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...

November 10, 2015
Ambassador of Sweden to Afghanistan, H.E. Ambassador Anders Sjöberg with three other Swedish Officials 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 de...

The Afghan Institute for Strategic Studies (AISS) is honored and welcomes Ms Manizha Bakhtri, the former Ambassador of Afghanistan in Norway, Mr. Nazir Kabiri, Advisor to the Finance Minister of Afghanistan, Mr. Mohammad Ashraf Haidari, the Director General of Policy & Strategy at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Afghanistan, and Mr. Barakatu...

“Strangers across the Amu River: Community Perceptions along the Tajik-Afghan Borders. Joint Project conducted by the researchers of SIPRI, AISS and Tajikistan’s Academy of Sciences”

The research project covers nine border districts of Afghanistan and Tajikistan. Led by Professor Shahrbanou Tadjbakhsh, Mr. Abdul Ahad Mohammadi of AISS...