On the eve of ancient festival of Nowruz and our New Year (in Afghanistan&Iran), AISS’ beloved dogs, Rex and Runi arrived in their new UK home after 7 arduous and agonizing months on 18 March, 2022.
Their miraculous rescue was made possible by the cooperation and contribution of...

On March 14, 2022, the Afghan Institute of Strategic Studies held a Twitter Space discussion on the Anti-Nowruz Policies and Cultural Genocide in Afghanistan and the Nowruz Region, and the Civil Resistance against state policies to prevent celebration of Nowruz. Sanjar Sohail, Journalist, Manijzh...

On March 6, 2022, The Afghan Institute for Strategic Studies held a Twitter Spaces discussion on ‘the role of the United Nations in Afghanistan’. Nasir Ahmad Fayeq, Permanent Representative of the Islamic Republic of Afghanistan to the United Nations and Nasir Kayhan, former head of the UNESCO De...

Following the Russian invasion of Ukraine, the Afghanistan Institute for Strategic Studies held an online discussion via Twitter spaces on "the Ukrainian Crisis and Its Consequences on Afghanistan". The program, attended by a group of experts and analysts on terrorism, explained the nature of the...

Cultural and linguistic fragility and disunity in Afghanistan has been a major problem in the last century that has not been discussed before. Given the importance of this issue and its implications for socio-political behavior and to mark ‘Mother Language Day’, on February 20, 2022, the Afghan I...