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h.azamy#caps.af (Replace ‘#’ with ‘@’ Before sending E-mail<\/em>)<\/p>\n

Deputy Director of The Centre for Conflict and Peace Studies (CAPS)<\/p>\n

Education<\/strong><\/p>\n

2017- Renmin University of China<\/strong><\/p>\n

Master in International Relations (understudy)<\/em><\/p>\n

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2015 \u2013 Kardan University in Kabul, Afghanistan\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 <\/strong><\/p>\n

Bachelor of Science, Economics <\/em><\/p>\n

Thesis – \u201cTransformation of Taliban: From Ideology and Vengeance to Franchise\u00a0 – Defines money as a driving force for militants association. It explains the drug-terror nexus in the Afghan context and studies major financial sources of Taliban, which not only fund the group\u2019s activities but also convince non-ideological villagers to support their ruthless campaign. This thesis, however, confirms the existence of ideologically motivated and insurgent driven by vengeance but argues that most of the Taliban particularly rank and file are motivated by financial incentives they receive from continued violence. It draws out of 60 interviews conducted with high-ranking government officials, former, active and imprisoned Taliban and tribal elders in Southern Helmand and Western Herat provinces.<\/p>\n

2011 \u2013 Mia Omar High School in Nangarhar<\/strong><\/p>\n

High School Baccalaureate Certificate<\/p>\n

Biography: <\/strong><\/p>\n

Mr Hekmatullah Azamy serves as Acting Headof the Centre for Conflict and Peace Studies (CAPS). His practice areas include research on socio-political and security issues in Afghanistan-Pakistan region. Mr Azamy has been exclusively focusing on South and Central Asia and how Islamic State (ISIS) could be a threat to the broader region and Afghanistan. He has written extensively on local and transnational groups operating in and from Afghanistan. He has published articles discussing crime-terror nexus, Taliban relationships with key state and non-state supporters in the region and the group\u2019s ties with other militant groups particularly ISIS, East Turkistan Islamic Movement (ETIM\/TIP), Islamic Movement of Uzbekistan (IMU), al Qaeda in the Indian sub-continent (AQIS) and other transnational Islamists. Mr Azamy keeps abreast with the development in peace process with the Taliban.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
Mr Azamy led, authored or contributed to the following assessments:<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
2018<\/td>\nIslamic State in Eastern Afghanistan and The Group Expansion to The North (under progress)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
2017<\/td>\nGrowing Turkic Militancy in Afghanistan: From Anti-Radicalization to Ultra-Radicalization<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
2017<\/td>\nAfghan Peace Process and China\u2019s Role From An Afghan Perspective<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
2017<\/td>\nUighurs: From Nationalism to Islamism\/ ETIM to TIP<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
2017<\/td>\nAssessment of Internal Political Oppositions Towards National Unity Government (NUG)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
2017<\/td>\nTaliban Spring Offensive 2017 Strategy: An Insider Account<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
2013-2018<\/td>\n\n

Profile of major local and transnational militant groups including the Afghan Taliban, Hizb-e-Islami Gulbadin (HiG), the Haqqani and Mansur Networks, Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP), Islamic Movement of Uzbekistan (IMU), Eastern Turkistan Islamic Movement (ETIM) and lately Islamic State Khurasan (ISK).<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

2017<\/td>\n2017: A year of Peace or Violence in Afghanistan?<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
2016<\/td>\nTaliban Post-Mansur<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
2016<\/td>\nChina-Iran-Pakistan Partnership and Disparities in Afghanistan<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
2015<\/td>\nInsurgency In Afghanistan: Emergence of ISIS and Growing Splits Within the Taliban<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
2014<\/td>\nMilitant Groups in Afghanistan: Mapping Alliances<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
2015<\/td>\nMilitancy In FATA: Indigenous Militants Going Transnational<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
2013<\/td>\nInsider Threat: A Rising Security Challenge<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
2013<\/td>\nAssessment on crisis of confidence among Afghan National Security Forces (ANSF)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
2012-13<\/td>\nProvincial assessments of Kandahar, Helmand, Ghazni, Paktia, Badghis, Farah and Herat<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
2012<\/td>\nAfghanistan Peace and Reintegration Programme (APRP): Challenges and Prospects<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

In addition to his research work at CAPS, Mr Azamy spearheaded CAPS’s youth project “Youth Peace Movement and Empowerment Centre” in Helmand province which was aimed at capacity building of youth through education and skills development.<\/p>\n

Prior to joining CAPS, Mr. Azamy worked as Research and Peace-building Officer at the Tribal Liaison Office (TLO) and conducted research on tribal, conflict resolution and other issues. He was born and raised in Kandahar and has traveled extensively to different provinces of Afghanistan, equipping him with an in-depth geographical and demographical knowledge of the country. He is fluent in Pashto, Dari and English. He also has good understanding of Urdu\/Hindi.<\/p>\n

