Herat Security Dialogue-XIII
13th Herat Security Dialogue (HSD-XIII)
23-24 March, 2025 - Berlin, Germany
The Herat Security Dialogues (HSD) is an annual international dialogue organized by AISS that brings domestic, regional, and international experts and officials together to discuss issues pertaining to Afghanistan's multiple crises. HSD aims to provide a stimulating opportunity for dialogues and the exchange of ideas among key stakeholders and perspectives.
Herat Security Dialogue-XII
12th Herat Security Dialogue (HSD-XII)
“Afghanistan: Reviving Hope; Synergetic Efforts”
24-25 February 2025 - Madrid, Spain
Afghanistan's decades-old conflict continues to remain stuck between competing interests and conflicting visions. The February 2020 US-Taliban peace agreement helped end the US's military presence in Afghanistan, but it did not end the Afghan conflict. Afghanistan...
Herat Security Dialogue-XI
11th Herat Security Dialogue (HSD- XI)
“Reimagining Afghanistan: Ways Forward”
November 27-28, 2023 - Dushanbe, Tajikistan
After more than two years since the Taliban took control of Afghanistan, the situation in the country continues to deteriorate steadily. Over this period, Afghanistan's economic state has significantly worsened. Ind...
Herat Security Dialogue-X
10th Herat Security Dialogue (HSD- X)
“Inclusive Political System: The Way forward”
29-30 November 2022 - Dushanbe, Tajikistan
The Afghan conflict is becoming one of the world’s longest-running conflicts. The 1973 coup heralded five decades of unending political instability, regime change, foreign invasion, civil war, political oppression, and more importantly human suffusing. Afghanis...
Herat Security Dialogue-IX
9th Herat Security Dialogue (HSD- IX)
“Afghanistan Peace Processes”
13-14 November 2020
The Herat Security Dialogue (HSD) is an annual international conference, held by the Afghan Institute for Strategic Studies (AISS). It is attended by government officials, international organization delegates, legislators, academic experts, distinguished journalists, business delegates, media and civil society represe...