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
Car bomb targets police HQ in Kandahar, wounding 11
(ATN News): At least 11 police personnel were wounded in a car bomb explosion in Kandahar
Afghan official says Taliban peace will help in fighting Daesh
(DID Press): Afghanistan's national security adviser said on Saturday that a successful peace process with the
State minister for peace discusses peace efforts in meeting ex intelligence chief
(Afghanistan Times): Former chief of intelligence, Rahmatullah Nabil has visited the State Minister for Peace, Sayed
Afghan Security Forces Neutralize Sticky Bomb in Kabul
(BNA): Afghan security forces by discovering and confiscating a sticky mine succeeded to prevent deadly incident
Peace process: HNRC final decision making body
(Pajhwok): The content of the political agreement between President Ashraf Ghani and Chairman of the High
Khalilzad Plunged by Taliban’s Demand
(Afghanistan Times): The US Special Representative for Afghanistan Reconciliation met with Taliban’s deputy leader Mullah Baradar
Taliban Expect Release of Their Prisoners by Mid-December: Wilson
(TOLO News): US Chargé d’Affaires Ross Wilson in a chat with reporters on Sunday said that
Taliban Attack Rebuffed in Kandahar
(KHAAMN PRESS): At least 15 Taliban killed and further five wounded during clashes with Afghan National
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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