Policy Papers


Typology of Religious trends in Contemporary Herat

March 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 politic...

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

February 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 ...

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Four Decades of Efforts for Peace and Reconciliation in Afghanistan

January 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 investi...

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Afghanistan’s Constitution and Society in Transition

August 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...

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

March 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...

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Trends of Radicalization among the Ranks of the Afghan National Police

November 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 ...

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Social Media and Articulation of Radical Narratives in Afghanistan

November 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...

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Trends in Student Radicalization across University Campuses in Afghanistan

October 2015

AISS released the first of a series of papers dedicated to examining thetrends in radicalization across the various sectors throughout Afghanistan. This paper is a comprehensive examination of the trends in student ra...

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Strangers across the Amu River: Community Perceptions along the Tajik-Afghan Borders

October 2015

“Strangers across the Amu River: Community Perceptions along the Tajik-Afghan Borders. Joint Project conducted by the researchers of SIPRI, AISS and Tajikistan’s Academy of Sciences”

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Trends in Radicalization across Unregistered Madrassas in Afghanistan

September 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...

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