Research Papers


The Afghan elites perception toward the Islamic Republic of Iran

 Tuesday, May 01, 2018
The AISS released its latest research paper, entitled “The Afghan elites perception toward the Islamic Republic of Iran” The purpose of this paper sheds lights on the perception of Afghanistan’s elites toward Iran’s security, economic, religious and cultural policies.

Strategic Analysis of the Chabahar Port: Afghanistan- Iran- India Relations

 Thursday, March 01, 2018
The AISS released its latest research paper, entitled “Strategic Analysis of the Chabahar Port: Afghanistan- Iran- India Relations” The purpose of this paper is to present a plan on how to build strategic relations between Afghanistan, Iran and India so that steps may be taken towards the for full implementation of the Chabahar Agreement and its

Typology of Religious trends in Contemporary Herat

 Thursday, March 01, 2018
The AISS released its latest research paper entitled “Typology of Religious trends in Contemporary Herat” This research reviews the historical background and the present performance of various schools of political Islam in Herat, analyzing different

The Challenging Path towards Democracy in Afghanistan: An Assessment and Critique of National Debates on Alternative Political Systems in Afghanistan

 Thursday, February 01, 2018
The AISS released its latest research paper, entitled “The Challenging Path towards Democracy in Afghanistan: An Assessment and Critique of National Debates on Alternative Political Systems in Afghanistan”. The purpose of the current paper is to highlight.....

Four Decades of Efforts for Peace and Reconciliation in Afghanistan

 Sunday, January 01, 2017
The AISS released its latest research paper, titled, “Four Decades of Efforts for Peace and Reconciliation in Afghanistan: Analysis of The Impediments and Barriers to Sustainable Peace”.This research paper has investigated all active factors and components involved in causing and driving the conflict in Afghanistan through different periods, beginning by the 1978 coup to the present era. The re...

Afghanistan’s Constitution and Society in Transition

 Monday, August 01, 2016
The AISS 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 getting the reforming and adjusting views and recommendations for possible amendment of the constitution.

Afghan people’s attitudes and perceptions towards peace talks between the government and the Taliban

 Tuesday, March 01, 2016
The AISS released the findings of its latest public opinion survey report titled: Afghan people’s attitudes andperceptions towards peace talks between the Government and theTaliban. The main objective of the survey was to analyze and examine theviews and interpretation of the Afghan people on the process and nature ofpeace talks with the Taliban which has been initiated by the government of Afg...

Trends of Radicalization among the Ranks of the Afghan National Police

 Sunday, November 01, 2015
AISS released the fourth series of research papers dedicated to examiningthe trends in radicalization across the various sectors throughout Afghanistan. This research paper studies trends of Radicalization among the Ranks of the Afghan National police.

Social Media and Articulation of Radical Narratives in Afghanistan

 Sunday, November 01, 2015
AISS released the third of a series of research papers dedicated to examining the trends in radicalization across the various sectors throughoutAfghanistan. This research paper explores the role of social media as a medium of articulation of religiously-inspired radical ideologies andnarratives in Afghanistan.

Trends in Radicalization across Unregistered Madrassas in Afghanistan

 Tuesday, September 01, 2015
AISS released the second of a series of papers dedicated to examining the trends in radicalization across the various sectors throughout Afghanistan. This paper is a comprehensive examination of the trends in radicalization across unregistered madrassas in Afghanistan.