The Washington Darbar is an annual interdisciplinary conference organized by the Afghan Institute for Strategic Studies (AISS) in Washington, D.C., designed to foster intellectual dialogue on major religious, cultural, and political debates shaping contemporary societies. The inaugural conference, held on 26 September 2024 at George Washington University, explored the theme of Post-Islamism and examined evolving political and intellectual developments within Muslim societies. The second conference, hosted on 29 September 2025 at Georgetown University, focused on the historical and contemporary relationship between Jewish communities and the Persianate world, highlighting centuries of cultural interaction and coexistence. Building on these discussions, the third Washington Darbar conference will focus on Religious Freedom, one of the most pressing normative and policy issues of our time.