Our Research & Publications
Operation Zarb-e-Azb: Can it ensure stability in Afghanistan-Pakistan region?
Jul 07, 2014 By: Hekmatullah Azamy, Research Analyst Government of Pakistan, on 15 June 2014, launched operation ‘Zarb-e-Azb’ in North Waziristan
How Afghanistan’s Presidential elections will be Free, Fair and Flawed
Oct 01, 2013 By Mayank Bubna, Research Fellow Election coverage for Afghanistan’s presidential post has long been anticipatory in nature –
Roads to Peace in Afghanistan – Fighting for Peace
Oct 01, 2013By Hekmatullah Azamy, Research Analyst The last 12 years of fighting has taught all players involved in the Afghan
Intercultural Dialogue in Afghanistan: A Silver Bullet?
May 26, 2013 By Hekmat K. Karzai, Director The phrase intercultural dialogue is a relatively new phrase in the English lexicon
Weighing the Cost of the BSA in the Domestic and Neighbourhood Contexts (Part II)
May 14, 2013 By Mallory Sutika Sipus, Senior Research Analyst As negotiations remain on-going for the US-Afghan Bilateral Security Agreement, recent
Governance Issues in Afghanistan
May 14, 2013 By Mujib R. Abid, Researcher 1.Introduction: Governance in Afghanistan has had serious downfalls and is suffering from rampant
Neo-liberal State-building and Displacement of the Afghan State
Jan 16, 2013 By Dr Zubair Popalzai, Deputy Head of Research The post-Taleban state-building exercise in Afghanistan facilitated and led by
US-Afghan Security Agreement: Competing Notions of Sovereignty? (Part I)
Jan 16, 2013 By Mallory Sutika Sipus, Senior Research Analyst On 2 May 2012, US President Barak Obama and President Hamid
Latest News
Taliban are deliberately killing Afghan journalists
(Pajhwok): Afghan journalists, particularly women media workers, are increasingly and deliberately being killed by the Taliban,
One Civilian Killed in Roadside Blast in Balkh
(TOLO News): The explosion targeted a vehicle in the city of Mazar-e-Sharif at around 8:30 am,
US Lifts Sanctions on ICC Prosecutor Over Afghan War Crimes Probe
(TOLO News): Announcing the decision, US Secretary of State Antony Blinken said that assessment concluded that
President Ghani Praises Australian, Danish Supports for Afghanistan
(BNA): President Mohammad Ashraf Ghani received the credentials of new Australian and Danish ambassadors for Afghanistan
Afghan Peace Delegation Discusses Upcoming Istanbul Meeting With UN, US, Qatar Representatives
(BNA): Representatives from the UN, Turkey, Qatar and the US have met with the peace negotiating
5 civilians killed in Lashkargah roadside bombing
(Pajhwok): Five civilians were killed in a roadside bombing in the capital of southern Helmand province
14 Women Killed in Targeted Attacks Since January in Afghanistan, Says Afghan Rights Commission
(Ashna News): Afghanistan’s Independent Human Rights Commission confirmed Thursday that 14 women have been killed and 22 others injured since January
Hekmatyar, His Supporters Ask President Ghani to Step Down
(TOLO NEWS): Hekmatyar, who addressed his supporters from an armored booth, said that those at the
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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