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Ayesha Zakir (Pakistan) shares a message with the youth of Pakistan & Afghanistan

Hear what the youth of Pakistan and Afghanistan have to say from the platform of Afghan Studies Center –

The youth of Pakistan and Afghanistan come together in a workshop on Motivation, Leadership & Problem Solving Skills

August 17, 2017. As part of its endeavors to bring together the youth of Pakistan and Afghanistan through joint activities,

Pakistan’s image problem is our own doing

Pakistani officials often hold external factors responsible for the country’s negative image abroad. They pay little attention to their

Sharif is not Erdogan

Of late a number of Pakistani politicians and experts—either motivated, confused, ignorant or blind believers in personalities—drew comparisons between

What is holding Pakistan back?

With the July disqualification of Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif from office, however controversial, and the initiation of four criminal

Whole-of-government approach needed

Recent interviews of President Trump’s National Security Adviser HR McMaster sound like alarm bells for Pakistan. While talking of

How to Destroy Afghanistan: Establish a Private Contractor Army

In recent weeks, two major players in the private security industry proposed that Trump administration officials privatize U.S. military

Afghanistan’s shifting sands and the US

The latest development on Afghanistan is that President Donald Trump is looking at all possible options for the war-torn

Time to speak openly on Afghanistan – Yasmeen Aftab Ali

If any political settlement is to be reached reference Afghanistan, it’s time to speak openly especially about issues that

Afghan Studies Center welcomes its first Afghan intern under its Internship and Fellowship Program

Afghan Studies Center, under its internship and fellowship program, welcomes its first Afghan intern, Mohammad Ilyas from Maidan Wardak,