Mar 31, 2010 On Sunday, March 28, 2010 Trans Atlantic Opinion Leaders delegation (TOLA) was hosted by the Centre for Conflict and Peace Studies to discuss and share local perspectives on the issues related to security and politics in Afghanistan. TOLA is a group of leading international academics and opinion leaders who considered influential in
Mar 11, 2010 Muhammad Ajmal Khan Karimi, Senior Research Analyst at Center for Conflict and Peace Studies (CAPS), participated in the Second Annual ASSET (Association for Security Sector Education and Training) General Meeting held in Manila, Philippines from 1-5 March 2010. It was a joint initiative between, The Institute for Strategic and Development Studies (ISDS
Mar 11, 2010 Mr. Hekmat Karzai, Director of the Centre for Conflict and Peace Studies in addition to two Senior Research Analysts, Mr. Abdulhadi Hairan and Mr. Abdul Halim Achakzai and a Research Fellow, Miss. Mariam Safi attended the Regional Network of Strategic Studies Centres Working Group Meetings, in Kathmandu, Nepal on Feb. 24-26, 2010.
Mar 07, 2010 Three Senior Research Analysts from Centre for Conflict and Peace Studies (CAPS); Mr. Saifullah Ahmadzai, Mr. Abdul Halim Achakzai and Mr. Muhammad Ajmal Khan Karimi, attended a two week intensive training course at the International Center for Political Violence and Terrorism Research (ICPVTR) in Singapore from February 1st to February 12th, 2010.
Mar 07, 2010The Center on International Cooperation (CIC) hosted a two-day Conference (January 18thand 19th) titled, International Guarantees for the Stabilization of Afghanistan in Istanbul, Turkey. Regional and international experts Afghanistan, Pakistan, Iran, Saudi Arabia, Turkey, India, China, Russia participated in the event. From CAPS, Mr. Hekmat Karzai, the Director of CAPS participated in the conference
Dec 02, 2009 Saifullah Ahmadzai, Senior Research Analyst, Abdul Halim Achakzai, Senior Research Analyst, Shoaib Harris, Research Fellow and Abdulhadi Hairan, Research Analyst at the Centre for Conflict and Peace Studies (CAPS) participated in the Regional Network of Strategic Studies Center (RNSSC) conference from 18th to 22nd November, 2009. The conference was hosted by the Institute for
Dec 02, 2009Muhammad Ajmal Khan Karimi, Senior Research Analyst at Center for Conflict and Peace Studies (CAPS), participated in The Regional Workshop on Conflict Resolution Research. The workshop was held at the Department of International Relations, University of Karachi, Pakistan from 09 to 11 November 2009. It was a joint initiative between the Department of
Dec 02, 2009 From October 27th till the 29th of November, Mr. Hekmat Karzai, Director of CAPS participated in the Ninth Biannual Symposium of the Council for Asian Terrorism Research (CATR) in Seoul, Korea. The objective of the event was to collectively discuss Threats Assessments of the Countries in the Region. Over 15 countries including Pakistan, India,
Sep 26, 2009From September 2nd till the 5th of 2009, Mr. Hekmat Karzai visited Florida to meet with military officials and also teach a counterterrorism course at the Joint Special Operations University (JSOU). Mr. Karzai held meetings with several high-ranking officials including Lt General Donny Wurster, Commander of Air Force Special Operations Command at Hurlbert
Aug 31, 2009 On Friday, August 28, 2009, the Centre for Conflict and Peace Studies (CAPS) was honored to host General Stanley McChrystal, Four Star General, Commander of the International Security Assistance Forces (ISAF) and the US Forces in Afghanistan. General McChrystal met with a delegation of young and prominent Afghan intellectuals and practitioners in