Afghan Studies Center

Dr Asim Sajjad Akhtar engaged with young participants in wide-ranging conversation on democracy, political participation&growing youth disillusionment, discussion organized by @ASCenterPak on #InternationalDayOfDemocracy. @ImtiazGul60 @ELSAIMDAD @jyk_256 youtu.be/VrZRiXc8V_U

Today as we commemorate the #InternationalDayOfPeace Najila Bayat shares a message with @ASCenterPak on the role young people can play in strengthening peace b/w Pakistan & Afghanistan. @ImtiazGul60 @ELSAIMDAD @jyk_256 @UNAMAnews watch full video below:

Pakistan recorded a significant drop in cross-border terrorist attacks and violence-linked fatalities after it closed down the border to Afghanistan on October 11: @CRSSpak Annual Security Report 2025. For full report: afghanstudiescenter.org/bord…

Recent dialogue session brought together #tribal leaders & stakeholders from #Pakistan & #Afghanistan to scrutinize bilateral relations & peacebuilding efforts. The talk focused on the necessity of tackling common issues and challenges. For full video: youtu.be/YUrsvOCn4Wo?si=hxUf…

@ASCenterPak hosted a Pak-Afghan Youth Roundtable. Engaging discussions covered barriers to women's educational and economic empowerment, proposing a path towards a more inclusive future. #YouthEmpowerment #AfghanWomen #LetHerLearn #GenderEquality @CRSSpak

Israel-Hamas war has discredited the US/Western narrative on democracy, rule of law, and human rights: former ambassador Tasneem Aslam youtu.be/WsvgnI7rIG4?si=B0wY… #Israel #Hamas #MiddleEast #Gaza @ImtiazGul60 @CRSSpak

It is time that policymakers engage on the highest level in discourse on Pak-Afghan Transboundary Water Management. @IWMI_ @CGIAR @ImtiazGul60 @CRSSpak

Pakistan's patience is wearing thin as it calls on Kabul/Kandahar to address the TTP in Afghanistan. Gain deeper insights from @ImtiazGul60's analysis. 📺 Watch here: youtu.be/2Zr4bhKNta4?si=XeG8… #Pakistan #Afghanistan #TTP

Demand for Bin Laden was an excuse for invasion: Unforgettable meeting with Mullah Omar. | Afghan Studies Center youtu.be/w32wfpLvMxM @ImtiazGul60 @CRSSpak @matrixxmedia #BinLaden #US #Pakistan #WoT #AlQaeda

American Weapons Abandoned by Afghan Forces, Not United States: NSC Spokesperson John Kirby youtu.be/B8wZz8LaEEs?si=i-Fn… Source @Dawn_News #US #Afghanistan #AfghanForces #Taliban #NATO @CRSSpak @ImtiazGul60

First ever American business delegation, backed by the #US State Department, has arrived in Kabul, holding meetings with #Taliban & private sector leaders in Kabul since the Taliban seized power in #Afghanistan, said the delegation's head. @ImtiazGul60 @AyazGul64 @CRSSpak

@CRSSpak interviews Pakistan's newly appointed Special Envoy to Afghanistan, Ambassador Asif Durrani, on Pakistan's engagement with Afghanistan and challenges that come with it. youtube.com/watch?v=1PuMNRCz… @CRSSpak @ImtiazGul60 #Afghanistan #Pakistan

Recorded executions in 2022 reached the highest figure recorded globally in 5 years. A total of 883 people were known to have been executed across 20 countries — this is a rise of 53% since 2021: Amnesty International Report amnesty.org.au/amnesty-inter…