Our Research & Publications
Taliban in Kunduz, ISIS in Nangarhar: Fiefdoms of Conflict in Afghanistan -The Diplomat
Oct 11, 2015 By: Mr. Halimullah Kousary,Head of Research Taliban-ISIS animosity will not stop the two groups from fighting the Afghan
The Future of the Taliban – Foreign Policy
Oct 11, 2015 By: Hekmatullah Azamy, Research Analyst With patron support waning and the Islamic State expanding, the Taliban may transform
Understanding Alliances in Afghanistan
Aug 24, 2015 The Centre for Conflict and Peace Studies (CAPS) in partnership with the United States Institute for Peace (USIP)
Af-Pak Improving Relationship: Will Afghan Taliban Listen to Pakistan?
Feb 22, 2015 By: Hekmatullah Azamy, Research Analyst Led by the Afghan Taliban, militancy in Afghanistan has grown in strength and
Afghanistan-India-Pakistan Trilateral Cooperation: Islamist Proxies a Challenge
Oct 23, 2014 By: Hekmatullah Azamy, Research Analyst Afghanistan, India and Pakistan have a history of hostility that threatened regional security
Islamic Movement of Uzbekistan A Strategy of Survival in Afghanistan-Pakistan Region Re-shift of Focus to Central Asia
Oct 23, 2014 By: Sayed Mujtaba Hashimy Islamic Movement of Uzbekistan (IMU) is one of the few foreign militant groups operating
Islamic State: Another Phase in History of Islamist Power Struggle
Oct 23, 2014By: Mr. Halimullah Kousary, Deputy Head of Research Over 60 years after the fall of the Ottoman Empire and
Strategic Partnership and Fragility of Afghan State
Sep 30, 2014 By: Mr. Halimullah Kousary, Deputy Head of Research The aftermath of the Afghan 2014 presidential election confirms two
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Pakistani FM says no need for US to mediate between Kabul, Islamabad
(The Kabul Times): Foreign Minister Shah Mehmood Qureshi has said any reservations Afghanistan has with Pakistan
Annexes of agreement kept secret from Arg
(The Kabul Times): The peace agreement which was signed on Saturday between the US and Taliban
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(KHAAMA PRESS): The Afghan military in the North reported a clash between the Afghan National Defense
Trump’s Afghanistan peace deal must avoid Obama’s Iraq mistakes
(Washington Examiner): Many will welcome the United States-Taliban peace deal signed last weekend in Qatar. They
Qatar Emir to President Ghani: I told Taliban that Afghanistan has Legitimate, Elected Gov’t
(DID Press): Qatar Emir Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad al-Thani in a telephone conversation on Tuesday evening
Taliban Kills “At Least 16 Afghan Army Soldiers” in Kunduz
(TOLO NEWS): Another ten soldiers were taken hostage by the Taliban, said the source. Also, Fatima
‘Relationship with Mullah is very good’, says Trump after speaking with Taliban leader
(KHAAMA PRESS): Official portrait of President Donald J. Trump, Friday, October 6, 2017. (Official White House
Negotiating team with Taliban to be soon announced, President Ghani
(The Kabul Times): Following signing peace deal between US and Taliban in Doha, Afghanistan government says
About CAPS
Located in Kabul, Afghanistan, CAPS is an independent, research centre that strives to conduct action-oriented research which will influence policy-makers. It works diligently towards building local capacity to produce conflict and threat assessments that will influence the safety and security of the people serving the governments, and international aid organizations.
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