Indo-Afghan relations are among the few bilateral ties that include elements of civilisational, emotional and strategic imperatives and bonds. Kabul was once a Hindu and a Buddhist city; while Delhi was a leading centre of Persian literature and language, as well as the home of a Pathan political...

The Afghan Institute for Strategic Studies (AISS) was pleased to host EU Special Representative, Franz-Michael Skjold Mellbin in Kabul as part of the “High Tea with the Ambassador” lecture series. Government officials, political parties, scholars, members of parliament, academia as well as civil...

On Thursday August 25, 2016, the Afghan Institute for Strategic Studies (AISS) held a farewell reception in honor of outgoing external relations officer Mr. Majid Ismailzada and the new incoming external relations officer Mr. Soroush Kazemi. AISS director, Dr. Davood Moradian, offered his welcomi...

On August 23, 2016, Afghan Institute for Strategic Studies released one of its latest reseach report titled: “Afghanistan’s constitution and the society in transition”. This study’s major objective was to assess the public level of awareness on the constitution’s content and major provisions and...

On Tuesday August 16, 2016, the Afghan Institute for Strategic Studies (AISS) held an interaction in honour of Professor Thomas Barfied, the prominent US scholar (Boston University) and the president of the American Institute for Afghanistan Studies. Professor delivered a speech on the story of s...