deputy Defense Minister of the GIRoA. This event was attended by a number of foreign military attachés based in Kabul and military officials from the Ministry of Defense. D...

On September 13, 2017, Deputy Head of mission of Chinese embassy to Afghanistan, Mr. Zhang Zhixin paid a visit to the Afghan Institute for Strategic Studies (AISS) and held a meeting with Director General of AISS. At the meeting, the two sides exchanged views on ongoing political, security, economic and regional developments and the prospects o...

On September 12, 2017, the Afghan Institute for Strategic Studies (AISS) hosted H.E. François Richier, French ambassador in Kabul. During the reception, Mr. François Richier had a conversation with the Director General of AISS, focusing on political, security, economic and regional developments, as well as the prospect of strengthening bilatera...

On September 12, 2017, Ambassador of the Republic of Korea, H.E. Mr. Chin Ki-Hoon visited the Afghan Institute for Strategic Studies (AISS). During the visit, the Korean Ambassador held a meeting with the Director General of AISS. The two sides exchanged views on ongoing political, security, economic and regional developments and the prospects...

The third round of the “Afghanistan-India Security Dialogue” was co-organized by the Afghan Institute for Strategic Studies (AISS) and United Service Institute of India (USI) on September 8, 2017 in Delhi, India. This dialogue was attended by a select number of Afghan officials and academics. From the Indian side, Indian officials and United Se...