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Karzai-Hekmatyar talks: Why now?
Jul 06, 2010 Abdulhadi Hairan On 21st March 2010, the spokesmen for both the Afghan government and Gulbuddin Hekmatyar’s Hizb-e-Islami (HIA)
The Post-Hakimullah Insurgency in Pakistan
Mar 30, 2010Abdulhadi Hairan, a research analyst at (CAPS) 16 March 2010 Pakistani officials and many other sources quoted by the international
Corruption and Its Affects on Public Trust and State-Building
Mar 30, 2010 Abdul Halim Achakzai, a senior research analyst at (CAPS) 16 March 2010 Corruption defined as “the abuse of
The Taliban: Reconcilable or Irreconcilable?
Mar 30, 2010 Mariam Safi, a research fellow at (CAPS) March 15th, 2010 ‘Afghan leadership, Afghan ownership;’ another rhetoric of the
The motivations behind Afghan Taliban leaders arrest in Pakistan
Mar 30, 2010 The motivations behind Afghan Taliban leaders arrest in Pakistan Saifullah Ahmadzai, a senior research analyst at (CAPS) 15th
Afghanistan: Rethinking the Primacy of the Military Solution
Feb 05, 2010 Afghanistan: Rethinking the Primacy of the Military Solution Rep. Mike Honda Rep. Mike Honda and Hekmat Karzai Read
Time to Get Afghanistan Right
Jul 12, 2009 Time to Get Afghanistan Right By Hekmat Karzai and Hydar Akbar After seven and a half years of
The United States Shakes-Up Military Command in Afghanistan
Jun 15, 2009 The United States Shakes-Up Military Command in Afghanistan By Hyder Akbar During this pastweek, headlines about Afghanistan were
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Taliban Trying to Take Military Equipment to Pakistan
(TOLO News): A senior Afghan security official claimed that the Taliban is making efforts to take
Afghan leader reshuffles top security officials amid crisis
(Afghanistan Times): Afghanistan’s president announced a reshuffle in security services on Saturday, amid a surge in
Abdullah meets Pakistan, Iran FMs on peace efforts
(Afghanistan Times): Afghanistan’s point man for peace Dr. Abdullah Abdullah held separate meetings with Iranian Foreign
Afghan talks shrouded in ambiguity amid Qatar pessimism
(Afghanistan Times): As foreign troops are hastily withdrawing from Afghanistan, Qatar is now pessimistic about the
Abdullah Doubts Taliban’s Intention for a Political Settlement
(TOLO News): Abdullah Abdullah, the chairman of the High Council for National Reconciliation, has said that
Taliban capture two districts amid raging battles in north
(Afghanistan Times): In a litany of territorial conquests by the Taliban, centers of two districts in
Spanta Urges Political Unity to Support Afghan Forces
(TOLO News): Former foreign minister and former national security adviser Rangin Dadfar Spanta on Saturday asked
Abdullah sows doubt about Taliban intention for peace
(Afghanistan Times): Chairman of High Council for National Reconciliation Abdullah Abdullah says he doubts that the
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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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