In addition to his research work at CAPS, Mr Azamy is member of several other think tanks including the Central Asia Institute for Strategic Studies (CAISS) based in Almaty, Kazakhstan.<\/p>\n

Publications\/Presentations(link on titles)<\/em><\/h2>\n\n\n\n\n
\u2022\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Afghanistan: An Asset or Liability for Central Asian <\/em>Neighbors<\/em>?<\/strong><\/a><\/span>.<\/strong> Central Asia Institute for Strategic Studies (CAISS). July 2017<\/em><\/p>\n

\u2022\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Iran\u2019s Budding Alliance with the Taliban<\/a><\/em><\/span>. Radio Free Europe\/Radio Liberty. 30 March 2017. <\/em><\/p>\n

\u2022\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Challenges and Prospects for Daesh in Afghanistan and Its Relations with the Taliban<\/em><\/a><\/span>. Chapter in special issue of Panorama \u2013 Insights into Asian and European Affairs journal on \u201cCountering Daesh Extremism – European and Asian Responses\u201d jointly published by Konrad-Adenauer-Stiftung (KAS) and the International Centre for Political Violence and Terrorism Research (ICPVTR) at the S. Rajaratnam School of International Studies, Nanyang Technological University, Singapore.<\/p>\n

\u2022\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Divide and Rule: Pakistan’s New Covert Taliban Approach<\/a><\/em><\/span>. Radio Free Europe\/Radio Liberty<\/em>. 17 October 2015<\/p>\n

\u2022\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Economic Impediments to a Taliban Peace Process<\/a>.<\/em><\/span> The Economics of Peace and Security Journal (EPSJ), Vol 10, No 02 (October 2015) \u2013 co-authored with James Weir<\/p>\n

\u2022\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 The Looming Coup Within The Taliban<\/a><\/span><\/em>. RFE\/RL<\/em>. 25 July 2015.<\/p>\n

\u2022\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Will the Islamic Movement of Uzbekistan (IMU) Trade Taliban for ISIS?<\/span><\/em><\/a>Counter Terrorist Trends and Analysis (CTTA),<\/em> 30-35. V. 07. Issue 06. (June 2015) Publisher: International Centre for Political Violence and Terrorism Research (ICPVTR) of the S. Rajaratnam School of International Studies (RSIS) at the Nanyang Technological University (NTU), Singapore<\/em><\/p>\n

\u2022\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 The Future of the Taliban<\/a>.<\/span><\/em> Foreign Policy<\/em>. 23 June 2015.<\/p>\n

\u2022\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Taliban Outreach to Iran<\/a><\/span><\/em>. The Jamestown Foundation<\/em>.\u00a0 12 June 2015.<\/p>\n

\u2022\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Can Pakistan Abandon the Taliban?<\/a>.<\/em><\/span> The Diplomat<\/em>. 05 June 2015<\/p>\n

\u2022\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Pakistan Risks Losing Afghan Leader If It Fails To Deliver<\/span><\/em>.<\/a> RFE\/RL Gandhara<\/em>. 21 May 2015<\/p>\n

\u2022\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Islamic State and Jihadi Realignments in Khorasan<\/a>.<\/span><\/em> The Diplomat<\/em>. 08 May 2015. (co-authored with James Weir)<\/p>\n

\u2022\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Afghan Taliban Scrambling With The Rise of Islamic State<\/a>.<\/span><\/em> RFE\/RL Gandhara<\/em>. 30 April 2015<\/p>\n

\u2022\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 It\u2019s Complicated: The Relationship Between Afghanistan, Pakistan, and the Taliban.<\/span><\/em> <\/a>Foreign Policy<\/em>. 02 March 2015<\/p>\n

\u2022\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Afghanistan\u2019s \u201cTransformation Decade\u201d Depends on the Taliban\u2019s Foot Soldiers.<\/a> <\/span>Foreign Policy<\/em>. 02 March 2015 (co-authored with James Weir).<\/p>\n

\u2022\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Afghanistan-India-Pakistan Trilateral Cooperation: Islamist Proxies a\u00a0<\/a><\/em><\/span>Challenge<\/u><\/i><\/span>. Centre for Conflict and Peace Studies (CAPS)<\/em>. 20 October 2014<\/p>\n

\u2022\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Taliban\u2019s Transformation from Ideology to Franchise<\/a>.<\/em><\/span> Foreign Policy<\/em>. 17 October 2014. (co-authored with James Weir)<\/td>\n

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\u2022\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Operation Zarb-e-Azb: Can it ensure stability in Afghanistan-Pakistan region?<\/em><\/span><\/a> CAPS<\/em>. Commentary. 07 July 2014<\/p>\n

\u2022\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Roads to Peace in Afghanistan – Fighting for Peace.<\/a> <\/span>CAPS<\/em>. 01 Oct 2013.<\/p>\n

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