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
Jul 27, 2009On July 22, Mr. Hekmat Karzai, Director of CAPS and Prakhar Sharma, Head of Research had the privilege of meeting with Admiral James Starvridis, a four-star NATO commander, at the ISAF Head Quarters in Kabul. Admiral James Starvridis is the current Commander, U.S. European Command (USEUCOM) and NATO’s Supreme Allied Commander Europe (SACEUR). During
Jul 25, 2009Mr. Saifullah Ahmadzai (Senior Research Analyst) participated in a two-day conference from 21-22 July 2009 organized by Regional Studies Centre of Afghanistan (RSCA) in Kabul. This conference was organized under the title of “The Significance of Afghanistan for South Asia” with participation from various scholars from Afghanistan, Pakistan, India and Bangladesh. The conference