On August 12, 2022, Afghanistan Institute for Strategic Studies (AISS) hosted a panel discussion on Twitter Space on the “Role of Western Media and Think Tanks in Taliban’s Ascendency” with Dr. Mohammad Nazif Shahrani, Professor of Political Anthropology, Lynne O'Donnell, Journalist, and Dr. Omar Sharifi, Country director of American Institute of Afghanistan Studies. The panel was moderated by Tabish Forugh, Researcher and policy Analyst.