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
Latest News
Trump Pardons Two U.S. Army Officers Accused Of War Crimes In Afghanistan
(Radio free Europe): U.S. President Donald Trump has issued pardons to two U.S. Army officers accused
10 Taliban militants killed, detained in Special Forces raids and airstrikes
(Khaama press): A series of airstrikes of killed 6 Taliban militants in southern Kandahar and Helmand
Strengthening Trade Capacities: Afghanistan as Partner Country at 39th IITF in New Delhi
(The time of India): Afghanistan’s participation at the 39th India International Trade Fair in New Delhi
Prisoner Swap For AUAF Professors ‘Did Not Work’: Rula Ghani
(TOLO News): Afghanistan’s First Lady Rula Ghani, while speaking at the US Institute of Peace in
Takhar’s District Police Chief Killed in Baghlan
(ATN News): Local security officials confirmed that Mohammad Afzal Hakimi, the Police Chief for the Warsaj
Taliban: Prisoner Swap Did Not Take Place
(ATN News): The Taliban militant group confirmed that the exchange of Haqqani network prisoners with the
Petraeus: Taliban Must Break ‘Strong’ Links to Al-Qaeda
(TOLO News): Former commander of US forces in Afghanistan, General David Petraeus, in a joint article
Afghan Prisoner Swap Falling Apart Amid Uncertainty About Inmates Whereabouts
(Voice of America): Afghan President Ashraf Ghani, in a televised speech to the nation earlier this
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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